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Fund manager red flags founders' massive pay packages

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
Spikes in remuneration among founders of ASX-listed companies are a red flag for one fund manager with nearly $9 billion in assets under management, actively pushing for fair and realistic pay structures. Speaking at this week's Australian Council of ...

Senate report provides fuel for CGT discount tweak

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
... said the current CGT discount is working as intended and should not change. "It supports more investment, provides an incentive for new construction, and helps boost housing supply. Proposals to weaken or abolish it would not materially improve housing ...

IFM maps path for super funds to meet US infrastructure funding gap

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2026
... recommended providing incentives for states and municipalities to recycle assets through a pilot infrastructure investment incentive (I3Gs) grants. IFM Investors suggested regulatory reform to allow investors to retain existing tax-exempt debt under ...

Unintended consequences of passive investing materialise: MFS

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2026
The unintended consequences of the passive investing boom are materialising into ownership concentration, short termism and the erosion of long-term value creation, MFS Investment Management warns. Carol Geremia, president and co-head of global distribution ...

Centrepoint Alliance, Count see strong earnings growth

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2026
... further 16 advisers signed and progressing through onboarding, Centrepoint Alliance noted. EBITDA excluding long-term incentive (LTI), one-off costs and contingent consideration (normalised EBITDA) of $6.2 million, up 17% on H1 FY25, driven by net revenue ...

Blue Owl sells US$1.4bn assets to pension funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026
Blue Owl has liquidated US$1.4 billion worth of assets from several private credit strategies and sold them to four unnamed major pension funds and insurance companies. The redemption includes US$600 million of direct lending investments from Blue Owl ...

SMSF advice requires specialist skills, professional judgement: SMSFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
To thrive in providing SMSF advice, financial advisers must gain specialist skills, technical competencies and work on strengthening their professional judgement, according to the SMSF Association. Advisers are urged to do better particularly in the ...

Looming Div 296 tax prompts urgent tax, retirement planning

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... and retirement strategies. For members with more than $10 million in their nest egg, Heffron said there is stronger incentive and urgency to act. For members with $15 million, for example, they can choose to take out the $5 million this year or in 2027 ...

Praemium ramps up digitisation, cuts headcount by 28%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2026
Praemium is ramping up its workforce digitisation by culling nearly 30% of its total number of employees who mainly work in information technology-related roles. The move comes off the back of the acquisition of Technotia Group for $7.5 million, which ...

New vertical integration model to sprout in 2026: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2026
... first of many moves by asset consultants to differentiate their service models as they have scale, the margins, and incentive to support firms in taking the self-licensed path. According to Plan for Life, HUB24 and Netwealth now command some 80% of all ...