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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 ...

Perpetual rejects $2.5bn takeover offer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2026
Perpetual has rejected an unsolicited takeover bid from Swedish private equity giant EQT which valued the firm at $2.5 billion. The "unsolicited, non-binding, conditional and indicative proposal" was for $21.64 cash per share, representing a 40% premium ...

Natixis names chief executive for Mirova

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2026
Natixis Investment Managers has promoted an executive from another affiliate to succeed the outgoing chief executive of Mirova, Philippe Zaouati, effective July 1. Current DNCA Finance portfolio manager and director of responsible investment Léa Dunand-Chatellet ...

REI Super chief executive steps down

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2026
REI Super has announced its chief executive Jarrod Coysh will be leaving the fund in September 2026. Coysh will be taking up the role of chief executive at GMHBA, the profit-to-member private health insurer. The REI Super board said it has commenced ...

IFM builds Atlas Arteria stake to majority

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2026
IFM Investors has been slowly creeping control over Atlas Arteria through on-market stock purchases, finally crossing the 50% ownership mark. Last week, IFM had raised its stake in Atlas Arteria from 34.5% to 38.3%, just a day after it raised its offer ...

FEATURE | Member engagement | On the ball

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2026
When it comes to superannuation, Australians traditionally follow the path of least resistance. When a pot of gold feels 'so far away' members tend to adopt a cavalier attitude and habitual disengagement and, instead, dismiss it in the 'too-hard ...

ASIC expands list of super lead generation entities

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2026
ASIC has named 19 additional entities involved in superannuation lead generation activities as part of an ongoing review into business models that may encourage consumers to switch super funds unnecessarily or inappropriately. The regulator updated ...

Capstone joins forces with PictureWealth to form $22bn FUA planning network

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2026
PictureWealth Group has inked a landmark deal with national advice licensee Capstone Financial Planning, forming a combined business with 360 financial advisers and $22 billion in funds under advice. Prior to the announcement, PictureWealth Group was ...

Perfect regulatory certainty in digital economy not 'realistic': ASIC

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2026
The market regulator said it remains complex to determine and provide regulatory certainty around the digital economy despite the continued growth and development across the sector. Presenting a keynote address at the Digital Economy Conference in Sydney ...

IFM lifts stake in Atlas Arteria to 40% after upping offer price

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2026
IFM Investors has raised its stake in Atlas Arteria from 34.5% to 38.3% in an on-market stock purchase, just a day after it raised its offer price for the toll road operator to $5.10 per security. This takes IFM's total share in Atlas Arteria to 39.6% ...