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ETF home bias more prominent amid global unrest: BlackRock

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2026
BlackRock said Australian ETF investors are preferring local equities over the US as global unrest rises due to the conflict in the Middle East. It's flagship IOZ ETF, which provides investors exposure to Australian S&P/ASX200 stocks, saw flows ...

U Ethical chief executive departs, successor named

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2026
... Group, as well as an industry council member for Nest, a private capital platform for fund managers and sophisticated investors. U Ethical said the appointment will be integral to scale its investment platform and expand reach across Australia's ...

FEATURE | Regulation: Picking up the pieces

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
... ASIC. By May 2024, responsible entity Falcon Capital suspended redemptions and applications in First Guardian, telling investors that it needed "to allow for a restructure of the master fund and its underlying funds." Fast forward to February 2025, Falcon ...

Severe underperformance sees Polen Capital funds wound up

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
... "investigating the most effective method of offering the Polen Capital Global Emerging Markets Growth strategy to Australian investors." In October 2021, the Polen Capital Global Small and Mid Cap Fund was also introduced. The Polen Capital Global Growth ...

Fink doubles down on private markets ambitions

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
... allocations," Fink said in his annual investor letter. "We see a sizable opportunity to bring private markets to more investors, which can serve as a portfolio enhancer with diversification from the public markets, alongside long-term growth and income ...

Managed accounts increase confidence amid volatility: Research

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2026
... Managed accounts help support long-term investment discipline while simplifying portfolio management and rebalancing." "Investors are probably saying to their friends at barbecues, despite everything that's going on, I have confidence. I'm not ...

Chalmers looks to shore up fuel supply as Iran war continues

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2026
... events in the Middle East, it's perhaps surprising equity markets have not fallen harder in recent weeks - likely because investors have been hoping Trump would end hostilities at any given moment. So far that's not been the case, and sadly we may need ...

S64, Ardian partner to launch new fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2026
... Australia's wealth management industry access to Ardian's infrastructure strategies through the S64 platform. The fund gives investors access to private infrastructure through both Ardian's infrastructure and infrastructure secondaries platforms. Ardian's ...

FSC questions SMC's claim on younger members' super switches

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2026
... data to the contrary shows Australians choosing to switch to super platforms from default funds are typically older investors with higher balances who have received professional financial advice. SMC found in 2024-25, 68% of Australians who switched ...

AustralianSuper says no to leveraged gains, yes to stability

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2026
AustralianSuper independent chair Don Russell used his panel at the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) conference in Sydney to clarify the call to abolish the ban on superannuation funds from borrowing money or issuing debt. AustralianSuper ...