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Women to drive tailored advice demand: State Street

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2026
Women are expected to inherit an estimated $3.2 trillion over the next decade, creating demand for tailored advice, legacy planning and retirement income design, State Street Investment Management said. State Street's first module of Reimagining Retirement ...

AGP, Muzinich & Co. debut private credit ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2026
Muzinich & Co. and AGP Investment Management debuted an actively managed private credit ETF on the ASX today. The Muzinich BDC Income Fund - Active ETF (BDCI) offers exposure to US-listed business development companies (BDCs) operating in the middle-market ...

Count expands national advice footprint with $72m takeover

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2026
Count Financial is set to acquire a financial advice, investments and accounting business with 14 locations across the east coast of Australia. The acquisition of Oracle Advisory Group will strengthen Count's platform for future growth, enhancing its ...

Capstone launches back office service for self-licensed advisers

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2026
Capstone Financial Planning is launching a new business, focused on supporting self-licensed businesses to run and manage their own Australian financial services licence (AFSL). CapBack Licensee Solutions provides full support to self-licensed advisers ...

Iran conflict exposes 'fault line' in Australian equities: VanEck

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2026
The conflict in Iran has exposed a "fault line" in Australian equities, with some of the ASX's biggest names driving an outsized share of losses, according to VanEck Asia Pacific chief executive Arian Neiron. Neiron said the sell-off is a reminder that ...

Cbus Property appoints new chief executive

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2026
Cbus Property has announced deputy chief executive Chris Kakoufas will officially take on the top job, replacing Adrian Pozzo who is stepping down after 24 years with the business. Cbus Property said Kakoufas is stepping into the position following ...

IP Group launches $50m cleantech fund with CEFC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2026
IP Group, which is backed by Hostplus, has launched the IP Group Climate Catalyst Fund alongside the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC). The fund will help scale Australian technologies that can decarbonise hard-to-abate industries, targeting a ...

Fiducian to pay $7.3m greenwashing fine

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2026
Fiducian Group will pay $7.3 million for making false and misleading statements about the socially responsible and ethical nature of its Diversified Social Aspirations Fund (DSAF). Subsidiary Fiducian Investment Management Services (FIMS) entered into ...

TPB consults on AI usage rules

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2026
The Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) has proposed new artificial intelligence (AI) usage rules for tax practitioners while providing tax agent services. The TPB has released draft guidance and is seeking feedback until April 21. Some of the core obligations ...

APRA launches 'advanced illiquidity premium' to capital framework reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2026
APRA has finalised its changes to longevity products' capital framework that will impact annuities and retirement income products, namely introducing the "advanced illiquidity premium" (AILP). After consulting with the industry, APRA released its ...