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Magellan shuts down Vinva global equity retail funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2026
... sufficient scale to be sustainable over the longer term and has decided to terminate it in investors' best interests. The Class B version required a minimum investment of $20 million while the other required $250,000. The two strategies invested ...

Netwealth faces potential class action over First Guardian failure

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2026
Netwealth Group has received letters of potential class action, alleging it breached duties while offering and monitoring certain First Guardian investment options available through the Netwealth Superannuation Master Fund. No proceedings have yet been ...

Shield investors launch Macquarie class action

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2026
Gordan Legal commenced a class action against Macquarie Investment Management, alleging the investors in the collapsed Shield Master Fund have not been fully compensated for losses affecting their retirement savings. The proceedings have been brought ...

UniSuper hires former TelstraSuper's head of retirement

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2026
... services remain member-focused, scalable and compliant." The appointment comes as the government is set to introduce the New Class of Advisers (NCAs), as part of the Delivering Better Financial Outcomes (DBFO) reforms, to APRA-regulated super funds and ...

Automic Group launches full-service fund admin, custody platform

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2026
Automic Group has launched its enhanced fund administration and custody platform to deliver an automated and scalable operating model for fund managers, supported by Northern Trust. The purpose-built capability automates critical fund administration ...

Esencia merges with HNW advice practice

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2026
... Financial Group in June. Fenning said the series of mergers is aligned with the firm's ambition to build an "enduring world-class" advice business, adding that more strategic growth initiatives are expected to come before the end of the year. "We are ...

SMSFs lure $14bn from retail, industry super funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2026
... nearly $14 billion in retirement savings at the expense of industry and retail funds over recent years, a new report from Class shows. An analysis of Class SMSF clients in its Annual Benchmark Report revealed that industry funds lost $8.2 billion to ...

Australian life insurers lag global peers: Capgemini

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2026
... ownership - putting customer relationships at risk and triggering exits that cost the industry billions," Chow said. "Best-in-class insurers demonstrate what's possible when consumers sit at the heart of every decision. They build the data foundations ...

Openmarkets taps $22tn tokenised market

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2026
... tokenised products. "We're delighted to collaborate with Ondo, a trusted onchain finance global leader, to bring its world class suite of tokenised products to local investors and explore new tokenised offerings," Jowett said. "Tokenisation is already ...

EQT ramps up investments on Asia-Pacific mid-market plays

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2026
... allocations, according to EQT. The region is also expected to account 3.2 billion of the worlds' five billion middle class consumers by 2035, providing that EQT described as a strong foundation for continued economic growth. Sueann Yeo, head of global ...