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TCorp awards $1bn mandate to UK insurer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026
TCorp has awarded a $1 billion mandate to UK-based insurance specialist Hiscox Capital Partners. TCorp head of listed and unlisted asset management James Murray told Financial Standard the partnership was a strategic opportunity. "We see this as a strategic ...

Future Group invests in energy transition with fresh mandate

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026
Future Group has invested an undisclosed sum in I Squared Capital's Energy Transition Infrastructure Fund (ETIF) to fast-track its energy transition effort, while seeking exclusive opportunities outside the Australian market. ETIF supports climate change ...

Investors the biggest losers in 2026 Budget

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026
As the 2026 Budget promises "bold, broad and ambitious" tax reforms, in addition to easing cost-of-living pressures and strengthening fuel security, wealth managers decry investors and the economy will not come out on top. Last night, Treasurer Jim ...

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

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
Treasurer Jim Chalmers unveiled a new $2 billion Local Infrastructure Fund aimed at accelerating housing delivery and easing development delays. The fund will support local governments and state utilities providers in delivering essential "last mile" ...

Chalmers chooses 'hard road of reform' in Budget

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has unveiled the Federal Budget, delivering a deficit for 2026/27 of $31.5 billion, as the government prioritises reform over relief. The 2025/26 deficit came in at $28.3 billion, a far cry from the $36.8 billion that had been ...

ASX not in a rush to pick next chief executive: Chair

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
ASX chair David Clarke said the market operator does not want to rush the appointment of its next chief executive. Speaking at the Australian Shareholders' Association 2026 Investor Conference in Melbourne last week, Clarke said succession planning ...

Calls for CGT, negative gearing reforms 'unanimous': Mulino

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
Assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Daniel Mulino said changes to capital gains tax (CGT) and negative gearing - which are expected to be outlined in tonight's Federal Budget' - came about after "unanimous calls" for reform ...

Product showcase: A guaranteed future

THE FINANCIAL STANDARD TEAM  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2026
The biggest risk to retirement may not be markets, but strategies that haven't kept pace with today's needs. For financial advisers who want to stay at the leading edge, Allianz Retire+ offers a compelling solution. Retirement income products ...

Performance test reforms to curb benchmark hugging: Treasury

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026
Treasury is addressing benchmarking-hugging incentives encouraged by the superannuation performance test in a new round of consultations that aim to overhaul several "unintended consequences" it has created over the last five years. Treasury acknowledges ...

Bell Financial looks to diversify revenue, targets 'holistic' strategy

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026
Bell Financial Group (BFG) said it will continue to diversify its revenue streams to transform into a broader and more holistic wealth manager to respond to the changing structural landscape of the Australian wealth industry. It reported unaudited net ...