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Generation Life snags super fund's head of risk

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2026
... role focuses on platform and institutional collaboration, APL positing and driving further adviser adoption of its investment bond and investment-lined lifetime income solutions.

AIOFP partners to launch adviser protection program

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2026
... establishment of an adviser defence fund, AIOFP said. FPS will be majority owned by AIOFP, with former director of Elevate Investment Managers Arthur Naoumidis appointed as chief executive. Naoumidis said the model addresses a structural imbalance in ...

APRA funding levy rises to $253m

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2026
... significant competition and consolidation. With this amount, APRA will focus its efforts on trustees improving platforms and investment governance. "Rectification and uplift requirements continue for deficient platform trustees. There also is a case ...

Rodney Forrest re-sentenced for $3m insider trading

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2026
The Federal Court has re-sentenced former investment manager Rodney Forrest to five years and three months' imprisonment following his appeal for insider trading and procuring others to trade in more than $3 million of Platinum Asset Management shares. ...

LGT bolsters investment bench

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2026
LGT Wealth Management has expanded its investment leadership team with two senior appointments aimed at strengthening its capabilities across private markets and sustainable investing, as high-net-worth clients increasingly seek more sophisticated and ...

MUFG scores administration mandate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2026
MUFG Retirement Solutions, a division of MUFG Pension & Market Services has been appointed by ElectricSuper as the fund's new administration partner. MUFG said the appointment marks the commencement of a strategic partnership supporting members across ...

Unit trusts FUM 'plateaued': Rainmaker

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2026
... through positive market returns over the 12 months to March end. In the Managed Funds Net Flows Report, which tracks 160 investment managers' performances over the period, 77 had net inflows and 83 had net outflows. The overall sample's total FUM, which ...

Bridgewest Ventures lands in Australia

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2026
... an earlier stage than what many international investors can access directly. The fund is structured as an eligible investment under New Zealand's Active Investor Plus (AIP) visa program. Companies in Bridgewest Ventures' portfolio include battery ...

Charter Hall updates FY26 guidance amid strong insto appetite

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2026
... Australia remaining a preferred destination for global capital. "Our platform scale, disciplined capital deployment and co-investment alignment continues to drive equity flows and sustained earnings growth." Looking ahead, Harrison said FY26 is set to ...

Platforms should be wary of cutting options: Experts

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
... Experts have warned that cutting too many options on platforms could restrain client choice. Speaking at the Morningstar Investment Conference 2026 in Sydney, BT Financial Group chief executive Matt Rady noted the role of platforms as a core component ...