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Mulino targets retail investor protections, high-risk MISs: SIAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
Assistant treasurer Daniel Mulino will target the flow of retail investor money into high-risk managed investment schemes (MIS), the Stockbrokers and Investment Advisers Association (SIAA) Conference heard this morning, flagging how regulators will ...

ASIC flags disclosure flaws in first wave of mandatory climate reports

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
... decommissioning and site restoration provisions. ASIC Commissioner Kate O'Rourke said high quality reporting remained critical to market transparency and informed investment decisions. "Our surveillance programs reinforce the importance of high-quality ...

ACCC approves Zurich's ClearView takeover

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
... effect as it considers that the acquisition is unlikely to have the effect of substantially lessening competition in any market." "The merged firm would continue to face competition from alternative suppliers of life insurance in the retail adviser channel ...

HeirWealth partners with ViewTrade

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
... and tax reporting capabilities - bringing together the two functions. HeirWealth and ViewTrade said within the Australian market, comprehensive performance and tax reporting have traditionally operated as separate to multi-asset trade execution, which ...

Investors rotate into fixed income as diversification demand grows: Capital Group

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
... are prioritising diversification, liquidity and portfolio agility as concerns around equity concentration risk and global market uncertainty continues to rise. The survey conducted among 300 senior investment professionals across Asia-Pacific, Europe ...

Plato launches global shares ETF

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
... said. The firm's total firm FUM is $23.6 billion. The portfolio invests in a globally diversified portfolio of developed-market equities, with an active dividend rotation strategy targeting monthly income distributions and tracks the MSCI World ex Australia ...

Low fees a strong indicator of fund survivorship: Morningstar

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
... inexpensive systematic active strategies emerged as clear beneficiaries. "The results reflect the increasingly concentrated market environment shaped by a technology-led rally," Morningstar said. The funds with the cheapest fees recorded a success ratio ...

UniSuper makes investment changes for High Growth option

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
... UniSuper has updated its strategic asset allocations, weighing in on fixed interest and cash as a result of "prevailing market circumstances". For both the High Growth and Sustainable High Growth options, UniSuper has diverted concentration towards cash ...

Ausbil appointed co-manager for NYSE-listed fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
... management. The fund invests in high-quality small- and mid-cap companies of between 50 and 100 based outside the US with market capitalisations ranging from US$500 million to US$35 billion. The fund employs a four-stage investment process that integrates ...

Aussie investors entering 'regime shift': VanEck

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
The next leg of the Australian share market rally is unlikely to be driven by the major banks, according to VanEck, which warned investors may be entering a "regime shift" following this week's sharp sell-off of Commonwealth Bank. In its 2026 Australian ...