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Evergreen founder exits Ascalon Capital

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2026
... principal consultant Brad Bugg did not join Ascalon but moved to Betashares as a portfolio manager in superannuation in April. Ascalon services private wealth firms, providing customised institutional-grade portfolio solutions. It started out as Oreana ...

ASIC slaps adviser with 10-year ban, strips AFSL

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2026
... and Australian credit licence (ACL) of Freedom Wealth Services, effective from the same day. The ban will be lifted on 30 April 2035. Newbound had lodged an application for a stay and confidentially orders, which was opposed and dismissed by the tribunal ...

Perfect regulatory certainty in digital economy not 'realistic': ASIC

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2026
... activities have since obtained their licence to operate, with more expected to apply before the effective date of the bill in April 2027. "If you're looking for regulatory certainty, it's not a binary state. It's not a yes/no; it's on ...

IFM lifts stake in Atlas Arteria to 40% after upping offer price

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2026
... latest offer for Atlas Arteria values the toll road operator at around $7.4 billion, up from the initial offer made last April, which valued it at $7 billion. Atlas Arteria, however, continues to tell shareholders to reject the offer noting the "bidder ...

Bidding war for oOh!media heats up

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2026
... Squared Capital and Oaktree Capital, with offers up to $1.60 per share which values the company at around $850 million. In April Pacific Equity Partners made an unsolicited takeover bid to acquire oOh!media for $1.40 per share. At the time, the offer ...

IFM raises Atlas Arteria's bid, urges shareholders to accept

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2026
... absence of a competitive offer. This values the toll road operator at around $7.4 billion, up from the initial offer made last April which valued it at $7 billion. However, Atlas Arteria continues to recommend that shareholders reject IFM's offer. "The ...

ACCC approves Magellan, Barrenjoey merger

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2026
... Management was appointed as investment manager for the funds. The funds had about $5.3 billion in assets under management as at April 30. Magellan, however, did not confirm the exact number of roles affected. Established in 2010, Vinva has more than ...

Imprisoned fraudster's wife banned by ASIC

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2026
... Sydney's west, ASIC said. Mr Agrawal was previously a financial adviser under Akumin Financial Planning and was active from April 2010 to November 2020. Between 30 June and 4 August 2023, 16 Mansa Group companies were placed into voluntary administration ...

ASX to pay $23m, admits misrepresentation over CHESS replacement

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2026
... House Electronic Subregister System (CHESS) replacement project was "progressing well" to go live on the scheduled date of April 2023. However, a month later the ASX U-turned from the initial announcement, disclosing there was a strong likelihood the ...

Cybersecurity, tech ETFs strongest performers in May

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2026
... broader theme of outperformance across innovation-driven, high-growth equities. ETF flows in May were broadly in line with April at $5.3 billion. Australian equities claimed the top spot for the month at $2.24 billion, narrowly ahead of international ...