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Investor demand for infrastructure asset mandates intensifies: bfinance

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
A new analysis shows momentum in private market search activity for real assets, including infrastructure, remained strong among institutional investors in the first quarter of 2026, despite private markets slowdown. According to bfinance's Q1 2026 ...

Super funds get ahead of proposed minimum service standards: KPMG

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
A new report from KPMG finds superannuation funds are getting ahead for the government's proposed minimum service standards set for 2028, including embedding better accountability for service outcomes in their processes following a debacle of administration ...

QIC Ventures helps raise $25m for defence tech company

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
QIC Ventures has led the $25 million raise for homegrown defence technology manufacturer Arkeus, which can detect targets eight times further than competitors. Arkeus is used by the Australian Army and US Department of Defense, also known as the US ...

Combating modern slavery difficult but not impossible: RIAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
While it might be challenging to construct a truly modern-slavery-risk free investment portfolio, it is not impossible, a sustainability expert says, who will help wealth managers combat such risks at next week's Responsible Investment Association ...

ACCC approves Zurich's ClearView takeover

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has given Zurich Financial Services its blessing to acquire ClearView Wealth. Zurich Financial Services is offering 65 cents for each ClearView share to value the takeover at about $425 million. ...

Investors rotate into fixed income as diversification demand grows: Capital Group

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
Institutional investors are increasing allocations to fixed income and broadening exposure beyond the US as they reposition portfolios for a more volatile and fragmented macro environment, according to new research from Capital Group. The firms Fixed ...

Aussie investors entering 'regime shift': VanEck

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
The next leg of the Australian share market rally is unlikely to be driven by the major banks, according to VanEck, which warned investors may be entering a "regime shift" following this week's sharp sell-off of Commonwealth Bank. In its 2026 Australian ...

NZ Super 'accepts' court loss, updates policy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026
The Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation (Guardians), the manager of the $90 billion New Zealand Superannuation Fund, has confirmed it will not appeal a recent Judicial Review which found two of its policy documents were not formulated in accordance ...

Budget doubles down on housing supply with $2bn infrastructure push

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... more than half of first home buyers into home ownership," Chalmers said. A major early initiative was the National Housing Accord unveiled in the 2022 Federal Budget, which aimed to deliver one million new homes over five years from 2024. The Accord ...

Rest faces scrutiny over alleged super reporting error

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
Rest has come under scrutiny following claims it incorrectly reported superannuation contributions to the Australian Taxation Office for an individual who was never a member of the fund. The issue was raised publicly by financial planner Matt Marsh ...