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Ironbark brings businesses under one national banner

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2026
Ironbark will consolidate 15 businesses under a new single brand, Ironbark Financial Group. The parent company will operate sub-brands that include Ironbark Advice, Ironbark Private Wealth and Ironbark Investment Solutions. Ironbark Advice encompasses ...

Challenger slashes offer price for Pepper Money

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2026
... Money provides residential home loans, as well as asset finance, commercial real estate and novated leases in Australia. In New Zealand it offers residential home loans. Pepper Money had $20.1 billion in assets under management (AUM) at the end of June ...

Treasury opens Div 296 tax regulation consultation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2026
Treasury has laid out its proposed taxation regulations surrounding the new Division 296 superannuation tax and is seeking industry feedback. In its next step since the passage of the Treasury Laws Amendment (Building a Stronger and Fairer Super System) ...

ASIC considers changes to net asset requirements

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2026
... to inform any future ASIC work." ASIC said it is considering three possible options for increasing the NTA requirement for new and existing responsible entities, adding it may decide to adopt one or a combination of the options. "Our proposed options ...

Massive Acenda job cuts ire former staff

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026
... were being told they had lost their jobs." Acenda in response said: "Bringing our businesses together has meant designing a new organisational structure that will enable us to deliver on our strategy and our customer commitments." This new structure ...

Treasury proposes advice education standard reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026
Treasury is proposing to overhaul the curriculum and learning outcomes for new entrants in financial advice, admitting that current requirements are "excessive compared to other professions". The new consultation proposes the pathway to becoming a financial ...

L1 Group eyes golden returns with new LIC

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026
L1 Group plans to raise up to $1 billion for the new L1 Gold Fund Limited and intends to list it on the ASX with the ticker code LGF. It has invited investors to apply for up to 500,000,000 shares at a price of $2 per share. It expects to commence trading ...

Index managed portfolios still most popular among advisers: North

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2026
... industry funds, or high-net-worth investors." Russell Investments managing director and head of distribution for Australia and New Zealand Neil Rogan said: "The convergence of public and private markets is reshaping portfolio construction. Many of today's ...

ASIC warns Gen Z against chasing unrealistic crypto gains

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2026
... their crypto investments. Twenty-four percent of Gen Z crypto investors reported trying to pick a winner by buying the latest new 'coins' and 15% said they invest just for a 'bit of a punt'. They also reported being contacted about crypto investing ...

Inflation to spike, oil supply plenty: Chalmers

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2026
... sure that Australia doesn't run out, we're certainly not expecting that we will," he told the interview. However, a new Macquarie University study shows that petrol prices have jumped 50 cents a litre on average across Australia since the start ...