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Former Big Un chief escapes prison time for insider trading

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2026
The former chief executive of Big Un Richard Evans has learned his fate after the District Court of New South Wales handed down its verdict, with Evans escaping imprisonment. Evans, also known as Richard Evertz, was sentenced to one-year-and-nine-months ...

Selfwealth expands into full-fledged wealth platform

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2026
Trading platform Selfwealth is launching three managed portfolios, expanding from online brokerage into a wealth platform. The three portfolios will be available to a small group of early access users today, with a broader rollout in the coming weeks. ...

IAG settles $2.8bn lawsuit with Credit Suisse

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2026
Insurance Australia Group Limited (IAG) has announced it has agreed to a settlement in the proceedings brought by Credit Suisse against it in the Federal Court, over the collapse of Greensill Capital. IAG said the terms of the settlement are confidential ...

Netwealth to defend First Guardian class action

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2026
Netwealth will defend a class action brought against it by Keily McCrosson, a boutique law firm based in Melbourne, around the collapse of First Guardian. Netwealth said it subsidiaries Netwealth Investments and Netwealth Superannuation Services have ...

Canadian pension fund takes 5.6% stake in Inghams

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2026
Canadian pension fund PSP Investments has taken a 5.6% stake in ASX-listed Inghams. The poultry producer confirmed it has not received any takeover offer from the Canadian asset manager. Earlier in August, media reports suggested PSP Investments has ...

Former BW Equities employee charged for misappropriating funds

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2026
A former employee of the Victorian boutique advice business has been arrested and charged for allegedly trading client's shares without consent that generated close to $500,000 for himself. Emre Tahsin Basar of Victoria, a former employee of BW Equities ...

Jobs data 'final nail in the coffin' for rate rise

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2026
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to 4.6% in August, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). "This month there was 39,000 more people in employment, and 28,000 more people in unemployment," ABS head of labour statistics ...

Investors jump ship from private markets

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2026
Financial advisers are pulling back from private market investments as concerns over liquidity, fees and transparency weigh on allocations, according to VanEck's 2026 Smart Beta Survey. The survey, which received 938 responses from financial professionals ...

ACCC green lights I Squared takeover of oOh!media

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2026
The competition commission of Australia has given the go-ahead for I Squared Capital to acquire ASX-listed oOh!media. The transaction still requires regulatory approvals from the Australian Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) and the NZ Overseas ...

Soul Patts records 'landmark' year after merger

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2026
Washington H. Soul Pattinson (Soul Patts) saw its profit climb over 500% in the 12 months to July 31, as the ASX-listed manager continues to anticipate strong performance in the current financial year. Group statutory net profit after tax (NPAT) was ...