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DASH appoints new chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2026
... acquired Integrated Portfolio Solutions (IPS) and entered a strategic partnership with global alternatives fintech S64. It now trades as DASH Private, a non-custodial platform designed for private clients, family offices and investment professionals. ...

GQG sees $6.4bn outflows in July

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2026
... strategies each recorded US$400 million in net income. The latest figures extend a difficult year for the fund manager, which has now recorded US$19.6 billion ($27.8bn) in net outflows year-to-date. That compares with US$12.2 billion in positive investment ...

Future Group marks new successor fund transfer

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2026
... Super Fund, which sits behind the Future Super and Verve Super brands, into the Smart Future Trust in May 2025. Future Group now has more than 400,000 members and manages some $14 billion in assets under management. Future Group chief executive Simon ...

Super funds should not be asked to fund the CSLR: ASFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2026
... pushes the CSLR's compensation bill higher. The more than 16 million Australians who are members of traditional super funds are now having to help pay that bill even though they can't claim from the CSLR themselves." In FY26, $6.1 million of a $47.3 ...

Challenger launches retirement research institute

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2026
... point with a record number of people retiring every year. "With longer life expectancies, it is not uncommon for people to now have more than 30 years in retirement, and it's only going to increase," she said. "We know from our annual Challenger Retirement ...

Active ETFs are reshaping portfolio construction: J.P. Morgan

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2026
... accelerates globally. Speaking at the Advisers Big Day Out in Wollongong, JPMAM ETF specialist Stefania Vivarini said advisers now have access to a much broader range of investment solutions than was possible when ETFs were primarily passive equity vehicles. ...

Retirement portfolios need a new playbook: Real Asset Management

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2026
... had changed materially, requiring advisers to move beyond the long-standing mix of equities and bonds. Leitch said retirees now faced a very different risk profile to previous generations, with persistent inflation, higher interest rates and more frequent ...

Coinbase launches perps for wholesale investors

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2026
... locally licenced perpetual trading capabilities for crypto, equity and commodity assets. Under the structure, investors will now gain access to institutional-grade liquidity, advanced order types and API integration, with up to 50x leverage on 150 contracts ...

SMC questions SCA's 'mystery caller' report

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2026
... survey was taken a year ago when it was transitioning to a new call centre provider. "Our customer satisfactions scores right now are the highest they've ever been, and our average speed of answer is less than 2 minutes," AustralianSuper spokesperson ...

BlackRock urgers broader diversification

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2026
... to change a lot of our economies," she said. "While the productivity gains remain to be seen, this spending boost is here now." Bernard pointed to continued investment in semiconductors, data centres, power infrastructure and related industries as evidence ...