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Soul Patts merges to create new $14bn company

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2025
Washington H. Soul Pattinson (Soul Patts) and diversified industrial group Brickworks have signed a binding merger agreement to create a new $14 billion ASX-listed company, TopCo. Under the proposed merger, TopCo will acquire all shares in Soul Patts ...

Greenwashing remains an enforcement priority: ASIC

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025
The country's financial services regulator unveils its 'capacity building' plans as sustainability reporting becomes a mandatory requirement for small to large Australian businesses - but it was its passing update on greenwashing as an enforcement ...

ASIC tells super: 'You have everything you need to not fail'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2025
ASIC commissioner Simone Constant has told Financial Standard the regulator has super funds in its sights for more than just claims handling delays. "The main focus is on member services more generally, this is a multi-year phased project" Constant ...

Family offices to splash cash in APAC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2025
Most family offices intend to boost their allocations to Asia Pacific, excluding Greater China, over the next five years. That's according to the latest Global Family Office Study from UBS, which found 55% of APAC family offices are planning to invest ...

Escala poised to overhaul strategy

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2025
Private wealth manager Escala Partners is poised for a management overhaul that could see the appointment of a new chief executive, according to people familiar with the matter. Two senior executives - co-chief executive Pep Perry and investment chief ...

Australian Unity offloads property fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2025
Australian Unity has agreed to sell Australian Unity Investments Limited (AUIL), the responsible entity of the Australian Unity Property Income Fund (PIF), to Newmark Capital (Newmark). The transaction includes the transfer of management rights for ...

MLC Expand reduces fees

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2025
The wrap platform has reduced fees for around 65% of all platform clients across Expand Essential and Expand Extra from June 1. The change will see the account keeping fee for Expand Essential drop from $90 to $78 per annum, while the administration ...

Equip Super, TelstraSuper terminate merger plans

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2025
Equip Super and TelstraSuper will no longer merge, with the latter saying it was unlikely to achieve its objectives. TelstraSuper has decided to terminate the Heads of Agreement the two funds signed late last year, concluding it was not going to be ...

Scrutiny, costs major hurdles to boosting IPOs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2025
Increased scrutiny and costs are just some of the challenges facing listed companies and forcing private companies to stay private for longer. According to Australasian Investor Relations Association chief executive Ian Matheson, there are four main ...

Vanguard Super leads in organic growth: KPMG

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2025
Vanguard Super was the super fund with the highest organic growth rate in FY24, both in terms of assets under management (AUM) and membership, according to a KPMG report. CareSuper technically had the highest growth in AUM and membership, though this ...