Acclaim Wealth appoints Tony Smith as Head of Distribution

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Acclaim Wealth has appointed experienced financial services executive Tony Smith as Head of Distribution, as the specialist wealth platform continues to invest in growth and strengthen its national adviser offering.... Read more continue reading

Integro Private Wealth strengthens WA presence through Coastline Private Wealth merger

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Integro Private Wealth (Integro) has announced its merger with Western Australian advice firm Coastline Private Wealth, strengthening its presence across WA and creating a specialist risk division within its broader... Read more continue reading

LGT Wealth Management accelerates Sydney growth with five senior adviser appointments

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LGT Wealth Management Australia (LGTWM) has expanded its Sydney private client advisory team with the appointment of five senior investment advisers. Michael Marr, Sean Carroll, Seamus Quick, Stephen Cabot and... Read more continue reading

Managed portfolios are rapidly becoming ‘the default operating system’ for advice businesses today

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Managed portfolios have evolved from an efficiency tool into the default operating system for advice businesses today, with advisers increasingly adopting them to improve governance, scale their businesses and deliver... Read more continue reading

MLC doubles down on retirement with latest brand campaign rollout

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MLC has launched the second phase of its retirement-focused brand campaign, encouraging Australians to see how having a plan can help them build a glorious retirement. The new campaign continues... Read more continue reading

Infocus appoints Darren Smith as Head of Practice Growth to accelerate adviser success

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Infocus Wealth Management has appointed experienced business adviser, executive and advice business owner Darren Smith as its new Head of Practice Growth, reinforcing the firm’s commitment to helping financial advisers... Read more continue reading

Peter Kell appointed to lead 2026 independent review of BCCC

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The Banking Code Compliance Committee (BCCC), the independent body responsible for monitoring banks’ compliance with the Banking Code of Practice, has appointed Peter Kell to conduct an independent review of... Read more continue reading

Perennial to close specialist responsible investment funds

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Perennial Partners has announced that its three specialist responsible investment funds – the Perennial Better Future Trust, the Perennial Better Future Active ETF and the Melior Australian Impact Fund –... Read more continue reading

Weekly economic and market update – week ending 4 September, 2026

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Investment markets and key developments Global share markets were mixed over the last week not helped by worries about rising oil prices and rising bond yields. US shares managed a... Read more continue reading

MLC Expand launches myGov guides to help advisers access critical super information

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MLC Expand, one of Australia’s largest and fastest growing super and retirement platforms, has launched a suite of practical myGov guides to help financial advisers find key super information and... Read more continue reading