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Pendal shutters Global Select Fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2026
Only five years after it debuted, Pendal has terminated its Global Select Fund, an actively managed international equity strategy. Due to the fund's relatively small size, as well as ongoing running costs being a higher proportion of total assets, Pendal ...

Greens, Labor agree on LRBA ban on SMSFs

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2026
The Australian government is backing the Greens' policy to put a stop on self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) from purchasing residential properties with any capital assistance, arguing the sector is currently gating nearly two million properties ...

MySuper assets pursue $1.5tn Choice sector

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2026
MySuper assets are fast catching up to the $1.5 trillion Choice sector, hitting nearly $1.2 trillion in the March quarter. Newly released APRA statistics show MySuper's assets under management (AUM) reached $1.16 trillion, while Choice products ...

FEATURE | Member engagement | On the ball

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2026
When it comes to superannuation, Australians traditionally follow the path of least resistance. When a pot of gold feels 'so far away' members tend to adopt a cavalier attitude and habitual disengagement and, instead, dismiss it in the 'too-hard ...

Union calls on RBA staff to reject pay offer

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2026
The Finance Sector Union (FSU) has urged Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) staff to reject a proposed wage deal, arguing the offer fails to keep pace with inflation and risks driving skilled employees from the central bank. The dispute centres on a proposed ...

Evergreen founder exits Ascalon Capital

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2026
... Partners from 2020. Under his leadership, funds under management grew from around $1 billion to nearly $6 billion. Meanwhile, Ben Davis, who was with Zenith for nearly 22 years, recently left Ascalon as head of private markets. Davis is now the head ...

HSBC Bank fined $35m in landmark scam-protection failures

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2026
HSBC Bank Australia has been hit with a $35 million penalty after admitting to widespread and systemic failures in protecting customers from scams. Following a Federal Court hearing in Melbourne on June 18, Justice Bennett handed down the penalty and ...

FinCap launches private markets platform targeting wholesale investors

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2026
... supported by institutional research, due diligence and governance frameworks. FinCap head or portfolio and investment solutions Ben Davis said the platform was created to address a longstanding gap between institutional and wholesale investors. "Private ...

Channel Capital and Fidante to merge

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2026
Challenger announced it has entered into a binding agreement to merge its multi-affiliate funds management business, Fidante, with Channel Capital. Under the agreement Fidante will become part of the newly formed entity Channel Group and will be led ...

Capstone joins forces with PictureWealth to form $22bn FUA planning network

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2026
PictureWealth Group has inked a landmark deal with national advice licensee Capstone Financial Planning, forming a combined business with 360 financial advisers and $22 billion in funds under advice. Prior to the announcement, PictureWealth Group was ...