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Magellan shuts down Vinva Global Equity Fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2026
... Units - Active ETF (ASX: MGOC) and Magellan Global Fund Hedged investment strategy. In the same month, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) also greenlit the merger between Magellan Financial Group (MFG) and Barrenjoey Capital Partners ...

MDS drags Treasury to assess FSC levy proposal

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2026
... view the rapidly growing self-licensed sector as a competitive threat and this proposal would materially blunt that competition. "A levy whose stated modelling anticipates the exit of one in five licensees, overwhelmingly the smallest, is an industry ...

Five V taps Barrenjoey finance lead

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2026
... Veitch's departure follows Barrenjoey's merger with Magellan Financial Group that was greenlit by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) in June. The deal, which has an implied valuation of $1.6 billion, was finalised in the ...

Labor moves to kill non-compete clauses in productivity push

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2026
... employees whose earnings are equal to or less than the high-income threshold, in a bid to promote productivity and competition in the broader economy. The bill also bans the use of co-worker non-solicitation clauses for all employees, irrespective of ...

ART strikes $883m QLD Westfield deal

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2026
... to be Australia's largest single-asset retail transaction this year. The deal, which remains subject to Australian Competition and Consumer Commission clearance, expands ART's relationship with Scentre following its $864 million acquisition of a 19.9% ...

ASIC draws parallels between ASX and super trustee failures

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2026
... baseline capability," Constant said. "If trustees are benchmarking only against domestic peers, they're already behind. Competition is global and cross-industry - you need to benchmark against best practice."

Zurich completes ClearView takeover

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2026
... eligible shareholders on August 12. The transaction brings ClearView under Zurich's ownership after the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) cleared the proposed acquisition in May, finding it was unlikely to substantially lessen competition ...

Perennial expands resources investment universe

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2026
... copper, aluminium and critical minerals," it said. "At the same time, electrification, energy security and geopolitical competition are broadening the opportunity set for active resource investors and increasing the importance of global diversification." ...

Space, semiconductor ETFs worst performers in July

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2026
... leveraged positions in Korea following a powerful AI-fuelled rally, and renewed concerns around increasing Chinese competition," Global X said. While the Australian ETF industry fell by $1.8 billion over the month to $370.8 billion, it continued to receive ...

Future Fund looks beyond AI winners to hedge risk

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2026
... regulatory settings are changing and uneven. Governments will regulate AI through the lenses of national security, competition and domestic politics, making precise predictions even harder." To tackle this, Future Fund is focused on building diversified ...
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