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AFM, PGIM announce exit from Qld retirement village developer

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
... for the next stage of their evolution." Meanwhile, PGIM head of Australia for real estate Steve Bulloch added that the business continues to focus on sectors that will outperform. "We appreciate the opportunity to work with Aura and AFM on this successful ...

Vanguard pays $40m in ESG antitrust lawsuit

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
... large institutional investors." Paxton said that under the settlement Vanguard cannot direct its portfolio companies' business strategies, threaten to divest a company if it does not act as desired by Vanguard, or nominate directors or shareholder ...

Financial services' gender pay gap improves at 21.4%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
... hours, remain a key driver of many employer gender pay gaps. "Employers should treat gender equality like their other business goals. Do a detailed analysis to find the issues, create an action plan to address them and set targets to be accountable for ...

MIS review ignores key issues: FAAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
... obligations should be much greater for higher risk MISs that invest in things like direct property, property development, business ventures, business lending and infrastructure - assets where there are no readily available markets and transparent pricing. ...

Silvercrest AM expands into Australia, launches fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
... has announced its expansion into the Australian market with the appointment of a head of APAC consultant relations and business development and the launch of the Silvercrest Global Value Opportunity Fund for wholesale clients. Christina Manonian has ...

Life insurer sanctioned for invalid access to customer information

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
... received a formal warning as a result. The breach occurred after the insurer had temporarily moved staff from an area of the business that automatically obtained consent as part of the application process, to an area that did not. They were unaware valid ...

AFCA expands C-suite with three hires

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
... with the Australian Taxation Office in various roles including deputy commissioner (first assistant secretary), small business. "I'm motivated by AFCA's industry-wide impact and its use of data to strengthen consumer protection, deliver insights and ...

Former IFM executives branch out, launch Black Kite Partners

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026
Three former IFM Investors executives have launched Black Kite Partners, a private equity investment manager with backing from Scarcity Partners. Last October, IFM announced it was dumping its private equity strategy to prioritise global investments ...

Magellan to merge with Barrenjoey for $906m

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026
Magellan Financial Group will take its current 36% ownership in Barrenjoey Capital Partners all the way, inking a deal worth $906 million to merge the two firms. Under the new entity, Brian Benari will become the group chief executive. Sophia Rahmani ...

Future Group to buy Towers Watson RSE licence

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026
... 2023. Before that, it was under Diversa. Equity Trustees is currently in the process of reviewing its superannuation business following its involvement in the First Guardian and Shield disasters. Willis Towers Watson also ran the Wycomp RSE, but it was ...