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MA Financial delivered strong third-quarter growth across lending, asset management and advisory, while warning that residential property credit conditions have forced a temporary redemption suspension. The group still expects underlying FY26 EPS to be materially higher than FY25.

TAL Daiichi Life Australia has tabled a conditional $11.80-per-share proposal to acquire the 79.5% of Challenger it does not already own. The approach arrives as Challenger reports a 52% jump in first-quarter sales, but remains non-binding and subject to due diligence, regulatory approval and a board recommendation.

Netwealth has pushed total funds under administration to a record $139.2 billion, with managed accounts driving a quarterly surge in funds under management. But the company has lowered FY27 net-flow guidance and flagged fresh investment in loss-making acquisition Paradino, while defending First Guardian-related class action proceedings.

Regal Partners lifted funds under management 2.4% to approximately $21.9 billion in the September quarter, with net inflows of about $0.7 billion. Hedge funds led fundraising, while investment performance was broadly neutral.

Australian Ethical Investment delivered record funds under management and a 29% rise in shareholder profit in FY26, despite weak performance from Australian equities and emerging companies. The ASX-listed ethical fund manager also increased its fully franked dividend and set out a growth plan centred on private markets, superannuation and technology.

Perpetual returned to statutory profitability in FY26 and lifted underlying profit and dividends, helped by Corporate Trust and cost savings. But the annual report also exposes the pressure points behind the recovery: $25.1 billion in Asset Management outflows, a $63.5 million TSW impairment and an uncertain Wealth Management sale.

Netwealth Group posted record FY26 revenue of $391 million, up 21%, with adjusted net profit rising 16.2% to $135.4 million after excluding $105 million in First Guardian compensation. The company declared a fully franked 21-cent final dividend, maintaining a 9.1% increase in total dividends.

Australian Ethical Investment Ltd posted record FY26 results with a 29% rise in net profit after tax and funds under management reaching $14.5 billion, driven by strong superannuation inflows and growth in private markets.

Regal Partners has reported a doubling of normalised NPAT to at least $90 million for 1H26, driven by record performance fees and strong net inflows. Funds under management climbed 6% to $21.4 billion, underpinned by robust demand across hedge funds and credit strategies.

Netwealth Group posts a record $135.7 billion in funds under administration for FY26, driven by strong net flows and platform enhancements despite short-term geopolitical jitters.

Australian Ethical reached a new record of $14.5 billion funds under management at June 30, 2026, driven by strong superannuation inflows and strategic investments amid challenging market conditions.

GQG Partners reported a decline in funds under management to USD 156 billion as of June 30, 2026, driven by net outflows of USD 15.1 billion in the first half of the year. Positive investment returns partially offset the outflows, but strategies underperformed benchmarks over the period.