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VFMC names head of portfolio strategy

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
... head of portfolio strategy and asset allocation on a permanent basis. KC took over the role for an interim term in July last year following the departure of VFMC's head of portfolio strategy and asset allocation Leanne Taylor. He has been working ...

ASIC bans another MWL adviser

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
... ban was put in place. He's also previously been licensed through Arthur J. Gallagher, and My Dedicated Advisory with almost year-long breaks between authorisations. ASIC has banned several former MWL financial advisers for inappropriate advice provided ...

Coinbase receives AFSL, plans product expansion

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
Coinbase Australia, a subsidiary of Coinbase Global, has been granted an Australian financial services licence (AFSL), as the crypto exchange looks to expand into traditional financial products leveraging digital asset infrastructure. Shortly after ...

Australian Ethical launches climate-focused private markets fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
... capital and climate tech assets. The fund aims to deliver 11-13% in returns per annum after fees and expenses over a seven-year period whilst providing quarterly liquidity, the ethical investment manager said. It is an open-ended fund that blends investments ...

Treasury opens CSLR funding, sustainability consultation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
... designed to compensate victims must be sustainable. "Right now, the CSLR is constantly running out of money, and almost a year after the government announced a post-implementation review, it still has no credible plan to stabilise the scheme. Once again ...

Viridian targets double-digit growth

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
... clear that growth is an objective of ours. And if you look historically, we've delivered a growth rate not far off 20% year on year," Shahien said. "Naturally as a business grows, it becomes more challenging to grow at those sorts of rates without ...

AQR picks SG Hiscock & Company as distribution partner

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2026
... may help bolster investor portfolios - especially in times of market volatility." The fund returned 28% p.a. in the last year versus the Bloomberg AusBond Bank Bill Index's 3.8% p.a. Over a 10-year period, it made 4.6% p.a. in net returns against ...

Challenger injects $3.7bn in BOQ, bolsters private credit book

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2026
... customers from the partnership, and all new customer relationships will be managed by BOQ," the bank said. In its 2026 half-year results, Challenger flagged it would scale its private credit origination capabilities, establishing a platform to help originate ...

Calm urged as global markets look 'increasingly unstable'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2026
... bounce back. This could potentially cost tens of thousands of dollars at retirement." Blakey added the super fund began the year with a cautious outlook, saying it has a well-diversified portfolio was built for resilience during periods of market volatility. ...

Canadian pension fund backs NEXTDC

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2026
... funding. It operates 17 data centres and reported capital expenditure of around $1.3 billion in the first half of the financial year in the development of centres across Sydney, Melbourne and Kuala Lumpur. NEXTDC said backing by La Caisse reflected the ...