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Centrepoint Alliance acquires two advice firms

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2026
... under Centrepoint's AFSL. Centrepoint now operates five core business lines: licensee services, financial advice, investments, platforms and lending. Chief executive John Shuttleworth said the new deals align with the group's disciplined capital ...

Praemium names chair successor

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2026
... for the company. "Under Barry's leadership, Praemium has resolved a range of legacy issues and made key strategic investments, establishing a strong foundation to pursue an aggressive growth agenda," he said. "I look forward to working with my fellow ...

FEATURE | Emerging markets: Twists and turns

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
... opportunities for software when we do peer-to-peer trading etc.," Capellan says. "Once there is a commitment for long-term investments, all these opportunities open, and therefore that partnership takes you to the transition where we want to be, not ...

Super 'safest' entry in private market for retail investors: Morningstar

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2026
... Morningstar said super funds could be the safest and most effective option for retail investors to access private market investments. This, it said, would especially benefit those investors who do not have the capacity to do their own research and due ...

Capital Group, KKR launch public-private fund

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2026
... investors in Europe and the Asia-Pacific, which will blend public and private exposure delivering multi-sector credit investments in a single fund structure. The fund will seek to allocate approximately 60% to public credit assets managed by Capital ...

ASIC moves to extend managed investment scheme relief measures

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2026
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has moved to extend relief measures applying to a range of managed investment schemes, proposing to remake six legislative instruments due to expire later this year. Under the proposal, the ...

'Shockproof' portfolios integrate geopolitical risks: CIO

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2026
... anticipate assets being repriced at a blistering rate, as a means to help "shockproof" portfolios, according to an investments chief. As uncertainty around geopolitical risks and geoeconomic shocks heighten, asset owners and wealth managers must anticipate ...

Inflation eases, experts split on next RBA move

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2026
... year, meaning monetary policy may have to work harder if inflation remains stubborn." In contrast, VanEck head of investments and capital markets, Russel Chesler said the RBA is unlikely to hike rates in June, as current inflation trends and softer unemployment ...

Russell Investments wins $8.6bn mandate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2026
Russell Investments has been appointed by Income Insurance, a Singapore-based composite insurer, to manage an $8.6 billion foreign exchange (FX) overlay mandate across its global investment portfolio. Income Insurance manages a diversified $33.6 billion ...

ASX tech spend drives capex to $200m

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2026
... initiatives, expanding derivatives product offerings, refining listing policies and uplifting issuer experience. Initial investments in tokenisation have been made, including collateral mobilisation and exploring tokenised trading and settlement models. ...