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Regal Partners appoints chair-elect

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2026
... director of the board, effective today. Yates will still stand for election at Regal Partners' annual general meeting (AGM) on May 28, in a bid to assume the role of the chair. Yates is currently chair of AIA Australia, one of Australia's largest life ...

Strengthen Life Code for mental health crisis, claims handling: Review

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2026
... circumstances when they do not wish to. Rather, insurers proactively considering potential risk factors for vulnerability that may indicate the need for support. "This can be based on information they already hold, additional information that is disclosed ...

New AMP boss outlines vision amid drooping share price

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2026
... "At the same time, we will continue to identify how we mitigate and minimise AI risks. That includes responding to how AI may disrupt the wealth sector and the tight regulatory frameworks that help to mitigate that risk for AMP," he said. Vernon took ...

ASIC hands down 10-year adviser ban

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2026
... an entity that carries on a financial services business or control an entity that carries on a financial services business; may be likely to contravene a financial services law, or may become involved in the contravention of a financial services law ...

Super Consumers Australia raises concerns over Treasury reforms

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2026
... "Depending on the nature of the investment, the relevant time horizon and the way the counterfactual is constructed, compensation may exceed capital loss alone, including where losses are assessed across individual products rather than by reference to ...

Div 296 requires fixing before finalisation: Industry

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2026
... attribution formula for small super funds where reserves exist. IFPA said the proposed deceased estate rules are "impractical" and may delay estate administration, causing a deceased member's final Division 296 position to remain unfinalised longer after ...

FEATURE: Global equities | Triaging tech's second act

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
... years to build, only makes Amodei's decision more consequential. It is a narrow path. Buy too little compute and Anthropic may be unable to meet customer demand in 2027, effectively conceding ground in the race to its competitors. Buy too much and it ...

Magellan, WAM suffer due to Iran conflict

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
... tightening." Magellan's drop in AUM was a result of net outflows and market movements from the Iran conflict. Investors may be hopeful market volatility will calm down going forward after US President Donald Trump announced a two-week ceasefire has ...

Sale of Interprac raises eyebrows at ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
... investigate the fire sale of Interprac Financial Planning to Conquest Investment Partners, saying it has concerns over what it may mean for the advice group's creditors. The regulator has applied to the Federal Court to have Sarah Seeckts and Gayle ...

US, Iran agree to cease fire, outlook remains 'uncertain'

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
... the "boy who cried wolf", exacerbated by the TACO principle - the concept that "Trump Always Chickens Out". "Yet while it may be tempting for investors to look through Trump's threats - the ultimate endgame remains very uncertain," Bassanese said. "Trump ...