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Global concentration risks to reorient investors: JBWere

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2026
A rising concentration risk across global and local equities is reorienting investors to income stocks and fixed income exposure, JBWere said. JBWere head of asset allocation and portfolio management Glen Bertram noted there is really just the single ...

Retirement confidence slides in Australia

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2026
... readiness through the lens of recent market performance rather than long term financial preparedness." The report, based on Investment Trends surveys conducted between 2024 and 2026, found Queensland continued to outperform the national average despite ...

VanEck switches to AI-powered index

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2026
... differing from conventional strategies, with the model starting from a blank slate, discovering, testing and validating investment signals across international markets, VanEck explained. Following the change, GOAT will be rebalanced monthly, while its ...

Australia welcomes 25k to millionaires' club: UBS

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2026
Australia's club of millionaires jumped by 25,000 last year thanks to booming property values and fat superannuation balances, according to the latest UBS Global Wealth Report. The number of Australian millionaires increased by 1.6% over the year ...

Natixis IM appoints head of wholesale distribution

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2026
Natixis Investment Managers (Natixis IM) Australia has appointed former Yarra Capital Management executive Rommel Hacopian as head of wholesale distribution. The new hire comes as the global asset manager ramps up its expansion plans in Australia, including ...

Perpetual shuffles Aussie equities team amid departure

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2026
... Ellerston Capital, where he worked as a portfolio manager for six years. Before that, he was the lead analyst at UBS Investment analysing gaming stocks and small caps. In the funds that Aboud managed, Sean Roger will move from co-portfolio manager to ...

HESTA, Cbus, Mercer report super returns

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2026
... the fund is delivering for members and showcasing the importance of well-diversified portfolios. Mercer Super chief investment officer Graeme Miller said the performance is anchored in its long-term strategy of building portfolio resilience with investments ...

Team Super welcomes new chief of staff

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2026
Team Super has appointed a senior executive to oversee its operations and staff, working alongside chief executive Vasyl Nair. Nina Scott-Toms has joined the super fund as chief of staff, bringing two decades of experience across the financial services ...

ASIC cancels AFSL of Capital Guard over fake bond sale

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2026
... Macquarie Bank bond that did not exist, which was used to solicit investor funds; encouraged and facilitated client investment into that non-existent bond product, including arranging payment and documentation for transactions; obtained at least $100,000 ...

Aware Super partners to invest in $1.65bn property platform

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2026
... operate German purpose-built student accommodation assets, targeting a portfolio with more than $1.65 billion (€1bn) of investment capacity. The partnership will own and operate high-quality prime student housing assets across key German markets including ...