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Munro Partners to acquire GSFM

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2026
Munro Partners will acquire GSFM, the Australian investment fund management affiliate of CI Global Asset Management, in a deal designed to strengthen its local distribution capabilities. Under the proposed transaction, Toronto based CI Financial, the ...

Treasury consults on foreign investment framework reforms

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2026
Treasury has opened a consultation to review existing conditions required for foreign investment approvals in Australia. It said while these conditions play an important role in protecting Australia's national interest, it is important to ensure they ...

Global investment manager bids for Equity Trustees

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2026
EQT Holdings (ASX: EQT), the holding company for Equity Trustees announced on the ASX it received an unsolicited, indicative and non-binding proposal from a US-based alternative investment manager. TPG Global made the bid at an indicative price of $24.55 ...

HUB24 loans $78m to HTFS, beefs up ORFR reserves

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2026
HUB24 has advanced $77.5 million to HTFS Nominees, the trustee of its superannuation fund, to beef up Operational Risk Financial Requirement (ORFR) reserves following APRA's imposition of licence conditions. The loan comes off the back of APRA hitting ...

Challenger lifts earnings fuelled by annuity sales

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2026
Challenger has delivered a 3% increase in normalised net profit after tax to $468 million for FY26, alongside stronger annuity sales and a significant increase in shareholder returns. The result was supported by a 19% increase in annuity sales to $6.2 ...

New investment governance provider for AFSL launches

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2026
A new investment governance service provider has opened its doors for small to medium-sized Australia financial services licence (AFSL) holders to enhance and strengthen their governance frameworks. Founded by three former Russell Investments directors ...

Macquarie puts KPMG audit under formal review

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2026
Macquarie Group chair Glenn Stevens said the investment giant is formally inquiring into KPMG's capability to deliver its audit, as well as the conduct of the audit itself, at the latest parliamentary inquiry into the consulting firm. "In a nutshell ...

ASFA defends super as 'policy success' amid Bragg criticism

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2026
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has pushed back against criticism of the compulsory system saying it has delivered significant gains for retirement security and reduced pressure on the federal budget. ASFA chief executive ...

Antares winds up Ex-20 Aussie equities fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2026
The Antares Capital Partners' Ex-20 Australian Equities Fund has been terminated after a seven-year run. According to the responsible entity, MLC Investments, the fund's size has diminished over recent years and it "can no longer cover the cost of running ...

First Sentier expands Northern Trust mandate

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2026
Northern Trust has once again expanded its service offering with First Sentier Group, this time for its First Sentier Investors Global Growth Funds. The First Sentier Investors Global Growth Funds represent a collective investment scheme in Singapore ...