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BlackRock urgers broader diversification

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2026
BlackRock is urging financial advisers to move beyond traditional approaches to diversification, arguing heightened geopolitical uncertainty, artificial intelligence (AI) and structural economic shifts require more dynamic portfolio construction. Speaking ...

Warburg Pincus private equity strategy launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2026
Warburg Pincus' private equity strategy is now available to Australian wholesale investors. Newly launched Continental Funds Group has brought the Warburg Pincus Access Fund (WP ACE) to the local market, with the help of Channel Investment Management ...

Findex expands in Adelaide with Wakeful acquisition

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2026
Findex has strengthened its South Australian presence with the acquisition of Adelaide based accounting, tax and self-managed superannuation (SMSF) firm Wakeful Partners. Findex said the acquisition broadens its local advisory offering as it continues ...

FAAA calls for rethink on trust tax overhaul

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2026
The Financial Advice Association (FAAA) has urged the federal government to reconsider its proposed minimum tax on discretionary trusts, warning the reforms could impose significant costs on small businesses, financial advisers and lower income Australians ...

NSW director disqualified over $7m SMSF scam

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2026
The Federal Court has permanently disqualified former director Larry Dawson from managing corporations after finding he defrauded investors on their self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF) investments. Dawson was pulled out for his role as a sole director ...

Platforms are not solution providers: AZ NGA

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2026
AZ NGA group chief executive Paul Barrett warned platforms should stay in their lane rather than overstep to improve financial adviser productivity, reiterating that it is the advice business' responsibility to do so. Speaking at the Financial Services ...

ASIC sues First Guardian-linked auditors

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2026
ASIC has commenced proceedings against Auditeo Australia and two auditors for their involvement in the First Guardian Master Fund failure. ASIC alleges that unqualified audit reports on First Guardian and its compliance plan for the 2020 to 2024 financial ...

State Super names former super chief as chair

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2026
State Super has appointed a former superannuation chief executive as chair of its board, effective September 1. Michael Dwyer will take up the role succeeding acting chair Catherine Bolder and brings more than three decades of experience across superannuation ...

FSC calls for tougher oversight of advice licensees

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2026
The Financial Services Council ( FSC ) has called for a significant overhaul of ASIC's supervisions of financial advice licensees, arguing stronger regulatory oversight is needed to better protect consumers following recent industry failures. In a white ...

Warakirri names head of wholesale

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2026
Warakirri Asset Management has appointed a head of wholesale to lead the expansion of its market presence and relationships with consultants, key dealer groups and platforms. Emmanuel (Mani) Papakonstantinos has stepped into the role, reporting to head ...
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