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Apex takes on Mercer's NZ fund admin business

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2026
... service for clients while strengthening Apex's fund administration and registry capabilities in the local market. The agreement builds on Apex's existing operations in New Zealand, where it employs more than 200 staff providing administration services ...

IFM builds Atlas Arteria stake to majority

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2026
... Arteria intends to explore the potential for an all-cash acquisition of Warnow Tunnel and have entered into an exclusivity agreement which provides Eiffage with the opportunity to work exclusively with it for four weeks to conduct due diligence and negotiate ...

Diversa drags Praemium into First Guardian lawsuit

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2026
Praemium and its subsidiaries are now caught up in the ASIC-led First Guardian legal saga, having been thrown in the mix by Diversa Trustees. Praemium this morning announced, together with Powerwrap and One Vue Wealth Services (OVWS), it received notices ...

Union calls on RBA staff to reject pay offer

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2026
... with inflation and risks driving skilled employees from the central bank. The dispute centres on a proposed enterprise agreement that would deliver a 9.5% pay increase over three years, beginning with a 3.5% rise in the first year. According to the FSU ...

BitDelta Pro taps Iress to support global multi-asset ambitions

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2026
... fintech continues to expand its trading and market data footprint across high-growth international markets. Under the agreement, BitDelta Pro will adopt Iress' trading and market data suite, including ViewPoint, Iress Pro, IOS+, FIX connectivity and ...

Powerhouse Ventures partners with European fund manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2026
ASX-listed Powerhouse Ventures has partnered with an unnamed European fund manager that will commit US$50 million to its fledgling Critical Infrastructure Opportunities (CIO) Fund. Powerhouse signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the European ...

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

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2026
... million to customers. "We apologise to our customers who were impacted by these events. We are pleased to have reached an agreement to resolve the proceedings with ASIC, which recognises our customer redress program and the significant enhancements made ...

ASIC slaps adviser with 10-year ban, strips AFSL

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2026
ASIC has banned Brett Newbound of Victoria, a financial adviser and the sole director of Freedom Wealth Services, which has subsequently lost its Australian financial services licence (AFSL). According to ASIC, Newbound was found to have forged client ...

Poor succession plans expose advice firms to crisis events: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2026
Most financial advice practices are ill-prepared to manage the sudden death or permanent disablement of a principal, according to new research, underscoring widespread gaps in succession and contingency planning. Business Health's newly released What ...

Acenda in the hot seat over enterprise agreement

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2026
The Finance Sector Union (FSU) has urged the employees of life insurer Acenda to reject an offered enterprise agreement that would see themselves "paid less, stripped of basic leave entitlements and given watered-down redundancy clauses." The FSU said ...