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Federated Hermes partners with Conduit Digital

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2026
Federated Hermes has entered a strategic alliance with Singapore based Conduit Digital Holdings to launch a regulated tokenised money market fund distribution structure across the Asia Pacific (APAC) region, including Australia. Under the arrangement ...

WT Financial takes majority stake in TNT Advisor

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2026
WT Financial has acquired a 70% stake in paraplanning provider, TNT Advisor Solutions (TNT), for $2.4 million. WT Financial managing director Keith Cullen said advice practices increasingly need access to scalable specialist capabilities, including ...

Actuaries Institute launches AI risk management guide

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2026
Actuaries Institute and UTS Human Technology Institute (HTI) have partnered to launch a practical risk management guide to help financial services firms manage artificial intelligence (AI) risks. With rapid AI adoption, the Institutes note governance ...

Australian instos inject $705m into Nuveen strategy

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2026
Brighter Super and JANA are among a group of Australian institutional investors who have injected $705 million into Nuveen's Arcmont Asset Management European direct lending strategy. Brighter Super, JANA Private Credit Trust and two other Australian ...

Equity Trustees super exit sparks Hejaz Islamic Super and Pension closure

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2026
Hejaz's Islamic Super and Pension products will be terminated as a fallout from Equity Trustees ditching the superannuation trustee business. The latter, however, says otherwise. Hejaz Islamic Super had 2600 members and more than $98 million in ...

Acclaim Wealth names chief executive

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2026
The Brisbane-based wealth and superannuation business has appointed a new chief executive, as former boss Terry Constable landed a new role at Infocus after almost three years at the helm. Julie Hamilton has taken on the role of chief executive, joining ...

Vanguard to acquire custodian Altruist

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2026
Vanguard will acquire custodian and investment platform Altruist in a bid to expand into the American independent financial adviser market. The two parties entered into a definitive agreement, the financial terms of which were not disclosed. Outlets ...

FEATURE | Group insurance | Dusk to dawn

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2026
Australia is in the grips of an unprecedented mental health crisis. It joins a league of other, what anthropologist Joseph Henrich coins as "Western, Educated, Industrialised, Rich and Democratic" or "WEIRD" countries, grappling with the perfect storm ...

Centrepoint takes control of QLD advice group

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2026
Centrepoint Alliance will acquire a 51% controlling stake in Queensland-based financial advice business SEQ Advice Group Pty Limited (SEQ), with the deal expected to initially contribute about $600,000 in annualised EBITDA. The acquisition forms part ...

Bathla collapse rattles private credit

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2026
Property developer Bathla Group went into voluntary administration yesterday, raising fears that investors will pull back from private credit funds exposed to the sector. In response, MA Financial has introduced a temporary monthly redemption limit ...