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Former AMP Capital head of leasing joins Knight Frank

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2026
Knight Frank has recruited Hamish Stuart in the dual role of partner, managing director, NSW and national head of office leasing. Hamish, who will officially start at Knight Frank on September 1, has almost 25 years of experience in commercial real ...

Franklin Templeton names new APAC head

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2026
Franklin Templeton has appointed the former global chief of Aberdeen Investments to a lead role in its Asia-Pacific business. Rene Buehlmann is the new head of Asia Pacific and will start his role late next month (September 21). As APAC head, Buehlmann ...

AMP delivers 33% profit jump

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2026
AMP has reported a 33% jump in underlying profit to $174 million in the first half, with statutory net profit up 57% to $154 million. Assets under management increased to $167.6 billion, which AMP said reflected momentum in its wealth and retirement ...

Brighter Super launches lifetime income product in accumulation phase

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2026
Brighter Super has announced plans to deliver a new lifetime retirement income solution designed to enable eligible members to begin building future lifetime income benefits while they are still working. Brighter Super said the move makes it the first ...

Bain Capital snaps up Gong cha in global growth push

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2026
Bain Capital has agreed to acquire bubble tea giant Gong cha Global from private equity firm TA Associates, adding another consumer brand to a growing list of acquisitions as the firm continues its global expansion. Financial terms for the acquisition ...

Growth assets drive recovery for super in latest quarter: Morningstar

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2026
New research from Morningstar found super funds rebounded "strongly" in the second quarter of the calendar year, reversing weakness recorded in 1Q26. According to Morningstar's Superannuation 360 report for Q2 2026, super returns recovered through their ...

ASIC suspends AFSL of GFA Capital Markets

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2026
ASIC has suspended the Australian financial services licence (AFSL) of GFA Capital Markets (GFA) for five months after finding multiple client money, reporting obligation and compliance failures. GFA's licence has been suspended from 23 July 2026 to ...

Spaceship Super ups fees on private credit exposure

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2026
Spaceship Super is increasing its investment fees across its GrowthX, Balanced and Moderate options after adding exposure to unlisted asset classes. GrowthX investment fees will rise from 0.243% to 0.267% per annum, the Balanced option will rise from ...

smartMonday tweaks fees, MySuper structure

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2026
The super fund is transforming its MySuper LifeCycle structure by shrinking nine options into four distinct categories, while making changes to its investment and administration fees. From 14 August 2026, smartMonday's MySuper investment option ...

BlackRock urgers broader diversification

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2026
BlackRock is urging financial advisers to move beyond traditional approaches to diversification, arguing heightened geopolitical uncertainty, artificial intelligence (AI) and structural economic shifts require more dynamic portfolio construction. Speaking ...