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REI Super names new chair

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2026
REI Super has welcomed Geoff Peck as its new chair, taking over the helm from Claire Higgins this week. Peck brings more than 40 years' experience across superannuation, insurance and financial services, with expertise in governance, strategy, distribution ...

ASX is 'compromised' and 'lacks aspiration': Final report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2026
... Facility (CS) Boards. As part of ASX's transformation, ASIC also noted its progress on leadership as ASX transitions to its new chief executive after Helen Lofthouse announced she would step down in May. ASIC and the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) have ...

AZ NGA plots regional NSW advice hub via new partnership

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2026
AZ NGA is expanding its footprint in regional New South Wales, partnering with integrated financial planning, accounting and mortgage broking business Back to Back Financial Planners in Young, NSW. It is the first major move following the appointment ...

Genetic testing laws pass parliament

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2026
New laws that ban the ability to discriminate based on adverse predictive genetic test results in life insurance underwriting have passed parliament. Minister for financial services Daniel Mulino said Australians should not feel discouraged from undertaking ...

FEATURE: Estate planning | Best laid plans

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2026
... once they're gone. An estimated 13.7 million people expect to leave an inheritance over the coming decades, according to new research from Finder. As much as $5.4 trillion in assets is expected to shift from Baby Boomers to younger generations by ...

Minderoo picks Lill for chief investment officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2026
... Office, bringing "deep experience and a fresh perspective." Minderoo is the largest family office foundation in Australia and New Zealand by assets. "We look forward to welcoming him as we continue to advance Minderoo's mission and approach to responsible ...

APRA imposes additional licence conditions on Fiducian

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2026
... investment governance, strategic planning and member outcomes practices. It identified deficiencies in its onboarding practices for new investment options, monitoring and reporting of them, managing conflicts of interests, and board governance and oversight. ...

AGP, Muzinich & Co. debut private credit ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2026
... Co. portfolio manager Ji He spearheads the strategy, which aims to outperform the S&P BDC Index USD Price Return (Unhedged). New York-based global corporate credit specialist Muzinich & Co had a total of $59 billion in funds under management at the end ...

Count expands national advice footprint with $72m takeover

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2026
... through a combination of a fully underwritten institutional placement, scrip consideration issued to Oracle shareholders and new debt facility. Oracle will continue to operate as usual throughout the transition period. Established in 1986 and headquartered ...

Capstone launches back office service for self-licensed advisers

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2026
Capstone Financial Planning is launching a new business, focused on supporting self-licensed businesses to run and manage their own Australian financial services licence (AFSL). CapBack Licensee Solutions provides full support to self-licensed advisers ...