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WAM returns 9.5%, increases dividend

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2026
... allocated 28.8% to cash in the financial year amid heightened market uncertainty. "Together with proceeds from realised investments, this liquidity enables the investment team to deploy capital selectively into attractive discounted opportunities as ...

Advice complaints see biggest increase in FY26: AFCA

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2026
... months to June end, the highest number on record and the third consecutive year complaints have exceeded 100,000. Investments and advice complaints increased by 56%, primarily driven by the Shield Master Fund and First Guardian collapses, while complaints ...

NSW director disqualified over $7m SMSF scam

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2026
... from managing corporations after finding he defrauded investors on their self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF) investments. Dawson was pulled out for his role as a sole director of PW Kitt, which is now deregistered, between 2019 and 2020. The Federal ...

Nesta pulls $247m mandate from Northern Trust over climate stance

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2026
... investment outcomes. "The economic risks of the climate crisis mean it is the duty of any asset manager to ensure their investments support climate action to protect the portfolio's growth," Segal said. "Asset managers that step back from climate ...

Mixed inflation data keeps August RBA meeting a 'live' one

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2026
... with the inflation jobs market still a little tight, despite being on a loosening trend. First Sentier short term investments and cash senior portfolio manager Ben Samuel said: "Today's inflation print came in slightly below expectations and below ...

ATO issues guidance on new LRBA rules for SMSFs

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2026
... 30% minimum tax rate on capital gains accruing on and after 1 July 2027. Negative gearing for residential property investments were also limited to new builds from 1 July 2027. From August 10, SMSFs will only be permitted to use new LRBAs to acquire ...

Igneo makes three acquisitions, launches energy platform

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2026
... farms with co-located battery developments. The launch builds on Igneo's existing Australian renewable energy investments, including its stake in CPE Renewable Investment Trust, distributed energy infrastructure at Barangaroo, Central Park, Mascot ...

ASIC wins court order to wind up Capital Guard

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2026
... affairs." "ASIC's concerns about Capital Guard include the handling of investor funds, the apparent promotion of bond investments that may not have existed as represented, and serious failures in governance and compliance." ASIC added the Supreme Court ...

Emerging markets, private assets lift NGS Super FY26 performance

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2026
... period. "The J-curve effect primarily comes from private equity. To some extent, it also comes from more opportunistic investments, whether that's opportunistic real estate or opportunistic infrastructure," Squires said. "Private debt, on the other ...

Morningstar predicts platforms to pull Centuria Bass Credit Fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2026
... Credit. As at May 2026, CBCF had net assets of about $268 million, with roughly one-quarter linked to Bathla-related investments. Morningstar said the SQM downgrade was significant because CBCF had substantial exposure to Sydney developer Bathla Group. ...