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Betashares invests in AUD-backed stablecoin

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2026
Betashares has made a minority strategic investment in Macropod - a licensed issuer of an Australian dollar-backed stablecoin. Betashares made the investment alongside global and regional digital asset companies, including Galaxy Digital, Flowdesk ...

BlackRock caps outflows on US$27bn private credit fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2026
BlackRock has capped redemptions on its private credit fund HPS Corporate Lending Fund (HLEND), imposing the 5% limit after investors sought to yank out US$1.2 billion. Subsidiary HPS Investments Partners, which BlackRock acquired in 2024 for US$12 ...

Major super reforms cost members $670m in death benefits: ASFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026
The Protecting Your Super Package (PYS) and the Putting Members' Interests First (PMIF) reforms result in $670 million in foregone death benefits each year, new research from the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) shows. Seven ...

Former Tyndall managers to run Bell's first Aussie equities strategy

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
Following its official closure on February 27, three former Tyndall Asset Management portfolio managers will establish an Australian equities function at Bell Asset Management. Bell Asset Management has appointed Tim Johnston, James Nguyen and Scott ...

AFCA membership extended for Shield, First Guardian-linked firms

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) has suspended expelling members in liquidation linked to the collapse of the Shield Master Fund and First Guardian Master Fund. This means United Global Capital (UGC) and Next Generation Advice, which ...

Macquarie AM to deliver over 100MW in South Korea

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
... said. Meanwhile, Gabia, supported by its subsidiary KINX, will manage end-to-end service operations such as data centre design, network buildout, operations and maintenance, and customer acquisition. MAM took part in several digital infrastructure deals ...

Vanguard launches three new funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
Vanguard is giving Australian investors access to US equity markets with the launch of three S&P 500 Index funds. The Vanguard S&P 500 US Shares Index ETF (ASX: V500) is an unhedged ETF; the Vanguard S&P 500 US Shares Index (Hedged) ETF (ASX: V5AH) ...

TAL to create Pathways for simpler mental health claims

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
... designed with customers to better support navigation, choice and engagement. Meanwhile, Workcom and TAL will lead Pathways' design, development and roll-out to TAL customers, noting that the timely support with consistent and structured information may ...

MLC completes full Retirement Boost rollout for advisers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026
MLC Expand has rolled out the retirement phase of its Retirement Boost offering announced last year. It had soft launched the product's saving phase in August in partnership with TAL and Challenger. Advisers can now recommend MLC Retirement Boost ...

Former IFM executives branch out, launch Black Kite Partners

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026
Three former IFM Investors executives have launched Black Kite Partners, a private equity investment manager with backing from Scarcity Partners. Last October, IFM announced it was dumping its private equity strategy to prioritise global investments ...