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Aware Super appoints head of private equity

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
... where he focused on credit and structured equity for the balance sheet. He was subsequently a senior member of the Australian operations of New York-based distressed credit fund Anchorage Capital Group. He began his career at Boston Consulting Group ...

APRA greenlights Insignia Financial takeover

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2026
... Investment Review Board, Insignia Financial shareholders, and the court. It was already approved by ASIC, the ASX and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. Insignia said its board continues to unanimously recommend shareholders vote in ...

Sequoia offloads InterPrac in $50k fire sale

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2026
... funds and not on a direct basis or within self-managed super fund accounts." Given the InterPrac complaints made to the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA), Sequoia said if the sale completes, the new owner "may elect to withdraw or accelerate ...

Chalmers looks to shore up fuel supply as Iran war continues

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2026
... rate-sensitive cyclical and technology sectors into more value-orientated defensives and resources." Bassanese said Australian markets are suffering, with the ASX 200 falling another 1.5% this morning, closing in on a 10% correction. "Given the seriousness ...

S64, Ardian partner to launch new fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2026
S64 and Ardian have partnered to launch the S64 Ardian Access Infrastructure Fund, an evergreen Australian unit trust. The collaboration will give Australia's wealth management industry access to Ardian's infrastructure strategies through the S64 platform. ...

FSC questions SMC's claim on younger members' super switches

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2026
... inherently risky is insulting to professional financial advisers, ignores the benefits that financial advice offers Australian consumers, and is not supported by evidence." Late last year, ASIC chair Joe Longo had said introducing "frictions" into the ...

Macquarie broke law by not putting Shield on watch list, says court

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2026
Macquarie Investment Management breached the Corporations Act by failing to place the Shield Master Fund on a watch list, the Federal Court has found. Handing down findings today, Justice Wheelahan determined Macquarie should have placed the fun on ...

AustralianSuper says no to leveraged gains, yes to stability

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2026
AustralianSuper independent chair Don Russell used his panel at the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) conference in Sydney to clarify the call to abolish the ban on superannuation funds from borrowing money or issuing debt. AustralianSuper ...

AI layoffs a correction from overhiring: Morningstar

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2026
Morningstar said recent layoffs by Australian companies are being made from a high starting point, where in the past decade hiring could have outpaced the needs of the business. Atlassian recently laid off 10% of its workforce impacting 1600 jobs. Block ...

Treasury downgrades productivity assumptions

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2026
Speaking at the Australian Business Economists event in Melbourne yesterday, Treasurer Jim Chalmers shared a somewhat bleak outlook for the Australian economy. However, he said the government will work to mitigate the risks facing Australia in the May ...