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Advice complaints see biggest increase in FY26: AFCA

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2026
... investment schemes, AFCA streamlined some 1800 complaints in a lead decision approach late last year to deliver a "consistent and fair" outcome for all affected investors. Meanwhile, complaints for super (8755) also increased significantly (up 42%) ...

Insignia divests Antares Capital, Fairview stake to Janus Henderson

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2026
Janus Henderson will take over Insignia Financial's funds management business Antares Capital Partners, as well as its stake in Fairview Equity Partners, which collectively have $33 billion in assets. Antares's fixed income and equities units, and Insignia's ...

Morningstar predicts platforms to pull Centuria Bass Credit Fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2026
... unlikely receive new inflows. In an analyst note examining parent company Centuria Capital Group (CNI), Morningstar cut its fair value estimate for the ASX-listed firm by 8% to $2.10. CNI reached as high as $2.26 per share in mid-June and dropped to ...

Special Feature: Beyond safekeeping

BRENDAN SWIFT  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2026
Bigger funds demand bigger capabilities. As Australia's super sector moves towards the trillion-dollar era, custodians are stepping out of the shadows and into a more strategic role, with data stewardship, private markets expertise and AI capability ...

Super Consumers appoints former regulator as chair

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2026
Super Consumers Australia (SCA) has appointed former deputy chair of ASIC and ACCC as its board chair. Peter Kell brings decades of experience in consumer protection, financial services regulation and public policy to SCA and has previously served as ...

Crole exits Sequoia effective immediately

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2026
Garry Crole is exiting Sequoia Financial Group as chief executive effective immediately as the fallout from the Shield and First Guardian master funds and legal action against subsidiary InterPrac Financial Planning rolls on. Crole said his decision ...

ASX to rejig corporate governance framework

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2026
The ASX is looking to modernise eight core corporate governance principles, which include rejigging executive remuneration and board composition, to make them fit-for-purpose in the current environment in which ASX-listed entities operate in. The bourse ...

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 ...

SS&C axes jobs, shifts roles offshore

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2026
... to the Philippines. FSU has lodged a dispute with SS&C and Insignia Financial and said it will escalate the matter to the Fair Work Commission if needed. "Offshoring is a cancer that continues to spread across the entire Australian finance sector," FSU ...

Super funds fail customer service test: SCA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2026
... months. The government now wants all super funds to step up and force the timely and compassionate handling of death benefits, fair and efficient processing of insurance claims, and clear, respectful and accessible communications with members. It also ...