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Mercer cuts mandates for Global Listed Property Fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2026
Mercer Investments Australia has again trimmed its fund manager line-up, this time making changes to its Global Listed Property Fund. Effective July 1, Principal Asset Management will be the sole fund manager overseeing the Mercer Global Listed Property ...

WA director admits investor deception

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2026
... director of Trent Bowden Trading Pty Ltd to gain an advantage for himself, contrary to section 184(2)(a) of the Corporations Act 2001. Each offence carries a maximum penalty of 15 years' imprisonment. The charges related to conduct between 13 March 2019 ...

Future Group to internalise super trustee structure

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2026
... The transaction is subject to APRA's approval. Stewarda holds an APRA extended public offer RSE licence allowing it to act as trustee for multiple super funds, including Future Super, Verve Super, GuildSuper (and Child Care Super), and smartMonday. ...

Advice fee spike raises super concerns: SMC

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2026
A $1.1 billion surge in advice fees deducted from Australians' superannuation accounts over the past two years has prompted fresh calls for stronger consumer protections. This comes amid concerns younger members are being switched into higher cost ...

Mercer Super fined $10.3m for reportable situations failures

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2026
Mercer Superannuation Australia will pay a $10.3 million penalty after it admitted to breaching the Reportable Situations Regime on several occasions, which the Federal Court found could have had the "potential to have a detrimental effect on members." ...

Natixis names chief executive for Mirova

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2026
Natixis Investment Managers has promoted an executive from another affiliate to succeed the outgoing chief executive of Mirova, Philippe Zaouati, effective July 1. Current DNCA Finance portfolio manager and director of responsible investment Léa Dunand-Chatellet ...

ASIC calls out platform trustees: 'Clear breach of trust'

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2026
ASIC has called out superannuation trustees for not doing enough to protect retirement savings of Australians on platforms even after repeated warnings from regulators about the dangers of poor oversight. ASIC's report Safeguarding super: How well are ...

Capital Group expands active ETF distribution with new hire

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2026
Capital Group has named its head of ETFs for Europe and Asia Pacific, who has joined from BlackRock. Based in London, Jamie Sinclair will be responsible for building and leading Capital Group's active ETF business across Europe and Asia Pacific ...

ASIC sues three Keystone Asset Management directors

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2026
... holding those we allege to be involved to account and sending a clear message that directors operating schemes of this kind must act in investors' best interests." Court added ASIC's investigations into the matters connected to Shield are continuing. ...

CGT, negative gearing changes to become a law

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2026
The government's tax agenda announced in the Budget overhauling the capital gains tax (CGT) discount and negative gearing have now passed the Parliament and will become law. The government recently unveiled CGT discount carveouts targeting small businesses ...