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Family businesses turn to external chief executives: Deloitte

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2026
... lacking experience, difficulty in identifying a suitable successor and current leadership being reluctant to relinquish control. Richard Crookes Constructions managing director Jamie Crookes said a key priority for the firm is to not create a sense of ...

Perpetual rejects another EQT AB bid

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2026
Perpetual has rejected another takeover offer from EQT AB, saying it does not adequately represent the fair value of the company. Swedish private equity giant EQT AB's latest offer of $22.07 was shot down after Perpetual "carefully considered the ...

Aussies ditch 'Great Australian Dream,' pursue 'Great Australian Lifestyle'

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2026
... uncertainty around what recent Federal Budget changes may mean for them, it's understandable many Australians feel less in control of when and how they retire," she said. "What's encouraging is that younger Australians appear to be responding with action ...

Another MWL adviser banned over Shield collapse

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2026
ASIC has banned another MWL Financial adviser Nicole Niu from providing financial services, controlling an entity that carries on a financial services business or performing any function involved in the carrying on of a financial services business for ...

ASIC seeks to wind up Capital Guard AU

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2026
... million. ASIC told the Supreme Court of New South Wales it seeks the appointment of an independent liquidator to take control of Capital Guard, investigate its affairs, and preserve and recover assets where possible. ASIC's investigations counted ...

First Mutual unregistered MIS wound up

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2026
... Justice Button also appointed Robert Woods and Salvatore Algeri of Deloitte SRT as liquidators. Liquidators will now take control of First Mutual, identify and recover available assets, assess claims, and, where funds are available, distribute them to ...

AusFood Super looks to revitalise member engagement

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2026
The $3.5 billion super fund has partnered with InvestStream to launch RetireSmart+, becoming the first super fund to bring an AI-powered engagement experience to some 66,000 members. Australian Food Super will be the first fund to implement InvestStream's ...

Special Feature: Rewarding patient capital

PENNY PRYOR  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2026
... raising capital and deciding which assets to invest in, while limited partners (LPs) invest in those funds and have little control. In this tight market, larger GPs tend to have more power and are garnering a larger amount of capital, whereas smaller ...

HeirWealth launches AI integration

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2026
... summaries and first-draft client communications directly from consolidated client data. The company said firms retain full control over access through existing HeirWealth permission settings and consent models, with client data remaining within the platform ...

SMSFA backs review of ATO's regulatory approach

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2026
The SMSF Association (SMSFA) has welcomed the Australian National Audit Office's (ANAO) review of the Australian Taxation Office's regulation of self-managed super funds, describing it as a timely opportunity to assess whether the regulatory framework ...