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AFM, PGIM announce exit from Qld retirement village developer

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
... Aura via its Real Estate Private Equity series and will be making a "significant return" of capital and profits to its investors, with distribution to date representing about 50% of its Australian Diversified Property Fund 1 (ADPF1) capital. The PGIM ...

Vanguard launches three new funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
Vanguard is giving Australian investors access to US equity markets with the launch of three S&P 500 Index funds. The Vanguard S&P 500 US Shares Index ETF (ASX: V500) is an unhedged ETF; the Vanguard S&P 500 US Shares Index (Hedged) ETF (ASX: V5AH) ...

Vanguard pays $40m in ESG antitrust lawsuit

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
... of the settlement, Vanguard has agreed to make the strongest passivity commitments in the industry and to empower its investors with proxy voting - a first for the industry," Texas attorney general Ken Paxton said, despite Vanguard's Investor Choice ...

Financial services' gender pay gap improves at 21.4%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
... financial services, superannuation and insurance based on average total remuneration. They are namely Goldman Sachs, IFM Investors, Bell Potter Securities, Evans and Partners, LGT Crestone Wealth Management and Morgan Stanley Investment Management, which ...

MIS review ignores key issues: FAAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
... place," the FAAA said. The current review seeks to improve the governance and oversight of registered MISs used by retail investors, particularly how ASIC's role in this can be better. Chalmers copped criticism last December for sitting on MIS reform ...

Structural headwinds driving Australian capital offshore: Redican

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
Structural impediments in the local economy are making offshore investments more appealing for Australian investors, according to NSW Treasury Corporation chief economist Brian Redican. Speaking on the 2026 Financial Standard Economic Outlook webinar ...

Silvercrest AM expands into Australia, launches fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
... States, an office in Singapore, and team members based in Europe. It offers a suite of equity strategies to institutional investors and provides traditional and alternative investment advisory and family office services to wealthy families. As of 30 ...

MA Financial to realise $20m on aged care facility sale

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026
ASX-listed MA Financial Group will sell the sole asset of its MA Aged Care Fund, delivering investors almost threefold returns. MA Financial has signed an agreement to sell Infinite Care to Anglicare Sydney for an undisclosed sum. It is due to be completed ...

Former IFM executives branch out, launch Black Kite Partners

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026
Three former IFM Investors executives have launched Black Kite Partners, a private equity investment manager with backing from Scarcity Partners. Last October, IFM announced it was dumping its private equity strategy to prioritise global investments ...

US and Israel strike Iran: What it means for investors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026
... expansion, driven by AI-related investment, resilient tech exports, and healthy domestic demand." Shah said it is important investors avoid making dramatic portfolio shifts in response. "While our constructive medium-term macro outlook remains intact ...