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Ironbark and EQT partner to launch private markets fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2026
... distribution partnership for Ironbark Investment Solutions since rebranding as part of the broader Ironbark Financial Group in March 2026, and its partnership to offer global quantitative equity capabilities in October 2025.

APRA opens consultation to governance reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2026
... to the issues of most importance." This is the final phase of APRA's governance review. The first phase kicked off in March 2025, when APRA flagged the "poor practices" of super fund and insurance boards. The proposed changes included strengthening ...

Imprisoned fraudster's wife banned by ASIC

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2026
... loans for the benefit of other corporations which he controlled, ASIC found. ASIC secured travel constraints for the pair in March 2024, and Mr Agrawal was subsequently sentenced in November 2025 to a total term of three years and three months imprisonment. ...

ASFA lifts comfortable retirement standard to $730k for couples

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2026
... disappear, and concessions reduce the price of energy, medicines, transport and council rates," she said. Over the year to March, inflation rose 4.6% p.a. Electricity costs jumped 25.4% following the expiry of subsidies, while automotive fuel rose 24.2%. ...

Productivity growth is 'going from bad to worse': PC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2026
... concerning in the market sector - labour productivity fell by 0.7% in the quarter, and only grew by 0.4% in the year to March. Non-market sector labour productivity fell by 0.3% in the March quarter, and by 0.1% over the year to March." Robson said Australia's ...

Invesco launches new equity fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2026
... the strategy has delivered 1.3% p.a. above the MSCI World ex-Australia Index, including 5.3% alpha in the 12 months to 31 March 2026. Invesco managing director and head of Australia and New Zealand Jonathon Crook said Australian investors are increasingly ...

Former APRA deputy chair launches retirement solutions startup

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2026
... overlays can deliver sustainable, CPI-linked income streams over 30 years or more. This starts from June 1959 and finishes in March 2026 Underpinning MyRI is ABCD IQ, a rules-based asset-liability management framework that aims to optimise income sustainability ...

L1 Group appoints finance chief

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2026
... oversaw finance and operations at Platinum and led the integration of the merged group's finance functions. At the end of March, L1 Group had nearly $17 billion in funds under management, reporting a 3.8% reduction in the balance during the quarter from ...

Trustees lack death benefit claims uplift urgency: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2026
... trustees were taking or not taking ownership of their death benefit claims processes, the findings of which were released in March 2025. On last year's report, Constant said at the time while some trustees demonstrated good handling practices and ...

Banks gaining on private credit firms in construction lending

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2026
... major banks are returning to construction lending compared to 2023 when most banks chose to sit on the sidelines. Throughout March and April 2026, the advisory firm conducted an online survey of 110 lenders including major banks, non-banks, second-tier ...