There were 445 new financial product registrations in the first half of the 2025-26 financial year according to APIR chief executive, Chris Donohoe.

APIR identifies, codes and manages reference data for unlisted financial products. In its 30 years of operation, APIR has identified over 33,000 individual financial products.

Key highlights from July – December 2025 data include:

• Managed investment products (MIPs) and Managed accounts continue to be the industry’s dominant product choice making up 93 per cent of registrations during the six months.
• MIP registrations at 366 finished in line with the rolling 5-year average.
• Managed accounts (SMA models) registrations at 46 were consistent, also finishing in line with the rolling 5-year average.  
• The number of products archived, at 259, was the lowest for many years and 33 per cent below the 5-year rolling average.

• There were 15 new participants (i.e. product issuers such as Responsible Entities and Trustees) registered in the six months.

The data further shows that the increase in registrations of wholesale products, at 219, continued strongly during the period, at almost 30 per cent up on the 5-year rolling average.  Additionally, after several years of expansion of income focussed products, there was a significant increase in funds registered focussing on growth only. 

While there has been significant media focus on the launch of new Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), Donohoe says that it is undeniable that traditional unlisted managed fund remains the dominant vehicle for manufacturers taking products to market.

Donohoe expects the consistent level of product and participant registrations will continue for the remainder of the financial year.