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Aegon AM gears up to take on local bond managers

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2026
Aegon Asset Management is close to launching its first Australian fund, months after the US$446 billion manager unveiled plans to enter the tightly contested local bond market. Following its July announcement to offer actively managed bond strategies ...

APRA deputy chair defends super board tenure limits

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2026
... common ground to achieve its objective. "While acknowledging that there will be differences on the precise mechanisms used, I hope there is common ground around the objective of ensuring that boards are well equipped to protect members' interests and ...

RBA delivers another hike in split decision

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2026
... war and the AI boom seem likely to remain upside inflation risks for the foreseeable future. In bittersweet news, the best hope of a near-term slowing in inflation rests on weaker local economic growth, which higher interest rates are slowly but surely ...

FEATURE | Governance | Stumping up

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2026
"No one can predict a fraud in advance. We're not clairvoyants." The chair of Diversa Trustees, Vincent Plant, testified before last month's parliamentary committee inquiry into the collapse of the Shield and First Guardian master funds. The ...

AMP, CFS and Vision Super get the Epic Retirement Tick

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2026
Three super funds, AMP Super, CFS FirstChoice and Vision Super, have joined the line-up of funds that have received the Epic Retirement Tick from Chant West and the Epic Retirement Institute. These funds join Australian Retirement Trust - Super Savings ...

Intergenerational Report looks to AI to buoy productivity slump

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2026
Australia's economy will continue to stagnate over the next 40 years, growing at just 2% annually, according to the latest Intergenerational Report (IGR), which points to the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution to buoy sagging productivity. Treasury ...

ART leads retirement product race, others wrestle with covenant

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2026
Superannuation funds continue to grapple with their Retirement Income Covenant obligations, underscored by Australian Retirement Trust (ART) being the only fund that has successfully brought two products to market. This is according to J.P. Morgan's ...

Brookfield wins US$1bn mandate from Nuclear Liabilities Fund

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2026
... long-term thinking, disciplined capital allocation and the power of compounding over decades." NLF chief executive Melissa Hope said Brookfield was selected following a competitive process, citing its global investment capabilities and experience across ...

Macquarie board rejects KPMG as auditor

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2026
Macquarie's board has rejected KPMG as its auditor starting 2027 and will instead proceed with incumbent auditor PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). This comes after Macquarie chair Glenn Stevens was grilled at the August 14 parliamentary hearing over the ...

AWAG's profit takes hit from geopolitics in FY26

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2026
The Australian Wealth Advisors Group (AWAG) has reported a net profit after tax (NPAT) of $689,166 in the financial year ending June 30, down by some $360,000 compared to FY25. Revenue was also down 1.9% to $11.2 million, as AWAG explained the results ...
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