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Natural capability head at QIC exits

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2026
QIC's lead for its natural capability team has left the post following a strategic review at the $135 billion institutional investment manager. Andrew Champion was appointed the principal of natural capital in November 2021 and then promoted as head ...

FinCap opens private investments menu for advisers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2026
FinCap is launching a managed account platform in June which will help wholesale investors access professionally managed private asset exposures. It has also appointed BCA Research as a research partner to support the development of asset allocation ...

ETF Shares to launch two ETFs on ASX

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2026
... launching two new ETFs, providing investors with exposure to resource and commodity companies globally, expanding its product suite to five ETFs. The ETFS Global Lithium Miners ETF (ASX: VOLT) and the ETFS Global Pure Play Copper Miners ETF (ASX: CPPR) ...

Former adviser takes on investment role

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2026
... the cloud-based advice and client engagement platform, for over four years before transitioning into the role of senior product owner, adviser at Colonial First State, developing and overseeing initiatives for its FirstNet Adviser platform. Aequitas ...

Cbus calls for mandatory insurance warnings

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2026
Cbus is urging the government to warn young workers starting out or changing jobs if their insurance safety net won't cover them when things go wrong. The call is part of the fund's submission to the federal government's superannuation advertising ...

NGS Super exec to lead Russell's super business

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2026
... company after a 19-year tenure. She became head of super in July 2025 after holding a variety of roles in strategy and product. Yates has decided to spend more time with family but will stay on until the end of May to ensure a smooth transition. Facer ...

Australians favour international equity ETFs despite conflict

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2026
... inflows during the quarter. Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares ETF (VGS) remained Australia's second-largest ETF product, with over $537 million of inflows in March. "We're also seeing continued confidence in Australian equities," Shrimski ...

ASIC reviews AFSLs over finfluencer concerns

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2026
... "Finfluencers must either hold an AFS licence or operate as an authorised representative to legally provide financial product advice or arrange for their followers to deal in financial products," Kirkland said. "When viewing financial content on social ...

Addressing modern slavery risks more critical than ever: RIAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2026
... for reporting entities under the Modern Slavery Act. The second is a mechanism for the commissioner to declare that a product, service or industry carries a high risk of modern slavery and require entities to have regard to declarations in their due ...

ASIC bans another former MWL adviser

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2026
... advice failures. In February 2024, ASIC halted new offers of investments in Shield. ASIC made interim stop orders on four product disclosure statements for Shield. In June 2024, ASIC took action to secure and preserve the assets held within Shield in ...