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Insignia Financial delists from ASX

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2026
Insignia Financial is officially going private, set to delist from the ASX at market close today after it was acquired by CC Capital. "We are pleased to complete the acquisition of Insignia, one of Australia's most established wealth management ...

Canada launches first sovereign wealth fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2026
The Canada Strong Fund will invest in nation-building projects, with a seed investment from the Canadian government of $25 billion. It will also launch a retail investment product. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the launch of the Canada ...

VanEck unveils new range of active ETFs

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2026
VanEck has created the Core+ ETF range, launching three new ETFs to provide investors and advisers access to smart beta and active strategies spanning Australian and international equities, fixed income and real assets. The Core+ suite, which consists ...

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 ...

'Beware the predictions of political experts': UniSuper

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2026
UniSuper chief investment officer John Pearce said despite market and oil price volatility because of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, US exceptionalism is not dead yet. Pearce said that while there have been some ups and down associated with ...

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 ...

Australians favour international equity ETFs despite conflict

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2026
Australians continued to favour international equity ETFs in the first quarter of 2026, investing $6.9 billion in the category despite escalating tensions in the Middle East. ASX-listed ETFs reached record flows of $15.2 billion in the first quarter ...

Government aims to 're-make' NDIS, redirect funding to aged care

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2026
Speaking at the National Press Club on Wednesday, minister for health and ageing Mark Butler said he will soon introduce a bill to ensure the sustainability of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), seeing about 160,000 recipients' entitlements ...

Future Fund names new investment chief

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2026
Future Fund has appointed Richard Brandweiner as its new chief investment officer, effective 1 July 2026. Brandweiner was previously chief executive of Pendal Group from 2018 to 2023. Prior to that he was chief investment officer of First State Super ...

BUSSQ to roll out personalised investment solution

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2026
BUSSQ is introducing a new offering to members that will enable them to design their investment strategy how they see fit. The new Foundation + Flex solution is BUSSQ's version of the 'Core and Satellite' approach, it explained, saying it provides flexibility ...