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Canadian pension fund takes 5.6% stake in Inghams

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2026
Canadian pension fund PSP Investments has taken a 5.6% stake in ASX-listed Inghams. The poultry producer confirmed it has not received any takeover offer from the Canadian asset manager. Earlier in August, media reports suggested PSP Investments has ...

Product Showcase: Making group insurance count

THE FINANCIAL STANDARD TEAM  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2026
... life insurance have a limited understanding of how it works, while 14% admitted they had never looked into it. Advisers can help bridge that gap, not just through awareness but through action. The same study found that 48% of Australians would look to ...

ASIC strengthens AI trading safeguards

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2026
ASIC is strengthening safeguards for automated and AI-enabled trading. The regulator will also streamline requirements for securities and futures market participants under incoming changes to its Market Integrity Rules (MIRs). ASIC said the reforms ...

Treasury consults to improve data visibility into MISs

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2026
Treasury has opened a consultation for managed investment schemes (MISs) to provide more data to help identify emerging risks earlier. The collapse of Shield and First Guardian highlighted gaps in regulators' visibility of the sector, which costed Australians ...

Retirement confidence lags as investors turn to AI

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2026
... Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly becoming part of investors decision making, with 70% saying they had used AI to help make investment decisions. Of those, 59% had acted on AI recommendations. Regular use of AI assistance for investment ideas ...

Pacific AM to land SMA solutions Down Under, appoints investment chief

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2026
... leading the Australia investment team as we build on our success in the UK market." In the coming months, Lidbury will also help to introduce the Pacific Core range - PAM's flagship UK model portfolio offering - to Australia through managed account ...

ART-owned G'day Group invests $200m in regional holiday parks

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2026
... portfolio. ART chief investment officer Ian Patrick said the investment in G'day Group demonstrated how the super fund could help deliver strong returns, while also contributing to communities and economic growth. "Our investment in G'day Group ...

FAAA flags gaps in discretionary trusts tax reforms, deficient framework

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2026
Under the proposed minimum tax on discretionary trust reforms, the Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) highlighted concerns over trustees potentially being forced to make "major and largely irreversible decisions" before the rules and guidance ...

Intergenerational Report looks to AI to buoy productivity slump

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2026
Australia's economy will continue to stagnate over the next 40 years, growing at just 2% annually, according to the latest Intergenerational Report (IGR), which points to the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution to buoy sagging productivity. Treasury ...

JPMAM, QIA join forces in $28bn partnership

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2026
... investment opportunities. J.P. Mogan Asset and Wealth Management chief executive Mary Callahan Erdoes said the partnership will help deliver long-term value. "It's a privilege to partner with QIA on this strategic initiative," Callahan Erdoes said. "By ...