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HSBC appoints structured finance chief

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2026
... origination, execution, investment and distribution of public and private residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS), asset backed securities (ABS), and bespoke structured finance transactions. The appointment comes as HSBC continues to expand its ...

Equities lead as Australian managed funds attract $13bn in H1

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2026
... funds recorded positive inflows every month as investors sought higher yields, income and portfolio diversification. Multi-asset strategies remained broadly stable, ending the period with modest net inflows of around $300 million. Calastone head of Australia ...

HUB24 FUA soars over $164bn

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2026
HUB24 performed soundly in the quarter ending 30 June 2026, with total funds under administration (FUA) increasing 20% from the previous corresponding period to $164.3 billion. The total FUA comprised platform FUA of $139.5 billion (up 24%) and portfolio ...

ASIC boasts $830m record civil penalties

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2026
ASIC has scored a whopping $830 million in civil penalty orders in the last financial year alone, a Freedom of Information (FOI) request revealed. The FOI obtained by Lambros Photios, the founder of technology services and artificial intelligence (AI) ...

Infinity AM wins SMID fund mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2026
Viridian Financial Group's Infinity Asset Management won a mandate to oversee a small to mid-capitalisation fund that was previously under the remit of Renaissance Asset Management. Ironbark Asset Management appointed Infinity to manage the Ironbark ...

Perpetual rejects another EQT AB bid

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2026
... software investment in Australia and the second Australian investment under the fund. Perpetual operates a multi-boutique asset management business, and wealth management and trustee services businesses. Bain Capital is on track to acquire Perpetual's ...

New 'high-risk' derivatives on the rise

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2026
An innovative financial product, known as perpetual futures contract (perps), are currently under the scope of the market regulator, spreading concerns that the "speculative" product may be unlawfully distributed towards retail investors. According ...

Count rebrands Oracle to Count Wealth

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2026
... the initial $1 million estimate, which are expected to be realised within the next 24 months. "Oracle Group is a strategic asset that accelerates Count's strategy to building Australia's leading integrated wealth accounting platform," Humphrey ...

FSCP bans adviser over client advice failures

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2026
... illiquid assets. For two other clients, the recommended investments were inconsistent with their stated risks profiles and asset allocation requirements. The FSCP further found Morrison-Dowd made false or misleading statements to two clients, including ...

Prime Value licence suspended over reporting failures

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2026
ASIC has suspended the Australian financial services licence (AFSL) of Prime Value Asset Management after the fund manager failure to meet its statutory audit and financial reporting obligations for two consecutive financial years. The corporate regulator ...