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Wikramanayake exits Macquarie, APRA slams 'serious' governance failure

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2026
... from Nicholas Moore. In its half-year results for the period ended September 30, Macquarie Group announced a net profit after tax of $2.5 billion, up 50% year on year. Macquarie Asset Management's (MAM) net profit jumped 28% year on year to $1.5 ...

Australian Ethical ups fees across most super options

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2026
Australian Ethical has increased fees across most of its superannuation investment options shortly after decreasing them earlier in the year. Taking effect on November 1, Australian Ethical has rolled out a set of new investments affecting members across ...

Count makes 'largest' equity partnership acquisition

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2026
ASX-listed Count Group has acquired a majority stake in Skybridge Financial, merely days after snapping up a 30% interest in Brisbane's Apiary Financial. The binding agreement is set to be Count's "largest equity partnership acquisition to date", as ...

Briefcase upgrades adviser portfolio reporting

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2026
Investment technology provider Briefcase has upgraded its platform with new performance attribution and tax reporting capabilities. The upgrade was designed to give financial advisers greater insight into portfolio returns and the impact of personalised ...

Ironbark expands advice footprint with acquisition

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2026
Ironbark Financial Group has acquired a Victoria-based multi-disciplinary firm that specialises in assisting small to medium sized businesses, integrating the practice into its Ironbark Advice brand. Paris Financial has joined Ironbark, bringing over ...

Euroz Harley completes capital markets arm divestment

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2026
... the capital markets arm of Euroz Hartleys for $145 million in an all-cash transaction. Euroz Hartleys will return the post-tax net proceeds of the transaction to shareholders through a combination of a fully franked special dividend and an equal return ...

Count takes 30% stake in Brisbane advice firm

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2026
... first-quarter revenue rising 23.2% to $52.1 million compared with the prior corresponding period. Underlying earnings before interest, tax and amortisation increased 66.6% to $12.7 million, lifting the margin to 24.5% from 18.1% a year earlier. Funds ...

Audit quality continues to fall short: ASIC

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2026
... Companies also made or agreed to make changes to asset recognition and valuations, financial report disclosures, deferred tax assets and employee benefit provisions. "This year we have attributed audit surveillance findings to large audit firms by name," ...

ASIC proposes extending tax advice exemption for licensees

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2026
ASIC is proposing to keep a tax advice carve-out for licensees for another five years, allowing advisers and accountants to comment on the tax implications of financial products that fall outside their AFSL, provided they give clients a written warning. ...

GDG sales hit record as FUM grows 29%

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2026
... on the September quarter last year, while net sales hit a new high of $427 million. The result reflects adviser demand for tax effective investment solutions and greater use of investment bonds in long-term wealth and retirement planning. Generation ...
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