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American Century names APAC managing director

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2026
American Century has named a new managing director and head of Asia Pacific, joining from Dimensional Fund Advisors. Nigel Stewart has joined the US$350 billion global asset manager and will report to Avantis Investors chief investment officer Eduardo ...

Macquarie board rejects KPMG as auditor

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2026
Macquarie's board has rejected KPMG as its auditor starting 2027 and will instead proceed with incumbent auditor PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). This comes after Macquarie chair Glenn Stevens was grilled at the August 14 parliamentary hearing over the ...

AFCA moves to reinstate APT Strategy, opens doors for victims

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2026
The Australian Fiduciaries-linked APT Strategy has been reinstated as a member of the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA), paving the way for victims to come forward. AFCA today announced APT Strategy, which is in liquidation, is once again ...

FinCap launches private markets review for advisers

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2026
FinCap Platform has launched a complimentary private markets portfolio review for financial advisers. The move comes as it expands an education program aimed at helping allocations and respond to growing client demand. The review, led by FinCap head ...

T. Rowe Price scales fixed income ETF offering via acquisition

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2026
T. Rowe Price has acquired US fixed income asset manager and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) specialist F/m Investments, expanding its capability to provide customised fixed income offerings to investors. F/m Investments has approximately US$19 billion ...

Federal Court confirms Netwealth's First Guardian failures

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2026
The Federal Court has declared Netwealth Superannuation Services and Netwealth Investments contravened the Corporations Act in relation to the First Guardian Master Fund. ASIC commenced proceedings against Netwealth after accepting a court enforceable ...

Industry reacts to Mulino's sweeping reforms

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2026
From the advice sector to super funds, reactions to the sweeping reforms announced by the minister for financial services Daniel Mulino have been broad. Industry superannuation funds have welcomed financial advice reforms announced yesterday, which ...

Australians struggle to navigate super and age pension divide

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2026
Australians are approaching retirement with growing uncertainty about how superannuation and the Age Pension will work together, with new research pointing to gaps in both preparedness and confidence. Research commissioned by Rest found 43% of members ...

Mulino unveils sweeping reforms to cold calling, MISs

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2026
... members deserve security, transparency and accountability from those entrusted with their retirement savings." Furthermore, MIS providers can expect tougher restrictions on how they operate and govern their products, starting with stronger audit and ...

FEATURE: Cryptocurrency, control and confidence

VINNY VUCAGO  |  SATURDAY, 15 AUG 2026
For much of Australia's compulsory superannuation era, investing for retirement has been built on a quiet understanding: contribute consistently, trust professional fund managers and allow time to do the work. For a growing number of younger Australians ...
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