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Investment

Boman Group scores licence to expand China investments

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2025
Melbourne-based Boman Group has been granted the Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor (QFII) licence by the China Securities Regulatory Commission, which will help it to expand its direct investments in China.

EWM to buy three advice firms

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2025
EWM will become a 'super firm' upon the completion of three acquisitions.

VanEck launches fixed-rate subordinated debt ETF

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2025
VanEck will launch a fixed-rate subordinated debt ETF on the ASX on December 12.

AMP launches new series of funds

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2025
AMP has launched a new suite of investment solutions in partnership with Dimensional and SouthPeak.

Brookfield, GIC seal $4bn National Storage REIT acquisition

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2025
National Storage REIT (NSR) has agreed to the takeover bid by Brookfield Asset Management and GIC for $2.86 cash per stapled security.

Datt Capital opens small cap fund to retail investors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2025
Datt Capital has expanded access to its high conviction small cap strategy with a retail friendly version of its previously wholesale-only fund.

Stafford Capital establishes $1.8bn forestry fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2025
Stafford Capital Partners has established the $1.8 billion Stafford International Timberland Continuation Fund by rolling up three of its existing core forestry funds.

Morningstar moves to pay-for-play model

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2025
Morningstar will offer issuer-initiated ratings in Australia starting June 2026, under which fund managers and financial product issuers will pay a fee to the research house for a rating.

MSCI launches index combining public and private equity investments

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2025
MSCI has launched the innovative MSCI All Country Public + Private Equity Index framework.

The shifting role of custodians in the financial ecosystem: ACSA

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2025
ASCA launched a white paper detailing the changing role and expectations of custodians within the financial services ecosystem.