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Superhero partners for crypto push

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2026
Superhero has joined forces with Robinhood's cryptocurrency exchange Bitstamp to enter the digital assets market. The trading and superannuation platform launched Superhero Crypto, allowing customers to buy, sell and hold selected digital assets directly ...

Advisers lean on AQF7 to meet education standards: Rainmaker

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2026
A new report indicates that Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) 7 qualifications are the most common forms of qualification among financial advisers, held by 85% of the population. Taking into account the new professional standards reforms, which ...

GQG bleeds over US$7bn in FUM in June

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2026
Despite recording positive investment performance, GQG Partners observed a significant outflow, with net outflows of $4.62 billion (US$3.2bn) recorded in the month of June, as funds under management (FUM) slipped to $225 billion (US$156bn) at June end ...

J.P. Morgan AM awarded fresh portfolio structuring mandate

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2026
J.P. Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) has secured a mandate to implement portfolio structural capabilities for improved operational and cost efficiency for Findex Group. Findex currently manages approximately $8.5 billion under its managed discretionary ...

Performance test reforms to curb benchmark hugging: Treasury

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026
Treasury is addressing benchmarking-hugging incentives encouraged by the superannuation performance test in a new round of consultations that aim to overhaul several "unintended consequences" it has created over the last five years. Treasury acknowledges ...

Vanguard launches three new funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
Vanguard is giving Australian investors access to US equity markets with the launch of three S&P 500 Index funds. The Vanguard S&P 500 US Shares Index ETF (ASX: V500) is an unhedged ETF; the Vanguard S&P 500 US Shares Index (Hedged) ETF (ASX: V5AH) ...

ASIC releases legal obligations for private credit funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2025
ASIC has released a catalogue summarising key legal obligations and regulatory guidance for private credit fund operators, as the regulator continues to keep an eye on the sector. ASIC said the catalogue should assist private credit fund operators in ...

MSCI launches index combining public and private equity investments

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2025
MSCI has launched the MSCI All Country Public + Private Equity Index, combining publicly traded stocks and private equity investments into a single coherent benchmark. As private markets gain traction among investors, private equity is increasingly ...

FEATURE | Agriculture: Golden soil

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2025
In the book The Lucky Country, the late author Donald Horne provides a piercing assessment of Australia in 1964, stating that its prosperity is derived from good fortune rather than industriousness or ambition. He ruminated about the future challenges ...

CalPERS adopts total portfolio approach

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2025
One of the world's largest pension funds is shifting to a total portfolio approach (TPA), saying it will improve transparency and provide flexibility to capitalise on opportunities. Following a board vote, the California Public Employees' Retirement ...
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