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Scarcity Partners takes minority stake in Infocus

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2026
... under advice, positioning the group among the country's nine largest advisory networks. Scarcity Partners said its investment would support continued spending across infrastructure, technology, investment capabilities and operational support for advisors ...

Deutsche Bank names head of platform sales in Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2026
... clearing," Deutsche Bank head of ICG, Australia Matthew Yencken said. "Steve's appointment reflects the bank's ongoing investment in out Australian platform and institutional client coverage." The new hire follows announcements on the bank's FX-as-a-service ...

ART appoints two to board

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2026
... the Royal Flying Doctor Service. Additionally, Grant Smith has been appointed, initially as an adviser to the board's Investment and Valuation Oversight Committees, facilitating succession planning for the role of chair of the Investment Committee when ...

FAAA pushes for 'fundamental' changes to CSLR

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2026
... small businesses if it continues in its current form. To avoid this, the association wants the CSLR to capture managed investment schemes (MISs) within its funding framework, which it said have proven to be a "very significant contributor to client losses ...

MPC Markets partners with HeirWealth

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2026
... review documents and broader total wealth visibility for clients with complex portfolio structures spanning multiple investment channels. HeirWealth said the Atlas platform was designed to address longstanding gaps in portfolio reporting, particularly ...

Cbus pushes for lead generator ban

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2026
... Operators instead rely on online mechanisms to harvest personal data and funnel consumers toward super switching and investment products. Cbus argued the practice was contributing to consumer harm, pointing to the collapse of the Sheild and First Guardian ...

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. ...