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Advisers lose lead in SMSF establishments: Panel

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2026
... average are aged between 35 and 55; they are either single or a couple who are professionals with a young family and a mortgage. "Unadvised doesn't mean uninformed," Clack said. "When we talk about advice, we have to understand that there is an advice ...

Centrepoint offloads lending solutions business

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2026
... advisers continue to receive outstanding lending and advice support through a seamless transition." Astute started out as a mortgage aggregator and diversified to include commercial and equipment finance. In 2012, Astute launched the financial planning ...

Kapstream launches ASX-listed investment trust

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2026
... Private Investment Fund. The trust differentiates itself by focusing on underlying private borrowers diversified across mortgage, auto, personal, professional and other receivable and loan types. This moves beyond common corporate and real estate private ...

Challenger-led consortium bids for Pepper Money

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2026
... offers residential home loans. Pepper Money had $20.1 billion in assets under management (AUM) at the end of June 2025. Mortgage loans comprise most of the AUM at $9.5 billion while asset finance make up $6.3 billion. "The discussions, while advanced ...

Oxfam calls for net wealth tax

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2026
The average Australian billionaires' wealth grew by almost $600,000 a day in the past year, or over $10.5 billion collectively, Oxfam research found. Globally, billionaire wealth jumped by over 16% in 2025, three times faster than the past five-year ...

Federated Hermes appoints global fixed income CIO

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2026
... including multisector, low duration, high-yield, municipal, US government, US corporate bond, international, global and mortgage-backed strategies. Gallo joined Federated Hermes in 2000 and has 31 years of investment experience. Prior to joining Federated ...

Trump 'playing with fire' over Fed indictment threat

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2026
... yields higher. "After all, in the US it is long term rates - not the Fed's control over short-term rates - that determine mortgage rates and most corporate borrowing costs. Rumours that President Trump may nominate his economic adviser, Kevin Hassett ...

Coastline Advice, Edge Advisory Partners to merge

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2025
... executive, the new entity will provide financial advice spanning superannuation, retirement planning, personal insurance and mortgage broking, and will specialise in corporate super. AZ NGA executive general manager Chesne Stafford described the merger ...

Frontier recruits operating chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025
... environments. Most recently she held the role of Group chief financial officer at Balmain NB Corporation, a commercial mortgage lending and investment funds management group with over $3 billion in funds under management. Previously, she worked at eftpos ...

ASIC accuses ALAMMC Group directors of contempt

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2025
... reportedly sold a 5% stake in the racehorse for $35,000. The companies in question include ALAMMC Developments; SDAMF, Mortgage Mutual Fund, Harvey Madison Capital, Coral Coast Mutual Fund, Island Resort Qld and Adapted Living Corp, which are all in ...