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Unprecedented times need growth and resilience: SIAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2026
During unprecedented times, it is important for the financial services industry to balance growth and resilience amid regulatory reforms, the rise of artificial intelligence and an ever-changing geopolitical landscape, according to the Stockbrokers ...

EQT raises $21.8bn for Asia Pacific private equity fund

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2026
EQT has raised US$15.6 billion ($21.8bn) for its BPEA Private Equity Fund IX, making it the largest ever dedicated Asia Pacific private equity fund raise to date. The investment giant said the fund will target businesses with resilient fundamentals ...

Two Ensombl senior leaders exit

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2026
Two members of Ensombl's leadership team - the chief commercial officer and chief membership officer - have exited the financial adviser community platform. Chief commercial officer Danni Visser and chief membership officer Emily Jenkins finished up ...

Australia is 'laissez-faire' on eligibility for semi-liquid investments: Morningstar

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
While investors in the US are becoming increasingly acquainted with semi-liquid structures, the story is vastly different here in Australia due to its regulatory landscape, Morningstar said. Morningstar's Demystifying Semiliquid Fund Structures - An ...

Foreign resident CGT rules up for consultation

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2026
... CGT assets under TARP will be clarified and broadened to include assets that have a close economic connection to Australian land and/or natural resources. TARP currently includes mining, quarrying and prospecting rights. It may soon include water entitlements ...

Concerns raised over super switching consultation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2026
Financial services consultant Ben Walsh has called out concerns with Treasury's super switching consultation, saying parts of it miss the mark. Walsh said the consultation focuses on "the 'switch' as the point of failure" while ignoring a "massive 'user ...

REI Super names new chair

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2026
REI Super has welcomed Geoff Peck as its new chair, taking over the helm from Claire Higgins this week. Peck brings more than 40 years' experience across superannuation, insurance and financial services, with expertise in governance, strategy, distribution ...

Genetic testing laws pass parliament

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2026
New laws that ban the ability to discriminate based on adverse predictive genetic test results in life insurance underwriting have passed parliament. Minister for financial services Daniel Mulino said Australians should not feel discouraged from undertaking ...

IP Group launches $50m cleantech fund with CEFC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2026
... and supply chain; heavy transport (aviation, shipping and freight); energy-efficient AI and data centres; agriculture and land use; and dispatchable energy and grid balancing. "The global race to decarbonise is driving unprecedented demand for breakthrough ...

Household wealth rises 2.5%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2026
... Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The main reason for the rise was driven by increased property values the value of residential land and dwellings rising 3.2%, equivalent to $368.6 billion. This contributed two percentage points to the growth in household ...