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Australians favour international equity ETFs despite conflict

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2026
... International Shares ETF (VGS) remained Australia's second-largest ETF product, with over $537 million of inflows in March. "We're also seeing continued confidence in Australian equities," Shrimski said. "VAS remains a core holding for many investors ...

Prime Super awards mandate to boutique manager

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2026
... overlooked due to short term concerns or the pursuit of popular trends. Prime Super has made several changes recently. In March it announced it was ending its long-standing relationship with PATRIZIA, appointing Frontier Advisors as its new asset consultant ...

Perpetual AUM falls by $8.3bn in March quarter

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2026
... was pleased to have announced the sale of Perpetual's wealth management business to Bain Capital, which was announced in March. "Subject to the satisfaction of conditions precedent, the sale is expected to complete later this calendar year, and we are ...

HUB24 sees $4bn net inflows, advances HTFS takeover

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2026
... year-on-year growth in retail net inflows, with institutional flows impacted by a one-off outflow from an institutional client in March," HUB24 said. During the quarter, 37 new licensee agreements were signed and the total number of advisers using the ...

ASIC issues roadmap for digital assets law reform

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2026
... including through regular Fintech Liaison Meetings. An industry advisory group will also be established, as announced in March 2026. ASIC will also use this time to consult with industry on regulatory guidance and operational standards, which will be ...

Nearly $12bn leaves Challenger in March quarter

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2026
Challenger saw $11.7 billion leave its funds management business in the third quarter, of which $3.4 billion came from negative market movements driven by the Middle East conflict. The lion's share of $8 billion were net outflows while the balance of ...

Insignia Financial shareholders approve takeover

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
... Brookfield Capital Partners dropped out after making a single offer in February of the same year. APRA greenlit the takeover in March 2026 and the Foreign Investment Review Board granted its approval last week.

Spheria launches active ETF for small caps fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
... dominated by defensive and counter-cyclical exposures, with sharp rally in crude oil lifting commodity-focused funds. In March, the Australian ETF industry recorded "very strong" net inflows of $5.6 billion. Despite this, market movements pushed FUM ...

NZ Super chair's term extended by two years

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2026
... will continue to chair the Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation for a further two years, following his appointment in March 2024. His term will now conclude in October 2028. Announcing the reappointment today, New Zealand Finance Minister Nicola Willis ...

Global recession a 'real possibility': UniSuper

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2026
... send it to us when they might be facing shortages themselves," Colosimo said. While the Australian markets were down 8% in March, the US was down 5%. Europe fell by 8%, while Japan and India were down by more than 11%. "I think a big part of it is the ...