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Sports no longer a sponsorship opportunity for super funds

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2026
... League (cricket) all demonstrate strong fan engagement, media rights value, and commercial potential," APEX told Financial Standard. "Emerging formats, like T20 cricket innovations or new motorsports concepts, are also attracting attention. "Our focus ...

SS&C wins mandate from Aussie boutique fund manager

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2026
... and scale Fundamental IM's operations as the firm grows." SS&C global chair and founder Bill Stone spoke to Financial Standard last year on the firm's intention to become the premier administration provider in Australia. "We're here, we'll be ...

Shaw and Partners refurbishes asset management unit, expands team

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2026
... refurbished unit is led by chief investment officer Martin Crabb, who has been with the group since 2011. Crabb told Financial Standard the new enterprise is a standalone asset management business that draws resources from other functions of the group ...

Opex Consulting taps Iress data lead

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2026
... technology means he is ideally fitted to support this role," Opex Consulting managing director Paul Campbell told Financial Standard. "We have a number of material enterprise arrangements - yet to be officially announced - and Alten is responsible for ...

Equity Trustees super exit sparks Hejaz Islamic Super and Pension closure

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2026
... proposed exit from its Super Trustee Services business," an Equity Trustees spokesperson said in a statement to Financial Standard. Equity Trustees recently concluded a review of the Hejaz Islamic Division, including its investment options and promoter ...

Acclaim Wealth names chief executive

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2026
... Trustees has since ditched the business, which posted a $7.5 million loss in FY26 for the group. Responding to Financial Standard 's query, Acclaim Wealth said ETSL will continue to be the trustee for the business. "Equity Trustees' plan to exit ...

Iress sharpens tech integration to reduce adviser admin burden

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2026
... connected, efficient and scalable technology environments," Ong added. Iress chief executive Andrew Russell told Financial Standard recently its partnership with Thoughtworks and plans for Xplan are focused on making the platform faster and improving ...

FEATURE | Managed accounts | Industrialising advice

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2026
... SMAs, especially where the product is run by the licensee's own related entity. This article is featured in Financial Standard's fortnightly newspaper Volume 24 Edition 16. To keep reading click here. To subscribe, sign up here.

APRA hits 12 super options with failed grade

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2026
The number of failed investment products nearly doubled in the 2026 APRA superannuation performance test, with BUSSQ being the only industry fund to make the list dominated by retail funds. One MySuper product and 11 trustee-directed products (TDPs) ...

FEATURE | Group insurance | Dusk to dawn

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2026
Australia is in the grips of an unprecedented mental health crisis. It joins a league of other, what anthropologist Joseph Henrich coins as "Western, Educated, Industrialised, Rich and Democratic" or "WEIRD" countries, grappling with the perfect storm ...