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ASX to pay $23m, admits misrepresentation over CHESS replacement

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2026
ASX has admitted that it misled and exposed market participants to financial risk in an announcement related to the delivery of the CHESS replacement project in early 2022, despite realising the delay would occur as early as 21 December 2021. According ...

Product showcase: Reframing financial advice

THE FINANCIAL STANDARD TEAM  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2026
... over time. Reducing client conflict Once a client is ready to transfer assets, intergenerational conflict becomes a real risk. "We're seeing a lot of clients who want to transfer wealth discreetly, with clear rules. They want to control how income ...

Musk's $106bn fundamental-defying IPO lands on Nasdaq

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2026
... operating," Du Plooy said. He added this will also impact how active mangers make their portfolio decisions, driven by benchmark risk and not investment fundamentals. "A lot of active managers will end up buying into these listings not out of conviction ...

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 ...