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Advice veteran's exit creates $1bn Tassie wealth group

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2026
Mancell Financial Group (MFG) founder Peter Mancell has retired as a financial adviser after 46 years, selling the business he built to pave the way for a $1 billion wealth management firm in Tasmania. Mancell officially stepped away as an adviser and ...

ART, AustralianSuper deliver strong FY26 returns

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2026
Australian Retirement Trust (ART) and AustralianSuper have reported solid investment returns, with both funds crediting diversified portfolios and strong global equity markets for the performance despite heightened geopolitical uncertainty. ART's High ...

ARK Invest awards local distribution mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2026
Cathie Wood's ARK Investment Management has chosen Associate Global Partners (AGP) to help distribute its venture capital strategy to Australian wholesale investors. ARK Venture Fund, which is set to launch in Australia this month, is an actively ...

Financial services CSLR Levy hits $198m

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2026
... be likely to grow from here. "The updated numbers only included $30 million for Shield and First Guardian... it's not a big surprise, but it's a very concerning number, and we fear that there's prospect of substantial special levies to come ...

Treasury looks to reform regulation on consulting firms

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2026
... regulatory intervention." Another argument the paper suggests would be to limit partnerships as some firms have become too big. Accounting partnerships are permitted to have up to 1000 partners, at present. "The partnership limit on law firms, for example ...

ASIC pushes to bolster competitiveness

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2026
... continue to maintain confidence and integrity in our financial system so that innovation can be safely matched to meet the big challenges in our economy and the capital that supports it." ASIC said it will release a summary of the themes and practical ...

Corruption, governance risks: The cost of doing business in emerging markets?

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2026
Beyond a governance issue, corruption is a major deterrence to capital flows, undermines long-term development and carries crippling social costs. Seasoned investors, though, are quick to challenge the notion that corruption and governance risks are ...

MySuper assets pursue $1.5tn Choice sector

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2026
MySuper assets are fast catching up to the $1.5 trillion Choice sector, hitting nearly $1.2 trillion in the March quarter. Newly released APRA statistics show MySuper's assets under management (AUM) reached $1.16 trillion, while Choice products ...

SMC pushes for carers to qualify for SG

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2026
... the economic value of unpaid care while helping address retirement inequality. "Paying super on the Carer Payment would be a big step forward for fairness that recognises the economic value of care and would make a real difference - especially for women ...

FEATURE | Member engagement | On the ball

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2026
... member journeys that include communication and advice pathways, ensuring we support members at the right time," she says. "A big part of my role is feeding member insights back into product, operations and strategy, so we can continually improve what ...
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