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K2 AM to close small cap ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2026
K2 Asset Management (KAM) is shutting its small cap ETF for failing to achieve sufficient scale after nearly 11 years. The K2 Australian Small Cap Hedge Fund Complex ETF (ASX: KSM) is winding down with the last trading day set for May 15. Incepted on ...

Smart beta ETF inflows on track to hit $10bn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2026
Australian-traded smart beta ETFs have continued to scale rapidly, with funds under management rising from $20.7 billion at the end of 2023 to $30.8 billion at the end of 2024, before reaching $41.6 billion by March 2026, according to Betashares. Betashares ...

Brookfield sells minority La Trobe stake for $3bn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2026
Brookfield's private equity business has sold its significant minority stake in La Trobe Financial to Asia-focused private equity investment manager Axight for $3 billion. Brookfield owned La Trobe Financial since May 2022 and will remain the majority ...

Aussie private credit shows strength, lures offshore investors: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2026
A new report reveals the strength of Australia's private credit sector compared to global markets, which is attracting substantial offshore capital, particularly from high-net-worth individuals, family offices and insurance companies. This is according ...

More M&A amid AI buildouts, heightened costs: Fidelity International

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2026
M&A activity will continue to ramp up across most sectors as businesses look to capitalise on artificial intelligence (AI) buildouts while sustaining higher operational costs, a new survey found. Fidelity International's annual Analyst Survey 2026 ...

Rest strengthens investment approach, digital member services

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2026
Rest is bolstering its total portfolio approach with a new mandate, while appointing an executive to help grow its digital member services. Rest will implement UK-based Rimes' total portfolio view capability through its investment platform, Matrix ...

NZ Super Fund in court defeat over human rights issues

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2026
New Zealand's High Court has ruled against the nation's super fund, finding some of its policies are "unreasonable and unlawful" in regards to how it treats companies accused of human rights breaches. The Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) ...

FSC ups expectations on platform trustees' governance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2026
A new standard from the Financial Services Council aims to strengthen governance practices across superannuation platforms, including limiting unadvised members to simpler investments, enhancing due diligence of options, and greater oversight of advisers ...

AllianceBernstein debuts second active ETF

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2026
AllianceBernstein (AB) launched the AB Global Strategic Core Equities Fund - Active ETF on Cboe Australia. The fund offers investors access to global markets via a more defensive approach while still achieving long-term outperformance, AB said. The ...

Advice book valuations stagnate despite demand

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2026
Depending on the type of business they want to do, financial advisers looking to inorganically grow their client base will have to pay slightly more for a book now, but valuations have stalled overall, according to Radar Results. In its latest price ...