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QIC faces heat over aviation firefighting asset privatisation

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026
... decisions on mutual aid to other emergency services are made. UFUAV, representing aviation fire fighters, has called on major industry superannuation funds and their affiliated unions to scrutinise whether members' retirement savings could be funding ...

Betashares debuts Australia's first space ETF

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2026
... such as Rocket Lab, AST SpaceMobile, EchoStar, Planet Labs and Firefly Aerospace. It said it will also target fast entry of major initial public offerings (IPOs) in the index, including the upcoming listing of SpaceX. Betashares chief executive Alex ...

Major UK pension reforms passed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2026
... of multiple pension pots. The Pension Schemes Bill was passed into law on Wednesday, which will kickstart one of the most major reform packages seen in the UK's pension system. The primary reform is the introduction of a Value for Money framework which ...

Insignia Financial delists from ASX

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2026
Insignia Financial is officially going private, set to delist from the ASX at market close today after it was acquired by CC Capital. "We are pleased to complete the acquisition of Insignia, one of Australia's most established wealth management ...

ART makes $500m investment in Dexus

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2026
... was made by Australian Retirement Trust (ART). The investment from ART is the first through a capital partnership with the major Australian superannuation fund. The remaining $100 million represents investments from a combination of existing and new ...

Natural capability head at QIC exits

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2026
... based in London, and Lindsay Scully, based in New York, were promoted from principal after originating and executing several major deals. The pair oversees deployment of capital as the Queensland government-backed fund expands its global infrastructure ...

'Beware the predictions of political experts': UniSuper

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2026
... said that while there have been some ups and down associated with the conflict, he said this is another situation where a major geopolitical event has not translated into a lasting negative impact on the share market. "In fact, I would suggest that fear ...

Treasury to abolish CGT discount: Reports

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2026
... discount and revert to the pre-1999 system where the cost base of an asset is adjusted for inflation, according to reports. Major news outlets report that Treasury will announce the change in the Budget, which will take place on May 12. The AFR states ...

Technical glitch hits Team Super investment switches

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2026
... increased third-party and concentration risk, data security and privacy concerns." This came off the back of UniSuper's major systems outage with members unable to log in to access account balances and services. Members were also blocked form using ...

Australia attracts $18bn for CRE investments in 2025: Knight Frank

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2026
... ($20.6bn) and France ($20.3bn). Out of the $17.9 billion, Sydney attracted almost half ($8.8bn), coming in behind other major cities like London metro ($13.4bn), Tokyo ($11.1bn) and Paris ($10.2bn). South Korea and the US accounted for the largest share ...