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Future Fund targets $15m in savings, reviews staffing

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026

... undertaken before decisions about roles are made. "Overall, the agency's costs and staffing levels are appropriate for the scale and complexity or our investment objectives, but we need to make sure that remains the case," Future Fund chief executive ...

Magellan shareholders say yes to Barrenjoey takeover

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | MONDAY, 13 APR 2026

... which will support dividends and long-term flexibility. He also addressed the disappointment among some shareholders on the scale-back in the share purchase plan (SPP) of $130 million to acquire an additional interest in Barrenjoey before the merger. ...

Blackstone acquires stake in Quinbrook's data centre development arm

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | FRIDAY, 10 APR 2026

... investment is a strong vote of confidence in our differentiated approach and our ability to execute complex projects at scale - particularly where power availability, accelerated timelines, and community alignment are critical to success," Daitch said. ...

SMSF Adviser Network shuts its doors, 85 advisers vanish from FAR

MATTHEW WAI | FRIDAY, 10 APR 2026

... factors that influenced this [SAN's] decision, but you could conclude that the continuation to operate with a lack of scale becomes very difficult," Anderson said. "At an aggregate level, there will be less people providing SMSF advice as a result ...

Super Consumers Australia raises concerns over Treasury reforms

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | THURSDAY, 9 APR 2026

... on preventing harm before it occurs. "Dodgy lead generation sales practices allowed the harm to spread at an industrial scale. Disrupting this business model should be the highest priority. The most effective way to do that is to target their revenue ...

WT Financial Group welcomes first chief financial officer

MATTHEW WAI | THURSDAY, 9 APR 2026

... extensive relationships Peters has established within the industry. "That's critical to what we're building," he said. "As we scale Investco and continue to help drive consolidation in the advice profession, execution discipline becomes everything, and ...

Charter Hall secures $1.2bn mandate

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 9 APR 2026

... under management growth and equity flows announced during FY26 and demonstrates Charter Hall's cross-sector expertise and scale across Australia's core real estate sectors." While the details of the portfolio are confidential, Charter Hall has several ...

FEATURE: Global equities | Triaging tech's second act

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026

... risks committing billions to capacity that revenue cannot support. In an extreme scenario, if demand for the models doesn't scale to expectation, Amodei spoke of the risk of going bankrupt. Describing it as the "cone of uncertainty", he called the race ...

Australian Ethical launches climate-focused private markets fund

MATTHEW WAI | WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026

Australian Ethical has launched a new fund for wholesale investors to access institutional grade private markets investments, with a cornerstone commitment of up to $125 million from the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC). CEFC's commitment to ...

Treasury proposes lead generator, super switching reforms

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026

... deductions. "The collapses of Shield and First Guardian have highlighted conduct where switching advice was provided at scale, facilitated by the availability of superannuation balances as a funding source for advice fees," Treasury said, adding that ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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