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MAX Awards 2026 finalists revealed

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2026
Voting is now open for the 2026 Financial Standard MAX Awards. The finalists for the 2026 MAX Awards have been selected across 19 categories. The MAX (Marketing, Advertising and Sales Excellence) Awards shine a light on individuals and teams excelling ...

ASIC to refresh financial market infrastructure guides

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2026
ASIC is updating its regulatory guides to reflect recent reforms to financial market infrastructure (FMI) rules and is seeking industry feedback. The FMI reforms affect three ASIC regulatory guides that are up for review, following the introduction ...

ASIC issues roadmap for digital assets law reform

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2026
ASIC said it will be issuing new regulatory guidance and set out certain operations standards as it prepares to implement new laws which will bring digital asset platforms (DAPs) and tokenised custody platforms (TCPs) under the financial services licensing ...

Global X to expand product suite with three new ETFs

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2026
Global X has told Financial Standard it is launching three new ETFs this year, including one focussing on space technology. Global X said both the Global X Space Tech ETF and the Global X S&P World Natural Resources ETF are on track to launch this year ...

Future Fund defends itself over staff exits

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2026
Australia's sovereign wealth fund has released a statement after reports alleging chief executive Raphael Arndt's leadership style may be forcing staff out the door. A report in the Australian Financial Review suggested some employees have described ...

Chalmers says Budget 'hostage' to Middle East conflict

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2026
Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the government is working to "strike the right balance" in the May Federal Budget despite pressures to the economy from the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Speaking in Washington DC, Chalmers said the Budget has been ...

K2 AM to close small cap ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2026
K2 Asset Management (KAM) is shutting its small cap ETF for failing to achieve sufficient scale after nearly 11 years. The K2 Australian Small Cap Hedge Fund Complex ETF (ASX: KSM) is winding down with the last trading day set for May 15. Incepted on ...

Smart beta ETF inflows on track to hit $10bn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2026
Australian-traded smart beta ETFs have continued to scale rapidly, with funds under management rising from $20.7 billion at the end of 2023 to $30.8 billion at the end of 2024, before reaching $41.6 billion by March 2026, according to Betashares. Betashares ...

Brookfield sells minority La Trobe stake for $3bn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2026
Brookfield's private equity business has sold its significant minority stake in La Trobe Financial to Asia-focused private equity investment manager Axight for $3 billion. Brookfield owned La Trobe Financial since May 2022 and will remain the majority ...

More M&A amid AI buildouts, heightened costs: Fidelity International

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2026
M&A activity will continue to ramp up across most sectors as businesses look to capitalise on artificial intelligence (AI) buildouts while sustaining higher operational costs, a new survey found. Fidelity International's annual Analyst Survey 2026 ...