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FEATURE: Global equities | Triaging tech's second act

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
... endured extreme volatility in the past year. US President Donald Trump's trade policies, geopolitical tensions and shifting interest rate expectations have all unsettled sentiment, while the tech sector faces its own pressures. The first pullback in ...

Magellan, WAM suffer due to Iran conflict

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
... driven by escalating Middle East tensions and the resulting oil shock," WAM said. "This shifted the domestic inflation and interest rate outlook, with the Reserve Bank of Australia minutes signaling further tightening." Magellan's drop in AUM was ...

ASIC bans another MWL adviser

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
... financial product, with no meaningful track record, was not intended to be a complete investment program and had conflicts of interest tainting its governance," ASIC said. Lofthouse was authorised by MWL from 10 August 2022 to 25 November 2022. After ...

Dimon warns private credit crisis will hurt retail investors most

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2026
... "Additionally, actual losses right now are already a little higher than they should be, relative to the environment," he said. If interest rates or credit spreads ever go up, he said, the companies that borrowed will have to borrow at even higher rates ...

AQR picks SG Hiscock & Company as distribution partner

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2026
... the end of February. Some of the fund's investments include fixed income Eurodollar futures and the Norwegian 2 Yr Interest Rate Swap, as well as commodities futures in coffee, gas and gold. SG Hiscock head of distribution Anthony Cochran commented ...

Challenger injects $3.7bn in BOQ, bolsters private credit book

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2026
... tailored funding solutions." Last December, Challenger helped finance ASX-listed Spark New Zealand's NZ$240 million of interest-free payment receivables, extending its presence in the country following the acquisition of a NZ$560 million residential ...

Prime Super tweaks fees across offerings

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2026
... will see a drop in fees relative to current rates. Separately, Prime Super recently announced the closing of its Fixed Interest option for members from May 1. The Income Focused option will close for accumulation members from May 16. It also announced ...

Global recession a 'real possibility': UniSuper

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2026
UniSuper head of fixed interest David Colosimo said that while a global recession is not assured, it remains a real possibility given the size of Middle East conflict. "The market is now priced for a meaningful hit to growth and weaker earnings, but ...

Albanese stresses importance of 'economic sovereignty'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2026
... and to shape what comes next." Albanese said the government will assist businesses being squeezed by the conflict with interest-free loans, through the $1 billion Economic Resilience Program. He said this should help truck drivers, freight companies ...

FEATURE: Estate planning | Best laid plans

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2026
"I'm the eldest boy!" This is one of the most quotable quotes from the award-winning television show Succession, and while it is somewhat outdated for parents to leave behind their money, or legacy, to one child due solely to birth order or gender ...