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Executive appointments
JANA appoints inaugural chief investment officer
5 min |
May 18, 2026
Financial Standard
IFM bid 'exploitative'
Atlas Arteria has recommended shareholders reject IFM's hostile takeover bid, calling it \"too low, opportunistic and highly conditional\".
1 min |
May 18, 2026
Financial Standard
TelstraSuper falls foul of IDR
TelstraSuper failed to respond to many complaints within the mandated 45-day period and, in some cases, failed to justify the delay or inform members of their right to complain to the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA), the Federal Court found.
2 min |
May 18, 2026
Financial Standard
HESTA drops fees
HESTA is going against the crowd, reducing insurance premiums for its members from July.
1 min |
May 18, 2026
Financial Standard
Federal Budget 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.
8 min |
May 18, 2026
Financial Standard
the fine.print
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.
10 min |
May 18, 2026
Financial Standard
How leading asset owners are rethinking climate risk
Reflections from a closed-door session with Australia’s climate risk practitioners
4 min |
May 18, 2026
Financial Standard
Magellan awards $5.3bn mandate
Magellan Financial Group has announced proposed changes to the investment management arrangements for its global equities strategy, which has led to job losses in the global equities team.
1 min |
May 18, 2026
Financial Standard
IMPORTANT STEPS
While SMSF Association chief executive Peter Burgess is an extremely self-disciplined leader, he believes the association’s advocacy uplift for the self-managed super fund sector is due to the commitment and hard work of his team and the broader network.
4 min |
May 18, 2026
Financial Standard
AI can give fundies an edge over the market: Invesco
Using interesting data sets and compute power can help investors get an edge over the market, Invesco Solutions director Scott Bennett said.
2 min |
May 18, 2026
Financial Standard
M&A is not a 'scattergun' approach: AZ NGA
Since completing its first-ever deal over a decade ago, AZ NGA has completed more than 200 transactions but each of them carries the same purpose to scaling the advice platform, which isn’t a “scattergun” approach, AZ NGA group chief executive Paul Barrett said.
1 min |
May 18, 2026
Financial Standard
NZ Super promotes two
NZ Super Fund has made three key appointments to its investment team, covering private equity, real assets and sustainable investment.
1 min |
May 18, 2026
Financial Standard
Barely scratching the surface
In amongst the overhauls of capital gains tax, negative gearing and discretionary trusts outlined in the Federal Budget, the government also promised $10 million in additional funding for ASIC in FY27.
2 min |
May 18, 2026
Financial Standard
APRA finalises CPS 230
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has finalised targeted amendments to prudential standard CPS 230 Operational Risk Management.
1 min |
May 18, 2026
Financial Standard
OECD recommends NZ overhaul pension system
New Zealand needs to reform its pension sector, increasing the age at which retirement savings can be accessed and no longer taxing those savings, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
1 min |
May 18, 2026
Financial Standard
Betashares debuts Australia’s first space ETF
Betashares has launched Australia’s first space industry ETF on the ASX with a ticker code of RCKT.
1 min |
May 18, 2026
Financial Standard
Pengana plots AI-focused LIT launch
Pengana Capital Group said it will launch an artificial intelligence-focused listed investment trust (LIT) targeting wholesale and advised investors.
1 min |
May 18, 2026
Financial Standard
Industry welcomes productivity push
The Actuaries Institute and the Australian Banking Association (ABA) have welcomed the measures taken by the government to tackle structural productivity concerns in the Australian economy.
1 min |
May 18, 2026
Financial Standard
Why operational due diligence is more than a governance checklist
When governance fails, it’s rarely because a policy was missing.
2 min |
May 18, 2026
Financial Standard
Major UK pension reforms passed
The UK has passed legislation requiring pension schemes to prove they're delivering value for money or face consolidation and enables automatic merging of multiple pension pots.
1 min |
May 18, 2026
Financial Standard
Emerging markets a 'reasonable' opportunity: Colchester
According to Colchester Management senior investment officer Martyn Simpson emerging markets have remained uncorrelated to other risk assets while providing reasonable returns to investors.
1 min |
May 18, 2026
Financial Standard
Openmarkets eyes HNWs
Openmarkets is expanding into private wealth, with plans to attract 50 financial advisers over the next three years.
1 min |
May 18, 2026
Financial Standard
Digital asset adoption in SMSFs not a surprise
New data shows more self-managed super funds (SMSFs) are rapidly adopting digital assets in their portfolios, but SMSF Association chief executive Peter Burgess said it isn't a worry to him if all entities remain compliant under their respective obligations.
2 min |
May 18, 2026
Financial Standard
NEOS, TAL honoured at Life Insurance Awards
Financial Standard's Industry Service Awards were presented on April 30.
2 min |
May 18, 2026
Financial Standard
Treasury eyes company tax rates
Treasury is currently seeking feedback in making several changes in the Taxation (Multinational—Global and Domestic Minimum Tax) Act 2024, as it aims to be consistent with the rules from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
1 min |
May 18, 2026
Financial Standard
Lazard AM launches emerging market fund to retail sector
Lazard Asset Management (LAM) has launched an emerging markets equity fund to retail investors.
1 min |
May 18, 2026
Financial Standard
Rest faces alleged super reporting error
Rest has come under scrutiny following claims it incorrectly reported superannuation contributions to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) for an individual who was never a member of the fund.
1 min |
May 18, 2026
Financial Standard
Ausbil broadens fund access
Ausbil Investment Management has launched a new ETF, which leverages its Active Sustainable Equity Fund which was exclusive to wholesale and advised clients, to expand retail access for sustainable investment solutions.
1 min |
May 18, 2026
Financial Standard
Pinnacle ups stake in Metrics
Pinnacle Investment Management and South Korea’s public pension fund have bumped up their stakes in private credit specialist Metrics Credit Holdings.
1 min |
May 18, 2026
Financial Standard
Budget ‘complex’ and ‘overestimated’
Treasurer Jim Chalmers handed down his fifth Federal Budget last week, promising to deliver large reforms and spending restraint.
3 min |