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Macquarie-led consortium acquires SI Solutions

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2026
Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) has agreed to acquire a majority stake in structural integrity engineering firm SI Solutions from private equity firm MidOcean Partners, alongside co-investors that include UniSuper. The transaction, which is expected ...

Trust emerges as key drivers of super fund loyalty

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2026
... for contributions. Complaints and disputes were a notable exception, with just 64% of members satisfied. CoreData's 2026 Member Engagement research found value for money, stability and reputation and trustworthiness are the most important factors when ...

New law tightens foreign resident CGT rules on Australian property assets

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2026
New laws that toughen the rules around capital gains tax (CGT) to ensure foreign residents pay their fair share of tax on Australian real property have passed both houses of parliament. Treasury Laws Amendment (Strengthening Accountability for Tax Adviser ...

End of an era as Bowater leaves Frontier

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2026
... 100 staff, now spread across two Australian offices and Japan. "Naturally, we are sad to lose Kim as a colleague and a member of our Leadership Team but 24 years is an incredible commitment to our business, and to our clients, and we are grateful to ...

'Easy peasy, done': Senate rips Equity Trustees' checklist governance

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2026
A Senate committee tore into Equity Trustees' governance at a hearing today, with one senator calling its approach to onboarding Shield and First Guardian a "checklist model", a characterisation the trustee rejected. The committee revealed Equity ...

Amundi deepens Asia investment bench

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2026
... selection and solutions. He became global head and chief investment officer of the Solutions platform in 2022 and is a member of Amundi's executive committee. Boychuck has more than 20 years' experience across emerging markets and high-yield ...

Court orders ASIC to preserve assets from doomed trust

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2026
The New South Wales Supreme Court has ordered ASIC to protect assets in the Deckchair Trust after an associated member sought to take sole control of the trust following winding-up orders. NSW accountant and former solicitor Christopher Edwards purportedly ...

Government backs Enhanced Regulatory Sandbox overhaul

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2026
The Federal Government has backed an overhaul of Australia's regulatory sandbox framework, agreeing to repeal the legislation underpinning the Enhanced Regulatory Sandbox (ERS) and replace it with a more flexible model designed to support financial ...

NSX to focus on dual listings over the next 12 months

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2026
Following the departure of its chief operating officer, National Stock Exchange of Australia (NSX) chief executive Max Cunningham told Financial Standard about his plans for the exchange in the near future, including its first-ever listing of a Canadian ...

Three super funds fined for misleading investment options

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2026
... websites." The total amount was $118,800. From 10 July 2025 to at least 15 October 2025, ART represented in its online member portal that its unlisted assets investment option was invested 100% in unlisted assets and alternatives. ASIC found that about ...