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Pengana takes WAM feud over PIA to Takeovers Panel

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2026
... thwart the Wilson Asset Management-led board's share buyback and increased ownership in the Pengana International Equities LIC (PIA), hoping the Takeovers Panel will intervene. Pengana is seeking to prevent the shareholder-approved buyback from eventuating ...

Australian Unity to wind down Platypus AM

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2026
Australian Unity will wind down Platypus Asset Management, its wholly owned Australian equities fund manager, following a strategic review of the business. Australian Unity chief executive, wealth and capital markets, Balaji Gopal said the business ...

Kaplan winds up pooled super trust

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2026
... founded in 1998 and currently has about $800 million in funds under management. Kaplan's wholesale strategy, the Kaplan Equities Fund, aims to outperform the ASX 200 Accumulation Index with relatively less volatility, using an absolute-return approach ...

APRA hits 12 super options with failed grade

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2026
... for members seeking higher growth and, as a result, have greater exposure to share markets, particularly high-growth equities. While that approach can deliver strong long-term outcomes, it may not always align perfectly with the benchmarks used in the ...

MFG profit falls 47% as Barrenjoey lifts combined earnings

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2026
... operating profit after tax to $145 million, as management revenue fell 13% amid continued outflows from its heritage Global Equities funds. The result was partly offset by a substantial increase in partnership income, including MFG's $42 million ...

Pacific Current eyes return to active management

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2026
... Pacific Current to acquire the firm. River Capital's proposal envisages Pacific Current evolving into an active listed equities and private markets investment manager. The proposal contemplates Pacific Current acquiring River Capital for approximately ...

AllianceBernstein launches emerging markets active ETF

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2026
... market ETF on TMX Australia, expanding its local exchange traded offering and giving investors access to it Strategic Core equities strategy. The AB Emerging Markets Strategic Core Equities Funds- Active ETF, trading under the ticker MORE, is built around ...

Philip King stages transition to retirement

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2026
... management responsibilities, or to the existing portfolio management responsibilities across Regal's broader long-short equities team," the ASX-listed company said. Before Regal, King was a portfolio manager at London-based De Putron Fund Management ...

Nanuk lands AustralianSuper investment heavyweight

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2026
... announcement, Johnson was a senior portfolio manager at AustralianSuper where he worked in the global internal fundamental equities team for 10 years across the fund's Melbourne and London offices. During his tenure, Johnson was a co-architect of ...

Antares winds up Ex-20 Aussie equities fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2026
The Antares Capital Partners' Ex-20 Australian Equities Fund has been terminated after a seven-year run. According to the responsible entity, MLC Investments, the fund's size has diminished over recent years and it "can no longer cover the cost of running ...