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Mulino unveils sweeping reforms to cold calling, MISs

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2026
... earlier stage and intervene before problems become widespread consumer harm," he said. As part of the reform package, the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) will receive a new power to prevent rollovers into SMSFs where there is a "well-founded suspicion ...

Munro Partners to acquire GSFM

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2026
Munro Partners will acquire GSFM, the Australian investment fund management affiliate of CI Global Asset Management, in a deal designed to strengthen its local distribution capabilities. Under the proposed transaction, Toronto based CI Financial, the ...

JPMAM expands private equity strategy to wealth clients

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2026
... access to an investable universe larger than public markets." The fund will be delivered through a retail registered Australian unit trust and will be managed by JPMAM's Private Equity Group, with 260 active general partner relationships. JPMAM said ...

Viridian launches national broking business

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2026
Viridian Financial Group has launched Viridian Lending, bringing the mortgage broking operations under a single national brand as the group seeks to strengthen links between brokers and financial advisers. The launch completes the integration of the ...

HESTA follows Cbus on death benefit nomination changes

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2026
HESTA has introduced an option for members to make a non-lapsing binding death benefit nomination. Recently, Cbus also rolled out changes to fund's death benefit nominations, where it offered new non-lapsing binding death benefit nominations allowing ...

Allianz Retire+ channels super directly to lifetime income

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2026
Allianz Retire+ has launched a new direct super pathway to access its guaranteed lifetime income solution for eligible Australians. Designed for individuals aged 50 to 80, Allianz Guaranteed Income for Life: Super+ (AGILE Super+) allows clients to invest ...

Perennial expands resources investment universe

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2026
... markets following the closure of its Perennial Strategic Natural Resources Trust to new investors. The new trust gives Australian and offshore investors access to investments across listed resource companies worldwide while continuing to be managed by ...

CFS launches pension bonus

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2026
Colonial First State (CFS ) has launched new retirement solutions offering eligible members a one-off payment when moving from accumulation into retirement. As previously mentioned in May, the CFS Pension Bonus is available to eligible FirstChoice members ...

FEATURE | Group insurance | Dusk to dawn

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2026
... to the OECD, Australia is the fifth-highest user of antidepressants behind Canada, the UK, Portugal and Iceland. The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) states that antidepressants are the most dispensed mental-health medication in the ...

FS Power50 voting opens

VINNY VUCAGO  |  SUNDAY, 16 AUG 2026
... use media and digital platforms to improve financial literacy and awareness. Financial Standard and FS Advice, The Australian Journal of Financial Planning are inviting readers to vote for the advisers they believe best present the values of the Power50 ...