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Invesco launches new equity fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2026
... using a systematic, multi-factor approach designed to capture value, momentum and quality signals within a tightly controlled risk framework. Since inception on 31 July 2005, the strategy has delivered 1.3% p.a. above the MSCI World ex-Australia Index ...

Former APRA deputy chair launches retirement solutions startup

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2026
A former APRA deputy chair has launched CipherIQ, a new venture that provides retirement solutions via account-based pensions in partnership with superannuation funds, financial advisers and retirees. Ian Laughlin, serving as chair, works alongside ...

T. Rowe Price stays underweight on Australia, overweight on US

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2026
... supply security, policy support, and earnings durability will matter more. Geopolitical fragmentation is raising the global risk premium, it said, which could increase inflation volatility, regional divergence and central bank policy dispersion, creating ...

Franklin Templeton launches two active ETFs in Australia

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2026
... short-duration, high-quality credit strategy that seeks to generate meaningful income above the cash rate, while actively managing risk across sectors and individual securities. "For investors looking for yield without taking on significant interest ...

Banks gaining on private credit firms in construction lending

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2026
... what we've heard in market, ASIC is concerned around lenders making thorough and appropriate disclosures to investors around risk. It's less about trying to curb this type of lending and more as to whether investors fully understand it. We haven't seen ...

BlackRock expands active ETF range

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2026
... opportunities across global markets. BlackRock said the fund is designed to provide a regular income stream while maintaining a risk profile aligned with broader equity markets. Australia head of retail wealth at BlackRock Gareth Hughes said investors ...

AZ NGA appoints chief people and tech officers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2026
... efficiencies, he said. "We are looking to leverage our scale to deliver improved outcomes, not only in terms of the bottom line, but risk controls and client experience," Jacobsen said. "Many of the areas that my team is focused on are not central to ...

CALI seeks life insurers exemption from lead generation ban

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2026
The Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI) said it will argue a strong case for exemption for life insurance lead generation to not be swept up into a blanket ban designed to address misconduct in other parts of the financial system. The government ...

Investment performance will not help smaller balances: Research

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2026
... capital market assumptions suggest that bond-only portfolios are unlikely to generate optimal returns relative to the level of risk taken over the long term. "Retirees with less than $250,000 face a high likelihood of exhausting their superannuation ...

Canopy Investors shuts doors, winds up fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2026
... Mid Cap Fund aimed to deliver investors double-digit annual returns over rolling five-year periods, while minimising the risk of permanent capital loss. Bennelong chief executive John Burke said the decision was made after careful consideration, noting ...