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EQT AB's takeover bid for Perpetual comes to an end

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2026
Perpetual has rejected Swedish private-equity investor EQT AB's best and final takeover bid. EQT AB's offer of $22.50 per share was rejected by Perpetual after its board said it carefully considered all aspects of the further revised proposal. The board ...

Dexus chief financial officer steps down

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2026
Dexus chief financial officer Keir Barnes will move to the ASX, ending a seven-year stint with the real estate investment manager. Barnes will step into the role at ASX following the announcement earlier this year of current chief financial officer ...

ASIC secures court orders against questionable investment scheme

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2026
ASIC has secured interim asset preservation and travel restraint orders against Star Investment Group Australia (SIGA) and Gondal Holdings, and the director of both entities Ijaz Ahmad, following investigations into its managed investment scheme. ASIC ...

ASX reshapes executive leadership team

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2026
ASX has announced changes to its executive leadership team as the exchange progresses a broader transformation and renewal program under new managing director and chief executive officer Anthony Attia. The changes include new leadership across finance ...

Paul Chiodo sues Shield-linked City Built, director for $200m

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2026
Former Keystone Asset Management director Paul Chiodo is suing City Built, its director Roberto Filippini, and members of his family, who are tied to the collapse of the Shield Master Fund, for $200 million, alleging they engaged in a wide-ranging scheme ...

Fed's rate hike exacerbates Australia's outlook

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2026
The Federal Reserve has lifted its interest rate for the first time in more than three years, contributing to the ongoing adversity the global economy is facing, especially in Australia. The Fed has called a rate hike overnight, increasing the interest ...

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 ...

GQG outflows worsen, ousted from ASX200

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2026
GQG Partners' continued slump in performance continues as net outflows for funds under management (FUM) stood at US$4.3 billion in August alone, and worse, the firm has been bumped out of the ASX200 index. Investment performance during the month ...

Tribunal affirms InterPrac, FSGA adviser bans

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2026
The Administrative Review Tribunal has affirmed ASIC's decisions to ban two former financial advisers from InterPrac Financial Planning and Financial Services Group Australia (FSGA) who were involved in the Shield and First Guardian master funds ...

Crole banned for 10 years after abrupt exit from Sequoia

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2026
ASIC has banned former Sequoia Financial Group managing director and chief executive Garry Crole for 10 years, following the events that unfolded under his leadership. Crole was a director of InterPrac Financial Planning from 20 August 2004 to 1 December ...