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FEATURE | Regulation: Picking up the pieces

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
... out. "Practices that intentionally support women build a stronger talent pipeline. With women set to control or influence major intergenerational wealth, having advisers who reflect their clients is simply good business," she says. Despite the setbacks ...

Chalmers looks to shore up fuel supply as Iran war continues

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2026
... delirious threats on the battlefield." Betashares chief economist David Bassanese said there is now a very real risk of a major surge in risk-off sentiment, adding that hopes for a Trump TACO moment - meaning 'Trump always chickens out' - seemingly ...

BNP Paribas AM to turbocharge $2.6tn AUM by 2030

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2026
Now managing $2.6 trillion for investors following the takeover of AXA IM, BNP Paribas Asset Management is ambitiously looking to bolster assets by another $572 billion over the next four years. Outlining its priorities in the newly released 2030 Strategic ...

First Super switches out group insurer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
First Super has negotiated a mandate with a new group insurer that will see most of its members pay less for their cover. From April 1, group insurance for First Super members will be provided by TAL. The mandate sat with MetLife for the past 14 years ...

Rest 'diversifies its diversifiers' with US neighbourhood malls

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2026
... managed by Nuveen Real Estate, broadening its exposure to retail property. USCRF invests in neighbourhood shopping centres in major US markets. Rest head of real assets for investments Andrew Bambrook said this diversifies Rest's property portfolio ...

Massive Acenda job cuts ire former staff

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026
... job cuts. The FSU has initiated a formal dispute with Acenda over the company's failure to properly consult workers on major workplace change," the union said. FSU national president Wendy Streets ideally wants Acenda to provide transparency on the ...

Active equity managers underwhelm in 2025: SPIVA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026
While 2025 was ripe for stock picking and active fund managers thanks to dispersion widening, according to the latest SPIVA Scorecard, the majority still failed to beat the benchmark. Australian active managers' performance in 2025 proved to be "underwhelming," ...

ASIC warns Gen Z against chasing unrealistic crypto gains

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2026
... commissioner Alan Kirkland said. Social media, one of the main sources of information for the 18 to 28 age demographic, is also a major distributor for crypto marketing. Almost three quarters of Gen Z have seen crypto ads on social media. Sixty-three ...

Global X to tap humanoid robotics boom

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2026
... lithium, aluminium, nickel and cobalt will rise. Barclays said physical artificial intelligence is emerging as the next major industrial theme, making investment in actuator makers, precision-component suppliers and automation leaders extremely attractive. ...

Dexus strengthens infrastructure push with new hire

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2026
... background, having held senior roles at Macquarie Capital in the United States and QIC Infrastructure, and investing on behalf of major global asset owners including during her time at the Future Fund. Michael Sheffield, executive general manager of ...