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AustralianSuper picks up co-investors' stakes in Perth Airport

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2026
... Meanwhile, AustralianSuper acting head of real assets Carl Astorri was pleased to increase the stake in the main hub of the state. "Perth Airport is a high-quality aviation hub that has performed strongly over the long term, and the additional investment ...

China's comeback story has three core themes: Matthews Asia

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2026
After a few sluggish years, the Chinese government has identified several growth areas to turn its economy around, relying upon innovation in those sectors, according to Matthews Asia. Speaking to Financial Standard, Matthews Asia portfolio manager ...

Integro appoints first Queensland private wealth adviser

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2026
... Integro merged with West Australian advice firm Coastline Private Wealth in September 2026, adding to its presence in the state and establishing a specialist risk division. The deal followed its April merger with Bunbury-based Lighthouse Capital Southwest. ...

Advice firms lacking AI integration: Iress

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2026
Artificial intelligence (AI) is delivering productivity gains across financial advice, but only 7% of practices have embedded the technology across most of their workflows, research from Iress has found. Research by Iress and Signal Advisory, drawing ...

Betashares-backed MA appoints head of adviser engagement

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2026
The financial adviser who helped set up Aon's wealth management business in Singapore lends her expertise in a newly-created role at Trellia Wealth Partners. Belinda Barclay has been appointed head of adviser engagement at Trellia Wealth Partners ...

ASIC 'scrutinising' Sequoia's second InterPrac fire sale

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2026
The corporate regulator says it is "closely scrutinising" Sequoia Financial Group's second attempt at a fire sale of InterPrac Financial Planning to a little-known private investor. Sequoia yesterday announced it had "successfully concluded" the ...

FEATURE | Governance | Stumping up

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2026
"No one can predict a fraud in advance. We're not clairvoyants." The chair of Diversa Trustees, Vincent Plant, testified before last month's parliamentary committee inquiry into the collapse of the Shield and First Guardian master funds. The ...

ASIC hits Fidante private credit fund with interim stop order

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2026
The $800 million Ares Global Credit Income Fund, which is issued by Fidante Partners, has been hit with an interim stop order from the corporate regulator for target market determination (TMD) deficiencies. ASIC has prevented Fidante Partners, the responsible ...

L1 Group sells Platinum's responsible entity to Equity Trustees

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2026
L1 Group has offloaded Platinum Investment Management Limited (PIML) to Equity Trustees (EQT), handing over the responsible entity (RE) role for the Platinum funds while keeping investment management in-house. This is part of its cost reduction strategy ...

Brighter Super expands indexed investment suite

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2026
Brighter Super has launched two new low-cost indexed share options, expanding its investment menus to meet adviser demand. Available since October 1, Indexed International Shares and Indexed Australian Shares options provide a passively managed way ...