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Union calls on RBA staff to reject pay offer

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2026
... One employee, quoted anonymously by the union, said the offer lagged comparable agreements across the public sector and major banks while failing to reflect ongoing cost of living pressures. Speaking with Financial Standard, a spokesperson for the RBA ...

KeyInvest unveils new investment platform, awards mandate

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2026
KeyInvest has launched a new investment platform to include a plethora of investment strategies ranging from private credit to global equities. The KeyInvest Managed Investments (KIMI) platform provides advisers and wholesale investors access to specialist ...

Equity Trustees opts out of super trustee business

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2026
... shareholder value. "The review also considered the shifting regulatory environment and evolving client needs, including two major superannuation clients currently exploring the option available to them to internalise trusteeship," it said. A further ...

Kudu acquires minority stake in Drummond Capital Partners

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2026
New York's Kudu Investment Management has acquired a minority stake in boutique investment manager Drummond Capital Partners as it looks to expand scope across the domestic wealth management industry. Kudu's investment, although undisclosed, is structured ...

Start-ups, small businesses win CGT reform carveouts

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2026
... tranche before the Senate. Now, it's not unusual for there to be a number of pieces of legislation to give effect to major tax reforms and that's what people should expect on this occasion as well," he said.

Aware Super sells majority stake in water portfolio

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2026
... remaining water entitlements, including the potential for further transactions." Meantime, Aware Super has completed its major multi-year technology uplift, dubbed Project Odin. The multi-year transformation delivered the GoldenSource Investment Data ...

HSBC Bank fined $35m in landmark scam-protection failures

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2026
HSBC Bank Australia has been hit with a $35 million penalty after admitting to widespread and systemic failures in protecting customers from scams. Following a Federal Court hearing in Melbourne on June 18, Justice Bennett handed down the penalty and ...

Frontier awards custody mandate for ICIO offering

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2026
... with previously because we could not fully meet their requirements, despite their interest in Frontier," Polson said. "A major part of what these investors are looking for is getting access to custodian services. Having an organisation like Northern ...

Channel Capital and Fidante to merge

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2026
... partnerships providing equity and revenue participation in boutique investment managers; distribution partnerships with major global firms; and institutional infrastructure services - including responsible entity, fund services and middle-office solutions ...

ASIC moves to strengthen defences against financial scams

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2026
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) has launched a new initiative aimed at helping consumers identify legitimate financial services websites and reducing the growing threat of imposter scams across the sector. ASIC is now collecting ...