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ASX loses $100bn as Iran war escalates

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2026
... escalate. Oil prices have surged more than 20% due to disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz; a critical checkpoint for the world's oil supply. Betashares chief economist David Bassanese said with oil unable to flow through the Strait of Hormuz, supplies ...

ASX partners with LSEG to upgrade derivatives platform

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026
... trades the Australian and New Zealand interest rate, equity and commodity futures and options markets, supporting some of the world's longest trading hours. LSEG Markets Technology will provide ASX with a high-performance, low-latency trading platform ...

What Australia must do to be at the forefront of financial innovation

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026
... sectors can continue to innovate with confidence." Meanwhile, AI continues to drive "powerful" changes across the financial world, Longo said, particularly agentic AI. "[Agentic AI] has the potential to level the playing field in favour of consumers ...

VanEck reshuffles Aussie ranks

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
... was building across the region. "We exist to give investors intelligent access to the opportunities that will shape the world ahead. Delivering on that ambition requires conviction, long-term thinking and exceptional people," he said.

UniSuper helps raise $30m for PlasmaLeap

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
... PlasmaLeap chief executive and co-founder Frere Byrne said: "This funding allows us to move from successful trials into real-world deployment, demonstrating how clean, decentralised fertiliser and chemical production can transform agriculture, reduce ...

Vanguard launches three new funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
Vanguard is giving Australian investors access to US equity markets with the launch of three S&P 500 Index funds. The Vanguard S&P 500 US Shares Index ETF (ASX: V500) is an unhedged ETF; the Vanguard S&P 500 US Shares Index (Hedged) ETF (ASX: V5AH) ...

US exceptionalism may have peaked: ART

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
... Standard 2026 Economic Outlook webinar that we're likely going to face more frequent and severe disruptions as a "new world order" appears. Speaking at the event - which was held on February 26, prior to US strikes on Iran - Parker said we are moving ...

Vanguard pays $40m in ESG antitrust lawsuit

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
... general Ken Paxton said, despite Vanguard's Investor Choice program - the largest proxy voting choice program in the world - having been introduced in early 2023. "This landmark settlement represents one of the most significant enforcement actions ...

TAL to create Pathways for simpler mental health claims

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
... participation in recovery. "There is a clear gap in the industry for recovery tools shaped by lived experience and real-world claim journeys, and Pathways seeks to help address that."

Silvercrest AM expands into Australia, launches fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
... spectrum, from relative value to deep value, seeking long-term capital appreciation and outperformance of the MSCI All Country World Index benchmark. Silvercrest global head of institutional business Allen Gray said he is delighted to welcome Manonian ...