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ETF home bias more prominent amid global unrest: BlackRock

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2026
... International Shares ETF (VGS) at approximately $505 million. Year to date inflows for both index funds sit at approximately $1.3 billion.

Pepper Money rejects Challenger's bid

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2026
... commercial real estate and novated leases in Australia. In New Zealand it offers residential home loans. Pepper Money had $20.1 billion in assets under management (AUM) at the end of June 2025.

U Ethical chief executive departs, successor named

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2026
... capability, ensuring product market fit, and expanding distribution in a disciplined way." To date, U Ethical has some $1.5 billion in funds under management, contributing nearly $70 million since 1995 to support a diverse range of community initiatives ...

Australia finalises 'landmark' trade agreement with European Union

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2026
... medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Australia to have better access to European government contracts, worth around $845 billion annually. "Australian service providers will have greater market access to the European Union, including in financial services ...

Prime Super closes two options

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2026
... December, MFS Investment Management won the contract to manage an active global fixed income strategy on behalf of the $9 billion super fund.

FEATURE | Regulation: Picking up the pieces

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
... the 11,000 ASIC estimates to have been the victim of either the First Guardian or Shield collapse, amounting to about $1 billion in superannuation savings. At the time of writing, Macquarie Investment Management and Netwealth have returned $300 million ...

Fink doubles down on private markets ambitions

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
... executive Larry Fink is doubling down on private markets' golden run, predicting the fund manager will raise US$400 billion of these assets by 2030. BlackRock aims to tap investments in infrastructure, private credit and alternatives to back its ...

Aware Super appoints head of private equity

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
... Super's global private equity strategy, overseeing portfolio construction, performance and risk across the fund's $11 billion private equity portfolio. Satchcroft joined Aware Super in April 2023 as portfolio manager, private equity, and was ...

APRA greenlights Insignia Financial takeover

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2026
... shareholders vote in favour of the takeover at the scheme meeting on April 13. Under the deal, CC Capital Partners will pay $3.3 billion for Insignia Financial, giving each shareholder $4.80 per share. When the deed was signed in July 2025, Insignia ...

Platform funds, mega funds to dominate: Mercer

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2026
A new Mercer report predicts platform funds, with a median $250,000 balance, and mega funds, with over $100 billion in assets, will dominate the superannuation landscape and overtake the 'retail versus industry fund' debate. The 2026 Mercer Shaping ...