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Canopy Investors shuts doors, winds up fund

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2026

... Canopy Investors is shutting its doors three years since launching and is in the process of winding up its flagship Global Small & Mid Cap strategy. The Bennelong Funds Management boutique was launched in early 2023 by Magellan Financial Group veterans ...

Vanguard's oldest ETF eclipses to US$1tn in value

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2026

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has crossed the US$1 trillion mark in net asset value for the first time, becoming the first in the asset class to achieve the feat. Morningstar associate director Daniel Sotiroff said the achievement underscores the immense success ...

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2026

... institutional dealing team provides advice, idea generation, site visits and roadshows focused on resources, mining services and small- to mid-cap Western Australia industrials. The research team covers ASX-listed industrials, resources and energy companies ...

Macquarie AM launches global small caps ETF

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2026

... active ETF, expanding its existing range of active ETFs in Australia. Available today via the ASX, the Macquarie Global Small Companies Active ETF (ASX: MQXS) aims to offer Australian investors access to a broader range of businesses, sectors and sources ...

What does a world with 'zero migration' look like?

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2026

Oxford Economics has hypothesised an extreme scenario of "zero migration" globally and found while destination economies, mostly advanced, would see significant declines in output per capita, origin economies would have modest gains as retained labour ...

Small pocket of failed measures can 'blow the entire business': Anderson

MATTHEW WAI | FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026

... control measures inadequately enforced. He provided InterPrac Financial Planning as an example, where misconduct of only a small portion of advisers can be a detriment for the entire business. "There's a number of very good advisers at InterPrac ...

ASIC moves to extend managed investment scheme relief measures

VINNY VUCAGO | THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2026

... Among the instruments under review, the Horse Scheme Instrument provides conditional relief for promoters and managers for small-scale horse racing syndicates from the requirement to register as managed investment schemes, while also establishing co-regulatory ...

More advisers go self-licensed to avoid associative risks

MATTHEW WAI | THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2026

... specialised capabilities and the utilisation of innovative solutions, he added. "The modern self-license firm is not simply a small business that happens to hold an AFSL... it is about building the right operating model, knowing what should sit inside ...

'Shockproof' portfolios integrate geopolitical risks: CIO

KARREN VERGARA | THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2026

... becoming part of the new investing landscape. "It's less about thinking this is a one-off scenario with a relatively small probability of occurring. This is now almost the operating environment we have to invest in," he said. What is inevitable is ...

FAAA pushes for 'fundamental' changes to CSLR

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2026

... to how the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) is funded, arguing it would be detrimental to financial advisers and small businesses if it continues in its current form. To avoid this, the association wants the CSLR to capture managed investment ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI | 12:42PM

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI | 12:34PM

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI | 12:17PM

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA | 12:29PM

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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