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MPC Markets partners with HeirWealth

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2026
MPC Markets has selected HeirWealth Atlas to power the portfolio reporting capabilities within its Mosaic client platform.

MUFG scores administration mandate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2026
MUFG Retirement Solutions has secured a mandate to provide administration services to an Australian super fund.

Unit trusts FUM 'plateaued': Rainmaker

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2026
Rainmaker Information's latest data highlights that despite a 13% annual growth in FUM across all managed funds, unit trusts only made gains through positive market returns over the 12 months to March end.

Bridgewest Ventures lands in Australia

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2026
Kiwi venture capital firm Bridgewest Ventures has scored an AFSL to expand in Australia, hoping to win over family offices, wealth advisers and institutional investors with a new fund.

Charter Hall updates FY26 guidance amid strong insto appetite

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2026
Charter Hall group has updated its FY26 guidance, increasing security value based on strong performances from its institutional property funds management platform.

Platforms should be wary of cutting options: Experts

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
Experts have warned that cutting too many options on platforms could restrain client choice.

Janus Henderson expands private credit offering

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
Janus Henderson is expanding its private credit offering across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), making two specialist strategies from recently acquired Victory Park available to regional investors.

Feature: Private credit | The fine print

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
Private credit has had a tough start to the year - rattled by global headlines, spooked investors and regulators with questions. But is it all bad? Riddhima Talwani explores.

Aware Super dashboard not flashing red just yet

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
Aware Super said it will only reposition its portfolio if it sees a higher probability of some of the worst-case scenarios playing out in the Middle East conflict.

Macquarie shareholders question its climate change commitment

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026
Macquarie Group shareholders are questioning if the investment giant is still committed to aligning its finances with the goal of net zero by 2050 and if so, how it plans to assess its fossil fuel financing activity for compliance.