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New alternative investment firm lands in Sydney

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2026
... Praemium, CFS Edge, etcetera," Wilson said. "We are certainly trying to make ourselves available for advisers... we just know the APLs and the process they have to go through." Meanwhile, Velkovski added the cumulative background between the three of ...

New 'high-risk' derivatives on the rise

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2026
An innovative financial product, known as perpetual futures contract (perps), are currently under the scope of the market regulator, spreading concerns that the "speculative" product may be unlawfully distributed towards retail investors. According ...

UniSuper backs tech despite AI caution

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2026
... companies benefiting from AI infrastructure spending. "Australia doesn't really have a tech sector to speak of, and as we know, tech is the dominant investment theme of our generation," Pearce said. While maintaining an overweight position to technology ...

SS&C axes jobs, shifts roles offshore

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2026
US software services giant SS&C Technologies has slashed 170 Australian roles in the operations, technology and delivery teams. Last year, Insignia Financial struck a deal with SS&C to outsource about 1300 staff who worked in its master trust business ...

FEATURE | Retirement | A layer of confidence

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2026
... are currently taking no action to prepare for retirement, the research shows, and as much as 21% of pre-retirees don't know what they'll do with their superannuation, with 31% not knowing how to access it. TAL's data not only supports the ...

Mercer Super chief executive steps down

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2026
Mercer Super chief executive Claire Ross is departing after almost 17 years in senior leadership roles at the retail super fund. As the firm looks for a replacement, Mercer Pacific chief financial officer Court Haas has been appointed as interim chief ...

FAAA names new chair as David Sharpe prepares to step down

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2026
... Sharpe expressed strong confidence in his successor, noting the "custody of FAAA's chair role will pass to Michelle who I know is both passionate and eminently qualified to continue representing FAAA members and to take on these challenges and more." ...

European PE firm mandates Apostle with Australian distribution

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2026
Apostle Funds Management has been appointed by European investment firm Triton Partners for the distribution of its credit strategies in Australia and New Zealand. Triton manages approximately $41 billion in assets under management, and its private ...

Special Feature: Rewarding patient capital

PENNY PRYOR  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2026
... there is a scramble among investors and those putting together deals to find assets that are AI-proof. "We just don't know how much longer this boom related to the AI thematic is going to carry on for. It's something that we have to be cognisant ...

Super funds fail customer service test: SCA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2026
... even within the same fund. "People don't just need a healthy super balance to have a dignified retirement. They need to know their fund will pick up the phone when they're grieving, need to access their money or ask a simple question, and actually ...