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Insignia Financial delists from ASX

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2026
... operational expertise needed to accelerate the transformation and enable Insignia to better support members. Australia's world-class superannuation system and Insignia's scale, rich heritage and brands, including MLC, have long made the business ...

Pacific Equity Partners makes unsolicited bid for oOh!media

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2026
Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) has made an unsolicited takeover bid to acquire oOh!media for $1.40 per share. That is a premium of 64.7% from its last closing prices of $0.85 and values the media firm at around $747million. oOh!media provides outdoor ...

Core-satellite models can only be effective with purpose: Vanguard

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2026
... allocations towards alternatives remained relatively low for retail clients, as advisers were reminded to reconsider if the asset class should remain in a portfolio. Among different asset classes, cash remains elevated, averaging 21% of the fixed income ...

UBS Global Wealth Management wins mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2026
... aims to ensure strong financial stewardship that underpins the breakthroughs that improve and save lives, advancing world-class cancer research and supporting the broader medical research sector to deliver lasting impact, Pavri said. For charitable endowments ...

VanEck unveils new range of active ETFs

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2026
... Diversified High Growth Active ETF (VHGR), will be available on the ASX tomorrow. The new funds provide broadened asset class breadth access and investments beyond market beta, while leveraging institutional grade strategic asset allocations (SAA) which ...

Treasury to abolish CGT discount: Reports

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2026
The government is set to ditch the 50% capital gains tax (CGT) discount and revert to the pre-1999 system where the cost base of an asset is adjusted for inflation, according to reports. Major news outlets report that Treasury will announce the change ...

Australia attracts $18bn for CRE investments in 2025: Knight Frank

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2026
Australia continues to be an attractive market for commercial real estate globally, attracting $18 billion in investments in 2025, Knight Frank said. According to Knight Frank's The Wealth Report 2026, cross-border investment in Australian commercial ...

Why advisers should enter world of exit planning

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2026
With more Baby Boomers reaching retirement age, many business owners are urgently looking for the exit but finding they've left their planning too late. Their dilemma is a ripe opportunity for financial advisers. Speaking to Financial Standard, Exit ...

HESTA snags TelstraSuper investment leader

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2026
HESTA has appointed a new head of portfolio design, hiring TelstraSuper's acting chief investment officer. Kate Misic will join HESTA in the role on June 15. The role was vacated by Dianne Sandoval when she departed the fund in December 2025. She ...

ASIC bans another former MWL adviser

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2026
... was not in their best interests. This included recommending they invest most of their superannuation into the High Growth class and the Growth class of the Shield Master Fund (Shield) which were high risk investments, or they invest in the Balanced and ...