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Openmarkets to merge, list on Nasdaq

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2026
Trading and wealth management technology provider Openmarkets has entered a plan to merge with Lake Superior Acquisition Corp - a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). Upon completion of the merger, the newly combined entity will ...

Janus Henderson to acquire Richard Bernstein Advisors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2026
... complement Janus Henderson's bottom-up, fundamental investment strategies, expanding our combined capabilities for the benefit of our clients." The transaction is expected to close in Q2 2026.

CFS, Stockspot deliver double-digit returns

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2026
... investment performance for our MySuper members," CFS Superannuation chief executive Kelly Power said. "Our members continue to benefit from a disciplined investment process and sustained focus on maintaining low fees." CFS chief investment officer Jonathan ...

FNZ, Centric extend partnership, citing 'significant' upgrades

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
... including a significant platform modernisation leveraging FNZ's technology. As part of the upgrade, advisers are set to benefit from technology that significantly improves productivity and efficiency from FNZ's global platform, which achieved a 90% improvement ...

Partners Group launches new strategy, appoints lead

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2026
... implement the strategy, which will be integrated into the wider Partners Group platform, the firm said. The team will benefit from the firm's varied experience set, leveraging its private equity and credit teams for differentiated financing technology ...

Improvised super tax poses unfair, inequitable outcomes: Industry

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026
... deceased member's account, can often result in a large increase in the deceased member's balance," it said. "If the death benefit is not subsequently paid to beneficiaries before the end of the income year, it could result in a Division 296 tax liability ...

HUB24 advances HTFS Nominees takeover, FUA hits $152bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026
HUB24 is in the process of acquiring of one of EQT Holdings' trustee business, HTFS Nominees, as the platform reports a bump in funds under administration (FUA) to $152.3 billion. HTFS Nominees became trustee of HUB24 Super in 2020, replacing Diversa ...

Oxfam calls for net wealth tax

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2026
The average Australian billionaires' wealth grew by almost $600,000 a day in the past year, or over $10.5 billion collectively, Oxfam research found. Globally, billionaire wealth jumped by over 16% in 2025, three times faster than the past five-year ...

Commonwealth Super anticipates advice take-off

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2026
... Introduced in April 2024, the Super Specialist program provides general insights to members seeking more information to benefit their financial wellbeing. According to CSC financial planning manager Martin Gee, some 85% of appointments have resulted ...

MWL complainants given $100k in lead decision outcome

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2026
... $5000 to wind up the self-managed super fund, and one of the complainants was entitled to 50% of the lost trauma insurance benefit," it said. The lead decision reviews for Financial Services Group Australia, United Global Capital and Next Generation ...