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FEATURE | Nature risk | Paved paradise

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2026
... reveals that nature risk is highly concentrated among select industries. Utilities, energy, materials, industrials and consumer staples pose the greatest risk to biodiversity loss, highlighting growing financial and operational risks for investors and ...

Ironbark raises $256m from global investment firm

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2026
... deal. The transaction is subject to approval by the Foreign Investment Review Board and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.

HMC Capital adds to board

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2026
... million for the HMC Energy Transition Platform. The partnership received a good to go by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) in June. The commitment will last seven years and is expected to generate a 14% annual return. It will ...

Product Showcase: Making group insurance count

THE FINANCIAL STANDARD TEAM  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2026
... superannuation and long before a claim event occurs. This is especially true for prospective Gen Y clients. The FAAA's 2024 Consumer Research on the Value of Advice found that Gen Y respondents were more likely than older generations to value a holistic ...

Why HNW investors are choosing shopping centres

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2026
... immediate cash benefit. Equally, if they drop by 20%, we're not going to suffer a cash decline." The threat from digital consumer spending has also since "stabilised", Miles added, highlighting that only 12% of total consumer transactions were online ...

Treasury consults to improve data visibility into MISs

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2026
... gaps that limit regulatory visibility, with a view to supporting more effective supervision and reducing the risk of consumer harm," Mulino said. The consultation builds on the Government's 2026-27 budget investment of $10.3 million in ASIC's ...

ASIC halts Remara's private credit products for TMD deficiencies

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2026
... guaranteed product, ASIC said, and there is no guarantee of the investment result, return or the amount payable to the consumer. ASIC said the fund's TMD suggested inappropriate levels of portfolio allocation as a "major component" of up to 75% and a ...

Mulino opens CSLR special levy consultation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2026
Treasury has commenced a targeted consultation on the distributions of the 2026-27 special levy for the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR). This comes after the CSLR operator announced in July that the estimated claim costs for 2026-27 were $190.3 ...

Magellan shuts down Vinva global equity retail funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2026
... 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, in a deal ...

MA Financial launches $500m fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2026
... and macroeconomic tailwinds supporting Australian retail real estate, including population-led demand growth, resilient consumer expenditure, severely constrained supply and lower retail floorspace relative to global peers. "This is driving both rental ...
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