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IFM Investors nabs Mirvac fund management chief

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2026
... "Scott's experience, leadership and disciplined approach will further strengthen our real estate platform, positioning the business for its next phase and supporting IFM to deliver for our clients and the working people they represent," Neal said. Meanwhile ...

Former Insignia boss joins InvestStream

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2026
... SuperAnne, across Australia's leading financial institutions." Meanwhile, Mota explained the rationale behind joining the business. "The wealth sector has reached a point where traditional, siloed software is no longer economically viable to scale advice," ...

Centrepoint Alliance acquires two advice firms

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2026
... partner. The new deal further builds on Centrepoint's existing partnership since the sale of its lending solutions business to Astute that finalised in March. Under that agreement, Centrepoint retains the lending-as-a-service (LaaS) business, credit ...

Praemium names chair successor

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2026
... contributions. "Barry has helped steer Praemium through some challenging times over the past nine years and guided the business from its early scale-up phase to a profitable, strategically focused platform," Wamsteker said. "Under his leadership, we ...

FEATURE | Emerging markets: Twists and turns

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
... they're able to control others' economies, they may not even need to maintain their 800 bases. From a purely business perspective, when corporations find a more efficient way to do the exact same thing and save costs, they always go for it. So ...

Natixis IM country head exits to lead Evidentia Group

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
... head in 2021. Evidentia said Watson's appointment comes as a critical point in the firm's growth trajectory, with the business seeking to further scale its platform capabilities and distribution footprint. Wright said leading Evidentia and Lonsec Group ...

Small pocket of failed measures can 'blow the entire business': Anderson

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
... Financial Planning as an example, where misconduct of only a small portion of advisers can be a detriment for the entire business. "There's a number of very good advisers at InterPrac but what this [the lack of control] does is it puts a spotlight ...

Marex Group expands structured products to HNWIs

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
... key geography for Marex Financial Products, and Australia represents a natural extension to replicate the success the business has built in Europe, as well as across the rest of Asia." To expand in Australia, Fayard said an uplift in structured product ...

ASIC flags stronger fintech collaboration

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2026
... he said. "I think that would give start-ups confidence... and on the ASIC side... there's someone who understands that business and who's trying to deliver agency to it," said Longo. The discussion highlighted growing pressure on regulators and financial ...

More advisers go self-licensed to avoid associative risks

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2026
... expert said financial advisers are increasingly moving towards a self-licensed model to gain better control of their business, while avoiding the risks of operating under large dealer groups. My Dealer Services (MDS) managing director Alex Euvrard, speaking ...