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Global X cuts fees on gold ETF

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2026
... X said the announcement follows a strong rebound in investor demand for gold ETFs. After significant industry outflows in June, Australian investors returned to the asset class in July, directing $334 million into gold bullion and gold mining ETFs, making ...

Sequoia revokes dividends, chief financial officer exits

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2026
... marking the most recent departure after chief executive Gary Crole left in July and Michael Ryan stepped down as chair in June. Graeme Lay has been named the new chief financial officer, effective immediately. The embattled financial services firm reported ...

MUFG to acquire GROW Inc

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2026
... business-as-usual basis while the approval process progresses. HESTA, which switched its administration services to GROW Inc in June 2025, said it was pleased to support the proposed acquisition. "While the acquisition remains subject to conditions ...

ASIC, APRA urge finance sector to demonstrate AI threat response

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2026
... respond to threats unfolding at unprecedented speed. The regulators' warning follows nine industry roundtables held across June and July, involving more than 600 attendees from more than 380 entities across the financial system. The discussions, supported ...

Perpetual weighed down by wealth management business

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2026
... (UPBT) for corporate trust was $98.8 million, 9% higher than FY25. Funds under administration (FUA) was $1.3 billion as at 30 June 2026, up 6% from the previous corresponding period. Digital and markets' assets under administration (AUA) increased ...

Super trustee business dents Equity Trustees' FY26 results

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2026
Equity Trustees (EQT) posted substantial growth in profits in the financial year ending June 30, despite sustaining a $7.5 million loss from its super trustee business over the period. EQT Group's net profit after tax (NPAT) was $26.4 million, reflecting ...

GDG posts 21% profit rise as record inflows lift FUM

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2026
... increase in funds under management (FUM). Group revenue rose 23% to $178.7 million, while group FUM reached $46.5 billion as at June 30. Statutory NPAT, however, fell 10% to $31.9 million. The result was supported by growth across GDG's Generation Life ...

Centrepoint takes control of QLD advice group

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2026
... SEQ was established in 2015 and operates from offices in Bundaberg and Brisbane, servicing about 626 client groups as of June 2026. The business has five financial advisers, one professional year adviser and nine employee shareholders, generating about ...

Pacific Current eyes return to active management

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2026
... billion in the financial year, down from $30 billion in the previous year, which it said is due to the exit from Aether in June 2026. While the simplification has left the firm free of financial debt and total overheads declining 41%, it reported a statutory ...

FAAA welcomes 'widow's tax' changes in CGT, negative gearing reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2026
... directly resolve the widow's tax issue. It first raised concerns in a submission to the Senate Economics Committee in June, warning proposed negative gearing and CGT reforms could inadvertently penalise surviving spouses and divorcees who inherited ...