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Betashares launches diversified ETF suite

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2026
... Australian and global investment grade bonds, with investors able to select a portfolio aligned to their preferred level of risk. Betashares chief executive Alex Vynokur said the funds were designed to simplify portfolio construction while keeping costs ...

Coinbase launches perps for wholesale investors

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2026
... licensed derivatives products suite to meet their growing demands," Judd continued. It comes as ASIC noted the perps are "high-risk" and "speculative", telling Financial Standard that it is scrutinising the sector intently. "ASIC is aware of speculative ...

Growth assets drive recovery for super in latest quarter: Morningstar

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2026
... Superannuation 360 report for Q2 2026, super returns recovered through their underlying growth-asset exposure, with higher-risk options leading the recovery, while more defensive assets experienced a mixed quarter. Aggressive and Growth options gained ...

Former Berndale director jailed for $700k in misused funds

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2026
... sentence demonstrates the egregiousness of his misconduct." She added conduct of this nature "puts retail investors at serious risk and undermines trust in Australia's financial system," adding ASIC would continue pursuing those responsibilities for ...

Spaceship Super ups fees on private credit exposure

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2026
... costs than listed investments, but the trustee considers these costs to be appropriate given the expected improvement in risk-adjusted returns and downside protection they provide." In the GrowthX option, the super fund is slightly reducing exposure ...

SMC questions SCA's 'mystery caller' report

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2026
The Super Members Council (SMC) has raised questions on the research methodology of the recently published Superannuation Call Centre Experience Report by Super Consumers Australia (SCA). The data within the report was based on 1000 customer telephone ...

BlackRock urgers broader diversification

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2026
... altered the investment landscape, making broad market exposure alone insufficient. "It's not really a simply story of risk-on or risk-off markets," Bernard said, "You need to think about diversification at the country level, regional level, sector ...

Advisers should rethink portfolio construction: La Trobe

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2026
La Trobe Financial has urged advisers to broaden portfolio construction beyond traditional equity and bond allocations, arguing that slowing productivity, persistent inflation risks and changing market dynamics require greater focus on real assets and ...

Sequoia caves into InterPrac sale undertaking, ASIC withdraws proceedings

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2026
... legal proceedings against Sequoia Financial Group after it entered an undertaking not to put the Cross Deed of Guarantee at risk tied to the sale of InterPrac Financial Planning, the group remains coy about the deal with Conquest Investment Management ...

Warburg Pincus private equity strategy launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2026
... Pincus Access Fund S.A. SICAV. The minimum investment amount is $100,000. The underlying and master funds seek to generate risk-adjusted returns with lower volatility than public markets and achieve medium-to-long-term capital growth by constructing ...