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LRBA ban raises questions as new details emerge

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2026
... lending is already directed toward new build residential dwellings. A new dwelling exemption would preserve this private capital contribution to housing supply at exactly the time the government is trying to build more homes. "Residential property held ...

Special Feature: Beyond safekeeping

BRENDAN SWIFT  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2026
... designated Globally Systemically Important Financial Institutions by the G20's Financial Stability Board, which imposes capital buffers and resolution planning above what domestic regulators require. But the overseas experience suggests mega-funds ...

Centuria quashes governance allegations amid fund downgrades

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2026
Centuria Capital Group (CNI) has swiftly provided a response to media reports suggesting that its exposure to the Bathla Group, a Sydney-based property constructor and developer, raised questions over its governance, following a downgrade of one of ...

La Caisse backs GO.FARM in $330m farmland push

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2026
... capability, back by data-driven insights and good science," Lenaghan said. "This partnership is built on alignment, not just capital. As global institutions seek exposure to agriculture, access to investment-grade assets remains constrained." The investment ...

GDG delivers 36% jump in FUM

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2026
... drive demand for tax-effective structures outside superannuation," GDG said. "The 2026 Federal Budget's tax reforms to capital gains, discretionary trusts and negative gearing significantly widens the pool of investors likely to consider investment bonds. ...

Macquarie chair provides 'cautious' outlook at AGM

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2026
... increased net asset valuations, favourable market movements, and positive net flows. During the quarter $4.2 billion of capital was raised, with a further $9.3 billion of positive net flows, $5.3 billion of capital was invested and $1.5 billion was divested ...

ASIC simplifies guidance to improve capital raising activity

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2026
ASIC is simplifying the sell-side regulatory guidance in a move to spike capital raising activity, in line with its simplification effort which commenced in September 2025. The proposed revamp of Regulatory Guide 264 Sell-Side Research (RG 264) is in ...

Fund managers unsure about expenditures on AI

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2026
... essential, there is no consensus on what the right level of commitment looks like in practice - and for an industry where capital allocation decisions carry significant weight, that lack of consensus carries real risk," Clearwater Analytics said. And ...

Aware Super acquires $226m real estate investment

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2026
... institutional-quality office, retail and industrial assets capable of generating resilient long-term returns. Head of investment and capital transactions Pete Carstairs said the purchase represented high-conviction investment in one of Australia's ...

FEATURE | Platforms | The investment supermarket

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2026
... While platforms can serve everyone from mum-and-dad investors to more sophisticated high-net-worth investors, all the capital is not the same. Superannuation, which accounts for around $397 billion of assets sitting across platforms, according to APRA ...