National listings steady in April as market shows mixed signals

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Key points Total national property listings were broadly flat in April (-0.1% month-on-month) at 234,469 dwellings. Listings are 3.3% lower year-on-year, indicating continued but easing supply constraints. New listings declined... Read more continue reading

Lazard Asset Management launches Emerging Markets Equity Advantage Fund in Australia

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Lazard Asset Management (LAM) has announced the Australian launch of the Lazard Emerging Markets Equity Advantage Fund (“Fund”)[1], allowing retail investor access for the first time to this long running... Read more continue reading

MLC Expand launches market-leading adviser toolkit

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One of Australia’s largest and fastest growing super and retirement platforms, MLC Expand, has launched an innovative, industry-leading end of financial year toolkit to help support financial advisers during their... Read more continue reading

Heart Foundation and TAL join forces to bust common heart health myths affecting younger people

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The Heart Foundation and TAL have joined forces to help younger people understand the importance of preventing heart disease now to avoid a heart attack or stroke later in life.... Read more continue reading

JANA appoints Matt Wacher as Chief Investment Officer

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JANA Investment Advisers (JANA) has appointed Matt Wacher as Chief Investment Officer (CIO), strengthening investment leadership and alignment across its investment capabilities. The appointment reflects JANA’s continued evolution as client... Read more continue reading

Rethinking retirement: Why the family home belongs on the balance sheet

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Australians are being urged to rethink how they define retirement wealth, with a growing push for a more complete view of household finances that recognises the family home as a... Read more continue reading

FinCap taps BCA Research ahead of Private Markets Platform launch

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FinCap Group Holdings has appointed BCA Research as a strategic research partner as it prepares to launch its new managed account platform targeting asset consultants, advisers and their wholesale clients. The partnership,... Read more continue reading

AMAFA recruits more advisers

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AMAFA has appointed six financial advisers to its national network so far this year, across Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria.AMAFA National Operations Manager, Mario Finocchiaro, said the group is... Read more continue reading

AZ NGA acquires national advice firm

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Advice platform, AZ NGA has acquired national advisory firm, Intend Financial, adding ten financial advisers and four locations to the AZ NGA community and delivering capital, expertise and scale to... Read more continue reading

Pre-Budget 2026: investors brace for policy shifts across housing, tax and super

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As Australia approaches the 2026 Federal Budget, investors are preparing for a policy landscape defined by competing priorities including fiscal repair, cost-of-living relief and structural reform, according to Andrew Buchan,... Read more continue reading