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Aussies ditch 'Great Australian Dream,' pursue 'Great Australian Lifestyle'

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2026
The "Great Australian Dream" has been superseded by the pursuit of the "Great Australian Lifestyle" as a new measure of success underscored by financial security, a new survey finds. MLC's new Real Retirement Report, compiled alongside McCrindle Research ...

Eiger Capital co-founder flags retirement

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2026
Stephen Wood, the co-founder of small-caps specialist Eiger Capital, which has more than $895 million in funds under management, has announced his retirement. Wood told investors he will remain on the portfolio management team until the end of the 2027 ...

Solaris wins mandate from Mercer Investments

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2026
Solaris Investment Management has won a mandate from Mercer Investments Australia, becoming one of the managers of an Australian shares strategy. Mercer's Australian Shares Fund for Tax Exempt Investors now has Ausbil Investment Management, Plato ...

ASIC seeks to wind up Capital Guard AU

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2026
ASIC is seeking to wind up fixed-income specialist Capital Guard AU amid "serious concerns" about its management and how it handled investor funds mounting to about $17.4 million. ASIC told the Supreme Court of New South Wales it seeks the appointment ...

First Mutual unregistered MIS wound up

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2026
First Mutual Private Equity's (FMPE) unregistered managed investment scheme (MIS), which allegedly gambled $80 million of investor money, has been wound up by the Federal Court. Justice Button approved ASIC's application to facilitate the orderly ...

Super funds fail customer service test: SCA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2026
Superannuation funds are apathetic, dismissive and continue to fail members at the most basic service level, a new investigation from Super Consumers Australia (SCA) reveals, which slapped the industry with an overall failing grade on customer satisfaction. ...

MST Financial broadens services to Alder & Partners

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2026
MST Financial has broadened its services for Alder & Partners Private Wealth Management, providing "institutional-grade investments" across managed accounts, asset allocation and research. MST Investment Solutions, the portfolio advisory and implementation ...

ASIC fines Deutsche Bank for 'systemic' reporting failures

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2026
The market regulator penalised Deutsche Bank $2 million for misreporting more than 260,000 over-the-counter (OTC) derivative transactions, saying the fine reflected "deficiencies" in the reporting framework and such failures were "systematic." ASIC ...

Traditional investing principles unsuitable in decumulation: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2026
New research from Milford Asset Management challenges widely accepted investment principles, arguing retirement portfolios require a fundamentally different approach from those built during the accumulation phase. The paper, When Timing Becomes the ...

Federal Court lifts Merhi's travel ban

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2026
Former financial adviser Ferras Merhi is now free to travel as the Federal Court lifted travel restraint orders imposed one year ago. Justice Moshinski lifted the Merhi's travel ban on July 9. The order stated the travel restraint handed down one year ...