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MUFG to acquire GROW Inc

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2026
... strength and deep administration expertise, this would expand the range and flexibility that we can offer the market over time." Bhatia added he believes the acquisition will further strengthen MUFG's long-term resilience, investment capability and ...

APRA hits 12 super options with failed grade

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2026
... of 141 TDPs failed the test. Five of these failed for at least two consecutive years. Appearing on the list for the first time, Insignia Financial's options - MLC MultiActive High Growth and MLC MultiActive Geared that sit in three super funds offerings ...

FAAA pushes to expand NCA to financial advisers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2026
... that is the government's direction, but we'll be advocating very strongly for that to come off in three years' time," FAAA chief executive Sarah Abood said. Abood added the industry needs to be very careful about the scope of the New Class ...

Centuria steps away from joint-chief executive model

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2026
... ability of Jason and the leadership team to take it forward. "Centuria has always felt like family to me, but I feel that the time is right and I'm genuinely looking forward to staying involved supporting Jason and the team in a non-executive capacity ...

ASIC, APRA urge finance sector to demonstrate AI threat response

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2026
ASIC and APRA have called on financial services firms to move beyond awareness of frontier artificial intelligence (AI) risks and demonstrate they can respond to threats unfolding at unprecedented speed. The regulators' warning follows nine industry ...

SMSFA appoints head of professional standards

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2026
... professionals with the capability to deliver the highest standards for their clients," Burgess said. Waller previously held a part-time role as policy manager at the SMSFA while also serving as head of public practice and SME at CPA Australia. She brings ...

AUDC supports startup to launch tokenised private credit offering

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2026
Australian stablecoin issuer AUDC has selected a local fintech company to integrate its Australian domiciled stablecoin for a tokenised private credit offering via its grant program. Kasu is a real-world-asset private credit platform that connects loan ...

FEATURE | Group insurance | Dusk to dawn

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2026
... Mu says the current model "can be quite reactive", with IP often starting after a member has been away from work for some time while TPD is generally assessed when it appears a claimed condition will be permanent. "A stronger model would support earlier ...

Perpetual weighed down by wealth management business

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2026
... offer, or any transaction will eventuate, at the current stage, advising shareholders do not need to take action at this time. Perpetual has rejected Swedish investor's offer a second time last month following the initial bid of $21.64 per share. ...

Super trustee business dents Equity Trustees' FY26 results

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2026
... Melbourne-based BGH Capital. EQT said it is considering the offers but has advised its shareholders not to take any action at this time.