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MA Financial launches $500m fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2026
MA Financial Group is bringing a new retail real estate fund to life, as it continues to increase its footprint with the acquisition of a 50% stake in a Melbourne shopping district for $327.5 million. The launch of the MA Large Format Retail Fund follows ...

Australian Ethical, Bloomberg join ASFA

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2026
Stakeholders in the superannuation industry are becoming increasingly diverse despite continued consolidation among funds, with the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) expanding its membership to include organisations spanning responsible ...

AI moves into the advice process

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2026
Financial advisers could soon spend less time piecing together clients' histories and more time acting on them, as Marloo launches an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that searches entire client books alongside new research showing consumers are increasingly ...

Taxpayers to foot Age Pension if super turned into ATM: SMC

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2026
New modelling by the Super Members Council (SMC) has shown One Nation's superannuation policy could leave taxpayers on the hook to pay up to double the amount taken out. One Nation is proposing to give Australians paying rent or a mortgage the choice ...

ASIC extends wholesale markets pact with FMSB

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2026
ASIC has extended its cooperation with the Financial Markets Standards Board (FMSB) for another three years, continuing a partnership focused on the development of global standards for fair and effective wholesale financing markets. The extension will ...

Sodor Capital plots New Zealand expansion with new hire

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2026
Australian fund distributor Sodor Capital has appointed an executive to lead its New Zealand expansion, while opening a new office in Singapore. The expansion across the Asia Pacific region follows a distribution mandate awarded to the firm from a European ...

Stay up to date with regulatory compliance at the FAAA Congress

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2026
The upcoming Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) Congress will explore ASIC's key focus for the remainder of the year, while shedding some light on the ongoing developments from the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) and ...

Fed's rate hike exacerbates Australia's outlook

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2026
The Federal Reserve has lifted its interest rate for the first time in more than three years, contributing to the ongoing adversity the global economy is facing, especially in Australia. The Fed has called a rate hike overnight, increasing the interest ...

Morningstar names APAC investment chief

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2026
Morningstar has named James Foot as the chief investment officer for the Asia Pacific (APAC) region, taking over from Matt Wacher after he finished up in the role in May. Foot returns to Morningstar after just around two years as the chief investment ...

Macquarie Asset Management launches 10th ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2026
Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) has launched a low-cost, actively managed fixed income ETF that charges a management fee of 0.09% per annum, making it the 10th strategy in its stable. The Macquarie Core Australian Bond Active ETF (ASX: MQFI) debuts ...