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Regal Partners' FUM drops by $0.6bn

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2026
... managed account for a large offshore sovereign wealth fund. Last week, it appointed Peter Yates as the chair-elect and independent non-executive director of the board. In the year to 31 December 2025, it delivered a full-year normalised net profit after ...

Regal Partners appoints chair-elect

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2026
Regal Partners has appointed Peter Yates as the chair-elect and independent non-executive director of the board, effective today. Yates will still stand for election at Regal Partners' annual general meeting (AGM) on May 28, in a bid to assume the role ...

Strengthen Life Code for mental health crisis, claims handling: Review

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2026
... claims-handling process. These are the key themes that emerged in the newly published Life Insurance Code of Practice independent review Interim Report, which highlighted stakeholders' concerns about rising mental health claims and cited research ...

APRA imposes additional licence conditions on Fiducian

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2026
... available on the platform. Under the additional conditions, applicable from April 2, Fiducian is required to appoint an independent expert to separately review high-risk products, investment governance and conflicts management frameworks. It also has ...

US private credit firm swoops in to save Star

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2026
... casino operator requested to take a break from trading on the ASX after the release of the Bell Report by the NSW Independent Casino Commission. Star returned to the ASX around a month later and saw its share price plummet by close to 50%. The report ...

Akambo ventures into asset consulting, makes first hire

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2026
... implemented across platforms and client segments, it said. Vertex forms part of a broader investment ecosystem, combining independent asset consulting with institutional portfolio implementation, the company said. In the formation of the new business ...

Channel Capital adds distribution director

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026
... First State, Rabobank, Citigroup, Commonwealth Bank, and Deutsche Private Bank, building deep relationships across independent advisers, private wealth firms, family offices, asset consultants, and dealer groups. Channel Capital co-head of distribution ...

Magellan strengthens ranks with twin hires

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026
... overseeing the group's investment and asset management operations. Barrenjoey chairman David Gonski will become the independent chair of the combined group, with current Magellan chairman Andrew Formica appointed deputy chair.

Pepper Money rejects Challenger's bid

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2026
... per share earlier this month. "Following its consideration of the proposal and consultation with shareholders, the independent board committee (IBC) has determined that the revised proposal is not reasonably capable of execution," Pepper Money said. ...

U Ethical chief executive departs, successor named

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2026
... served as a committee member and chair at the Financial Services Council for nearly a decade. He is currently the independent chair of Pengana International Equities and FundBase Group, as well as an industry council member for Nest, a private capital ...