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NZ Super 'accepts' court loss, updates policy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026
The Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation (Guardians), the manager of the $90 billion New Zealand Superannuation Fund, has confirmed it will not appeal a recent Judicial Review which found two of its policy documents were not formulated in accordance ...

Australian ETF market surges to record $346bn

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026
Australia's exchange traded fund industry has climbed to a record $346 billion in assets under management after posting one of its strongest monthly gains on record in April. New data from Betashares showed the local ETF market grew by $16.6 billion ...

Aussie active equity managers lack persistent outperformance: SPIVA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026
Australian active equity fund managers struggle to persistently outperform in the medium term as those that shone four years ago failed to triumph in 2025, the new SPIVA Australia persistence scorecard reveals. Among the Australian equity funds that ...

TCorp awards $1bn mandate to UK insurer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026
... Re encompassing insurance-linked securities. Within the Australian market, its other large institutional partner is Future Fund. This comes after TCorp released its half-yearly budget review earlier this year outlining the NSW government's strategy ...

Future Fund executive departs after 10 years

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026
Future Fund executive director, investment capability and intelligence, Joel Grant has stepped away from Australia's sovereign wealth fund to launch Jolly Rambler. "Having worked at the intersection of investment governance and technology, I see ...

Former adviser jailed over $2m SMSF investment scheme

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026
Former financial services director Ashley Arandez has been sentenced to five and a half years imprisonment after admitting to dishonest conduct, operating an unlicensed financial services business and dealing with proceeds of crime tied to $1.97 million ...

Future Group invests in energy transition with fresh mandate

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026
Future Group has invested an undisclosed sum in I Squared Capital's Energy Transition Infrastructure Fund (ETIF) to fast-track its energy transition effort, while seeking exclusive opportunities outside the Australian market. ETIF supports climate change ...

Investors the biggest losers in 2026 Budget

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026
... facilitate community consultation on the reforms. To encourage investment in startups, the government will adjust asset and fund size caps for venture capital to compensate for inflation since they were last set, starting July 2027. For small businesses ...

Foreign investors housing ban extended

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... directly support housing supply. Alongside the tax measures, the government unveiled a new $2 billion Local Infrastructure Fund to help finance critical enabling infrastructure. The Local Infrastructure Fund aims to support up to 65,000 homes over 10 ...

ASIC to receive $10m in FY27 to improve MIS supervision

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... government fast-track long-promised reforms to help Australians to get more safe guidance and advice from their own super fund - those tools are crucial to keep consumers safe from predatory social media clickbait ads like those that targeted the Shield ...