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Mulino brings New Class of Advisers to life, guarantees fairer CSLR funding

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2026
Assistant treasurer Daniel Mulino will forge ahead with the New Class of Advisers (NCAs) as part of highly anticipated Delivering Better Financial Outcomes (DBFO) reforms and laid out a blueprint of how the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) ...

Mulino unveils sweeping reforms to cold calling, MISs

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2026
The government will enforce sweeping reforms around cold calling, predatory superannuation switching and managed investment schemes (MISs) in the wake of the Shield and First Guardian Master Fund collapses, which lost an estimated $1 billion in retirement ...

Munro Partners to acquire GSFM

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2026
Munro Partners will acquire GSFM, the Australian investment fund management affiliate of CI Global Asset Management, in a deal designed to strengthen its local distribution capabilities. Under the proposed transaction, Toronto based CI Financial, the ...

Global investment manager bids for Equity Trustees

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2026
EQT Holdings (ASX: EQT), the holding company for Equity Trustees announced on the ASX it received an unsolicited, indicative and non-binding proposal from a US-based alternative investment manager. TPG Global made the bid at an indicative price of $24.55 ...

Super funds show unpreparedness on Payday Super

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2026
Since the commencement of Payday Super, super funds have improved their implementation but improvement is required based on the findings from a payroll provider during the transition. SuperAPI, a payroll reg-tech infrastructure provider, revealed how ...

Viridian launches national broking business

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2026
Viridian Financial Group has launched Viridian Lending, bringing the mortgage broking operations under a single national brand as the group seeks to strengthen links between brokers and financial advisers. The launch completes the integration of the ...

Allianz Retire+ channels super directly to lifetime income

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2026
Allianz Retire+ has launched a new direct super pathway to access its guaranteed lifetime income solution for eligible Australians. Designed for individuals aged 50 to 80, Allianz Guaranteed Income for Life: Super+ (AGILE Super+) allows clients to invest ...

Centuria Bass freezes private credit fund redemptions

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2026
Centuria Bass has temporarily paused redemptions and applications to two of its private credit funds, the Centuria Bass Credit Fund and the Bass Property Credit Fund, over increased redemption requests driven by concerns on borrower Bathla Group, a ...

Briefcase names head of growth

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2026
Briefcase has appointed a new head of growth as it looks to expand its tax-aware direct indexing and ETF model portfolio capabilities for its financial intermediary partners. In this new role, Michael Hasten will work with advisers, family offices ...

NZ Super updates sustainable investment policy

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2026
The Guardians of NZ Super has published an updated set of Sustainable Investment policy documents, using a new standalone framework to describe the policies, standards and procedures that underpin its sustainable investment activities. The update was ...
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