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Solaris wins mandate from Mercer Investments

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2026
... becoming one of the managers of an Australian shares strategy. Mercer's Australian Shares Fund for Tax Exempt Investors now has Ausbil Investment Management, Plato Investment Management, Macquarie Investment Management and Solaris as investment managers. ...

FEATURE | Retirement | A layer of confidence

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2026
... fuelling a retirement is stabilising; instead, the opposite tends to be more apparent. Budgets for a comfortable retirement are now $630,000 for singles, according to the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) Retirement Standard. That ...

ASIC seeks to wind up Capital Guard AU

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2026
... 2017, however the previous financial services business was sold in 2024 to its current management. Capital Guard's website is now inactive. Victims on customer review platform Trustpilot wrote they cannot contact their Capital Guard account managers ...

First Mutual unregistered MIS wound up

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2026
... August 2025. Justice Button also appointed Robert Woods and Salvatore Algeri of Deloitte SRT as liquidators. Liquidators will now take control of First Mutual, identify and recover available assets, assess claims, and, where funds are available, distribute ...

Mercer Super chief executive steps down

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2026
... combinations, integrations and finance transformations. "Mercer Super has undergone tremendous growth over recent years with the fund now serving more than one million members with over $85 billion under management," Bryant said. "Underpinning that growth ...

Special Feature: Rewarding patient capital

PENNY PRYOR  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2026
... deal," Marshall says. But over the last two decades large superannuation funds and sovereign wealth funds have matured and now have the resources to participate in co-investments. Australian Retirement Trust is such an institutional investor. It has ...

Super funds fail customer service test: SCA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2026
... said. "Superannuation is mandatory, but good customer service is not. That has to change. This pilot study shows that, right now, getting the right support can depend on who answers the phone." He added the findings underscore the need for mandatory ...

MST Financial broadens services to Alder & Partners

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2026
... accounts, asset allocation and research. MST Investment Solutions, the portfolio advisory and implementation arm of MST Financial, now also offers implementation support and specialist income solutions to the Western Australian financial advisory group ...

Aware hikes fees for former TelstraSuper members

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2026
... their insurance arrangements were scheduled for review and premiums were likely to increase," Aware said. "Aware Super has now completed the independent market review, which aimed to achieve the best outcome for members and ensure the new insurance arrangements ...

Entireti names former Perpetual chief as chair

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2026
... executive Neil Younger said. Younger said the advice group has completed significant M&A transactions in recent years and is now entering the next phase of growth. "Geoff brings extensive experience to the Entireti board and his insights are invaluable," ...