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MA Financial launches $500m fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2026
MA Financial Group is bringing a new retail real estate fund to life, as it continues to increase its footprint with the acquisition of a 50% stake in a Melbourne shopping district for $327.5 million. The launch of the MA Large Format Retail Fund follows ...

Australian Fiduciaries auditor suspended for three years

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2026
... investors were sold units in its schemes and how their funds were ultimately invested, as well as the lack of regular valuation checks of its schemes. The disciplinary board found Bradley's failings were not on the margins of the audit function but ...

Investors price more risk into listed private credit trusts: Morningstar

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2026
Investors are pricing in more risk for listed private credit vehicles, which are structured as listed investment trusts (LITs), with some trusts trading at a discount of 25% of their net asset value (NAV), according to Morningstar. Property developer ...

Former adviser charged further on dishonest conduct

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2026
Former financial adviser and the sole director of Professional Wealth Management, Donald Cuthbertson, has been slapped with 24 offences in the Federal Court of Australia. An indictment filed on August 28 showed Cuthbertson being charged with making ...

Five V taps Barrenjoey finance lead

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2026
... that was greenlit by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) in June. The deal, which has an implied valuation of $1.6 billion, was finalised in the following month after Magellan shareholders approved the takeover in April. Magellan ...

Pengana takes WAM feud over PIA to Takeovers Panel

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2026
... mid-cap strategy. PIA's board has said it believes "Antipodes' disciplined, high-conviction approach, focus on valuation and emphasis on risk management are well suited to PIA and the opportunities ahead." During FY26, the portfolio was managed ...

AllianceBernstein launches emerging markets active ETF

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2026
... said. "Economies now drive the majority of global GDP expansion, and that growth is often available at a meaningful valuation discount, supported by stronger balance sheets, deeper capital markets and improved governance. EM is also a key part of the ...

FSC raises the bar for PC managers with fresh standards

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2026
... transparency and investor disclosure. Once effective, FSC members under the criteria will be required to consistently apply valuation policies that include independence and effect challenges, and execute a clear re-valuation when material market events ...

Trustees, platforms, cyber risk under APRA spotlight

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2026
... APRA said. As previously reported, a key theme for APRA this financial year is investment governance with respect to valuation practices and platforms. This is part of assistant treasurer Daniel Mulino's newly announced reforms, by which APRA will ...

HESTA appoints new heads of risk and finance

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2026
HESTA has announced the appointment of James Haviland as head of risk, commencing August 24, and John O'Sullivan as head of finance and tax and deputy chief financial officer, commencing in November. Haviland will lead HESTA's risk function ...