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Longreach Capital strengthens private wealth

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
... Longreach-owned strategies include Giant Energy, formed from a former Macquarie Capital energy team, and Longreach Credit, now led by former Lone Star credit executive Brad Marr. The platform also distributes PG3's Diversified Alternatives Opportunities ...

Mercer's Helga Birgden departs after 18 years

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
... chaired Mercer's FutureMakers Working Group of 30 global pension funds. "Our tiny team helped form a new wave which has now become regulation in Europe, policy and change in key regions worldwide, representing billions in investment flows while going ...

Shadow Minister for Financial Services Pat Conaghan resigns

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
... insurance (PII) sector be made to play a bigger role in making the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) sustainable. "Right now, the CSLR is constantly running out of money, and almost a year after the government announced a post-implementation ...

MA Financial backs FundBox's Australian expansion with $100m facility

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
... Fuloria said. "SMB platforms - including payment providers, vertical SaaS companies, neobanks, and commerce marketplaces - can now launch embedded capital products in Australia quickly, compliantly, and with confidence." FundBox said its plug-and-play ...

Super funds, instos shun ETFs, retail dominance prevails

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
... requirements," he said. The use and influence of asset consultant among licensees is another growing trend. Hannon observes there is now a "layer" where many independent financial advisers use investment consultants that would be "considered as pretty ...

Danish pension fund dumps US bonds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2026
... make an effort to find an alternative way to handle our liquidity and risk management," Schelde said. The US national debt now sits at about $55 trillion (US$38.5tn); this month it hit 100% of gross domestic product. A report last week by the Committee ...

Investment managers ramp up AI use in front offices

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026
... only 20% of the firms are operating on a single platform with real-time decision support. "Good front-office data access is now common, but the strategic challenge remains trust. Firms should define a clear gold standard for the data master that LLMs ...

Improvised super tax poses unfair, inequitable outcomes: Industry

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026
... ECPI," it said. SMSFA chief executive Peter Burgess said he acknowledged the challenges in drafting the legislation, but "right now, Treasury hasn't got that balance right", warning that the suggestions made were not theoretical concerns and can happen ...

HUB24 advances HTFS Nominees takeover, FUA hits $152bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026
... process, and an improved client experience," HUB24 said. "Additionally, to increase flexibility in retirement income, clients can now select more frequent pension payment options and request preferred payment day."

EQT stands firm on defence, blames ASIC, third parties

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2026
... Super Simplifier who invested in Shield would have not been able to do so and would not have suffered the losses that are now claimed from ETSL." EQT also pointed fingers at promoter New Quantum, promoter and investment administrator Dash, administrator ...