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BlackRock expands fixed income ETF lineup

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2025
BlackRock will add another fixed income ETF to its local offering, enabling diversification across countries and sectors. The iShares Core Global Aggregate Bond ETF (ASX: AGGG), hedged to the Australian dollar, will be priced at 0.18% and is expected ...

M&A makes rebound, creating higher-value deals: Deloitte

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2025
Stronger balance sheets and lower interest rates are among the main drivers of renewed momentum in mergers and acquisitions (M&A), according to new research. Momentum is building again after a period of relative pause, Deloitte's The Deal in Focus ...

US pension funds move against James Hardie chair

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2025
Three US pension funds have lodged proxy votes to remove Anne Lloyd as James Hardie chair at the company's AGM this week. This comes after James Hardie faced significant backlash over a $14 billion deal to acquire US-based Azek. A deal that was done ...

Apostle partners with Qtron Investments

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2025
Apostle Funds Management (Apostle) has partnered with US-based quantitative investment manager Qtron Investments (Qtron) to provide Australian wholesale and institutional investors access to its global equity strategies. The partnership marks the first ...

Russell Investments launches private markets offering

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2025
Russell Investments and Invest Blue have launched the Cornerstone Private Markets Managed Portfolio, offering advised clients exposure to private assets. The Cornerstone Private Markets Managed Portfolio offers an advised pathway into private equity ...

Macquarie to shed more than 240 investment options

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2025
Macquarie Investment Management (MIM) today announced it will shed more than 240 actively managed and passive funds on its Wrap platform. As of today, Macquarie said it closed off 243 funds that invest across a myriad of asset classes "to new investments ...

Shield, First Guardian fallout calls for tougher scrutiny on research houses, licensee governance

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2025
The fall of the Shield Master Fund and First Guardian Master Fund calls for tougher scrutiny of research houses and licensees to strengthen their governance framework, according to experts, who warn that an entrenched system requires an urgent shakeup. ...

APRA updates governance framework

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2025
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has provided an update on its consultation to modernise the prudential framework on governance for superannuation trustees, banks and insurers. In March, APRA proposed eight measures to update its ...

Fees below 0.65% drive ETP success, flows: Rainmaker

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2025
Exchange-traded products (ETPs) that charge less than 0.65% p.a. in management fees tend to experience higher net inflows and greater success, new research from Rainmaker Information shows. In its latest ETP Report, Rainmaker analysed the management ...

Super funds raise stakes in US investments to US$1.44tn

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2025
Superannuation funds are tipped to pour US$1.44 trillion into the US economy in 10 years' time - a whopping 44% jump from what the sector originally predicted. Embedded in the landmark critical minerals agreement forged between Prime Minister Anthony ...