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Unit trusts FUM 'plateaued': Rainmaker

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2026
... through positive market returns over the 12 months to March end. In the Managed Funds Net Flows Report, which tracks 160 investment managers' performances over the period, 77 had net inflows and 83 had net outflows. The overall sample's total FUM, which ...

Bridgewest Ventures lands in Australia

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2026
... an earlier stage than what many international investors can access directly. The fund is structured as an eligible investment under New Zealand's Active Investor Plus (AIP) visa program. Companies in Bridgewest Ventures' portfolio include battery ...

Charter Hall updates FY26 guidance amid strong insto appetite

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2026
... Australia remaining a preferred destination for global capital. "Our platform scale, disciplined capital deployment and co-investment alignment continues to drive equity flows and sustained earnings growth." Looking ahead, Harrison said FY26 is set to ...

Platforms should be wary of cutting options: Experts

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
... Experts have warned that cutting too many options on platforms could restrain client choice. Speaking at the Morningstar Investment Conference 2026 in Sydney, BT Financial Group chief executive Matt Rady noted the role of platforms as a core component ...

Janus Henderson expands private credit offering

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
Janus Henderson is expanding its private credit offering across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), making two specialist strategies from recently acquired Victory Park available to regional investors. The move follows Janus Henderson's acquisition ...

ASIC backs Australia's fintech edge as AI reshapes financial services

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
... 2018. ASIC also highlighted Australia's strong track record in producing unicorn companies relative to venture capital investment levels. The regulator said the research would help inform future engagement with industry and ongoing work around structural ...

Super fund-backed AFSL adviser numbers drop: Rainmaker

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
... this shift and embedded digital advice within their member offerings, initially focusing on intra-fund needs such as investment selection, contribution optimisation, and insurance guidance. "However, given the pace and scale at which the system is growing ...

AMP new boss overhauls executive team

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
... bank division and Macquarie Bank. AMP has appointed Jackie Cleary as its new chief financial officer, hailing from investment bank Jeffries Australia where she spent nearly five years as managing director and head of financial institutions. She is officially ...

Proposed CGT reforms could upend HNW low advice demand

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
... research finds, but Labor's proposed tax reforms could change this. A survey conducted by the Stockbrokers and Investment Advisers Association (SIAA), Praemium and CoreData reveals financial advice has not kept up with the HNW population's booming ...

Feature: Private credit | The fine print

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
... the risk profile attached to it. Metrics is one of the few funds, he says, that lends across the risk spectrum from investment grade loans to riskier mezzanine debt, adding it's about helping investors understand where they sit in the capital structure. ...