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Vanguard to acquire custodian Altruist

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2026
... Venrock and Salesforce Ventures. Bill McNabb, who was Vanguard's chief executive until 2017, sits on Altruist's board. "We've had the benefit of getting to get to know Altruist's people, platform, and potential over the last several years ...

Centuria steps away from joint-chief executive model

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2026
... Centuria chair Kristie Brown said Huljich's appointment to sole leadership has the complete confidence and support of the board. "He has spent more than thirty years building Centuria's funds management platform alongside John and brings deep ...

ASIC, APRA urge finance sector to demonstrate AI threat response

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2026
ASIC and APRA have called on financial services firms to move beyond awareness of frontier artificial intelligence (AI) risks and demonstrate they can respond to threats unfolding at unprecedented speed. The regulators' warning follows nine industry ...

SMSFA appoints head of professional standards

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2026
... financial planning and accounting industries. Previously she also worked with the Accounting Professional & Ethical Standards Board (APESB) in her policy roles with CPA Australia and served as their technical representative on the International Federation ...

FEATURE | Group insurance | Dusk to dawn

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2026
... income protection claims versus 50 years old for those with non-mental health-related claims. It's happening across the board too. Mental health-related TPD total group insurance claims at TAL jumped by 60% in the three years to 2025, compared to ...

Super trustee business dents Equity Trustees' FY26 results

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2026
... opportunities to extend our market leadership and further improve client outcomes." Equity Trustees chair Carol Schwartz added: "The board believes this represents an appropriate balance between rewarding shareholders and maintaining financial flexibility ...

GDG posts 21% profit rise as record inflows lift FUM

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2026
... strengthened our competitive position and enhanced our ability to capitalise on long-term structural growth opportunities." The board declared a fully franked final dividend of one cent per share, taking the full year dividend to two cents per share. ...

Pacific Current eyes return to active management

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2026
... comprises a combination of investments in asset managers, financial assets and cash. In this context, the Pacific Current board has been considering potential actions to improve return on capital and optimise value, it said. Pacific Current chair Justin ...

Macquarie board rejects KPMG as auditor

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2026
Macquarie's board has rejected KPMG as its auditor starting 2027 and will instead proceed with incumbent auditor PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). This comes after Macquarie chair Glenn Stevens was grilled at the August 14 parliamentary hearing over the ...

Phil Anderson to retire at the upcoming FAAA Congress

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2026
... fierce supporter of financial advisers and planners and the important work they do for their clients. "On behalf of the board, executive team and staff, we thank Phil and wish him an extremely well-deserved relaxing time in retirement." Anderson said ...