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Former adviser takes on investment role

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2026
... engagement platform, for over four years before transitioning into the role of senior product owner, adviser at Colonial First State, developing and overseeing initiatives for its FirstNet Adviser platform. Aequitas said she will work closely with joint ...

IFM Investors makes $7bn bid for Atlas Arteria

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2026
IFM Investors has launched a hostile takeover bid for Atlas Arteria, valuing the toll road operator at around $7 billion. The bid was launched by Diamond Infraco 1, a wholly owned subsidiary of the IFM Global Infrastructure Fund, which already holds ...

Technical glitch hits Team Super investment switches

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2026
Team Super members have been blocked from making online investment switches due to a "technical issue" stemming from a technology partner. Team Super confirmed to Financial Standard it is in the process of fixing the issue but did not specify which ...

Australians favour international equity ETFs despite conflict

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2026
... products i n global technology and international high yield in the form of three new ETFs and one unlisted managed fund. State Street expects net ETF inflows to surpass $40 billion in 2026, bringing total assets under management close to $380 billion. ...

Qualitas appoints former Centuria head of FM

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2026
The ASX-listed fund manager brings in the head of funds management from Centuria to grow its direct real estate platform. Jesse Curtis has been appointed as the new head of direct real estate for the group's Australian business. In a media statement ...

Government aims to 're-make' NDIS, redirect funding to aged care

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2026
Speaking at the National Press Club on Wednesday, minister for health and ageing Mark Butler said he will soon introduce a bill to ensure the sustainability of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), seeing about 160,000 recipients' entitlements ...

ASIC bans another former MWL adviser

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2026
ASIC has banned Sydney-based former financial adviser John Morgan from providing financial services, controlling an entity that carries on a financial services business or performing any function involved in the carrying on of a financial services business ...

Future Fund names new investment chief

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2026
... was previously chief executive of Pendal Group from 2018 to 2023. Prior to that he was chief investment officer of First State Super (now Aware Super) and group executive at Perpetual Investments. More recently he has served on several boards and investment ...

arcpoint OCIO wins three mandates

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2026
... previously worked at Credit Suisse and Suncorp Investment Management, Magellan Financial Group, Wilson HTM and Colonial First State Global Asset Management.

Treasury's proposal adds flexibility for new advisers: FAAA

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2026
The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) supports Treasury's proposed education reforms for financial advisers, noting they will provide significant flexibility for new entrants without reducing the rigour of the current settings. With ...