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Active ETFs drew unprecedented flows in 2025: Morningstar

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
Active ETFs recorded unprecedented flows in the fourth quarter of 2025, amassing almost $3 billion in new money. For the full year the segment jumped to $7.8 billion, rising from $5 billion in 2024. Morningstar's review of the industry found flows into ...

GDP rise is 'good news that's actually bad news'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
Australian gross domestic product (GDP) rose 0.8% in the December quarter 2025 and 2.6% compared to a year ago, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). "There was broad based economic growth in the quarter, with rises observed in a large ...

Big super to work with Canadian counterparts to drive investment

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
Australia's industry super funds and a raft of Canadian pension funds will work together to boost investment in their respective regions. A memorandum of understanding has been signed as part of the Canadian-Australian Pension Funds Investment Initiative ...

Macquarie AM to deliver over 100MW in South Korea

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) will help to develop a hyperscale data centre platform in South Korea to produce over 100 megawatts (MW) of capacity across the nation in the coming years. The announcement follows Macquarie's acquisition of Hanam Data ...

Vanguard pays $40m in ESG antitrust lawsuit

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
... settlement Vanguard cannot direct its portfolio companies' business strategies, threaten to divest a company if it does not act as desired by Vanguard, or nominate directors or shareholder proposals to portfolio companies. It also cannot solicit ...

Financial services' gender pay gap improves at 21.4%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
... on the small improvement this year, Wooldridge said the publication of employer gender pay gaps has motivated employers to act on gender equality after progress had previously stalled. "Many employers have told us publishing their information has helped ...

TAL to create Pathways for simpler mental health claims

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
A new digital platform named Pathways will be developed by TAL, the Digital Health Cooperative Research Centre (DHCRC), University of Sydney, and Workcom to improve the experience of making an income protection claims for mental health reasons. The ...

Life insurer sanctioned for invalid access to customer information

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
The Life Insurance Code Compliance Committee (Life CCC) has sanctioned a life insurer for collecting customers' medical information without valid medical authority for four years. According to the committee, the unnamed insurer collected medical information ...

AFCA expands C-suite with three hires

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) has announced three new C-suite appointments. In two newly created roles, Deborah Jenkins has been appointed chief customer officer and Stevie-Ann Dovico has been appointed chief technology officer. ...

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 ...