BlackRock Australia plans to launch a Bitcoin ETF later this month, allowing advisers to access the cryptocurrency without needing to hold it directly. The iShares Bitcoin ETF (IBIT) is set to be ...

Distribution of private credit funds through advised channels to retail investors will be an ASIC priority for 2026 as it releases the results of its fund surveillance. The report REP 280 Private ...

ETF provider Betashares has launched a global shares and a global infrastructure ETF as part of the firm’s strategic expansion strategy to support financial advisers in building more diversified ...

HLB Mann Judd Perth has announced its acquisition of a WA-based firm, A Plus Business Advisors, growing its presence in the region, along with 10 appointments across its Australian network. Expanding ...

Global asset manager Janus Henderson could be acquired after receiving a non-binding acquisition proposal jointly from a private investment firm and venture capital firm. Trian is owned by hedge fund ...

Passive ETFs are seeing stronger flows than their active counterparts despite the proliferation of active launches this year, according to Morningstar. In its Australian Asset Manager report for Q3 ...

Former CEO of Global X, Evan Metcalf, has taken up a new position at a specialist ETF provider. Metcalf worked at Global X ETFs Australia for a decade and was appointed as its CEO in September 2022 ...

With the intergenerational wealth transfer underway in Australia, wealth management firms are focusing both on attracting the next generation of clients and the next generation of advisers to service ...

ASIC’s FY25 annual report has detailed that it had commenced 252 formal investigations during the year, alongside 829 surveillances. Outgoing ASIC chair Joe Longo said that investments in the agency’s ...

Advice firm Apt Wealth Partners has appointed Andrew Dunbar as CEO to lead the firm in its next growth phase, while former CEO James McGregor will step up as executive chair to focus on M&A plans.

GQG Partners’ year-to-date flows are 80 per cent lower than the same period a year ago as underperformance prompts three consecutive months of outflows. In its monthly data, the firm said overall ...

Netwealth has reported record quarterly net flows to managed accounts in the September quarter, along with strong growth in total funds under administration (FUA) on the platform over this period. In ...