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T. Rowe Price scales fixed income ETF offering via acquisition

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2026
T. Rowe Price has acquired US fixed income asset manager and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) specialist F/m Investments, expanding its capability to provide customised fixed income offerings to investors. F/m Investments has approximately US$19 billion ...

FS Power50 voting opens

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2026
Voting for Australia's most influential financial advisers in the 2026 Financial Standard Power50 is now open, with 122 advisers shortlisted for the annual ranking. The FS Power50 recognises advisers who demonstrate leadership and influence within ...

Second bidder emerges for Equity Trustees

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2026
... fairly. ASIC also alleges it increased exposure to Shield by members and their financial advisers on a superannuation platform.

First Guardian victims advance in case against InterPrac

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2026
Two victims of the First Guardian Master Fund linked to InterPrac Financial Planning, who collectively lost $465,000, have won a small victory in the Federal Court. Justice Beach on August 13 ordered InterPrac to pay the sums, which were calculated ...

Trustees, platforms, cyber risk under APRA spotlight

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2026
... take further supervisory and enforcement action should trustees fall short of meeting their prudential obligations." Platform trustees and providers can expect more scrutiny. This comes ahead of APRA undertaking work to consult on a proposed package ...

ASIC draws parallels between ASX and super trustee failures

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2026
... and leadership commitment - to resolve." She pointed to a recent ASIC report which highlighted persistent failures of platform trustees to protect retirement savings, including gaps in the monitoring of harmful advice fee deductions, unusual fees and ...

Federal Court confirms Netwealth's First Guardian failures

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2026
... inform members of the potential illiquidity of it. ASIC chair Sarah Court said the case represents the important role platform trustees play and shouldn't be overlooked. It also follows APRA commencing to uplift platform trustees' investment governance ...

Qualitas seizes on private credit shift to Europe

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2026
... shift directly, expanding our addressable market approximately fivefold and marking an important step in extending the platform beyond Australia," Qualitas said in line with releasing its 2026 financial year results. On top of investors diversifying ...

DigiCo interim chief to step down, successors named

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2026
... "Our focus is on disciplined execution, maintaining financial flexibility and scaling DGT's high-quality data centre platform to deliver long-term value for securityholders." Goninan said he is excited to work closely with both Mitchell and the board. ...

MA Financial AUM surges 44% in 1H26

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2026
... anticipated to deliver around $25-$30 million in net profit after tax (NPAT) in FY26, while the mortgage aggregation platform Finsure grew managed loans to $193 billion. Lending and technology revenue grew 56% to $67.5 million, reflecting accelerated ...