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Former fund manager admits to obstructing SEC probe

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2026
Former Western Asset Management co-chief investment officer Ken Leech pleaded guilty to obstructing an investigation into a fraudulent trading scheme that disadvantaged certain clients. At the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York ...

Cybersecurity, tech ETFs strongest performers in May

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2026
... Global X Cybersecurity ETF returned 36.5% for investors, Betashares Global Cybersecurity ETF provided a return of 31.75%. South Korea retained its place from the prior month, continuing to reflect strong investor interest in the region's technology-heavy ...

King's honours list lauds two super fund chiefs

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2026
... "significant service to the not-for-profit, education and financial sectors." Negus is also the chancellor at the University of New South Wales, a role he was appointed to last December.

Cooling economy could keep RBA on hold

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2026
... conflict in the Middle East, and partly because of record purchases of computer servers for the data centres being built in New South Wales and Victoria." Dooley said the easing of growth is a positive sign the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) interest ...

FEATURE | Emerging markets: Twists and turns

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
... Nothing to fear Each trading day since the start of the conflict has dragged investors through wild swings and pirouettes. South Korea's Kospi, for example, dropped nearly 20% in early March only to unwind most of the losses in April. Interestingly ...

MUFG scores administration mandate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2026
... administration partner. MUFG said the appointment marks the commencement of a strategic partnership supporting members across South Australia's electricity supply industry. Under the agreement, MUFG Retirement Solutions will provide core administration ...

Brighter Super invests $225m as part of $500m commitment

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026
Brighter Super has committed almost half of its planned $500 million in the Queensland Investment Strategy (QIS), two years into a five-year program aimed at increasing local investment across property, agriculture, infrastructure and high-growth businesses. ...

Emerging markets progress from consumption to innovation: Experts

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... down to a stock-by-stock basis. Robertson added, "governance can make huge impacts to returns," highlighting the case of South Korea's and Japan's corporate governance improvements. "When you don't have some of those regulatory backstops ...

Emerging markets a 'reasonable' opportunity: Colchester

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... economies that have not been fully repriced. Colchester's investment opportunity set includes names like Taiwan and South Korean with AA credit rating; China and Malaysia with A credit rating; India and Mexico with BBB credit rating and countries ...

Adviser-client relationships eroded by AI: Research

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2026
... The research, conducted by the Monash Business School, in collaboration with MUMA College of Business at the University of South Florida, notices rapid advances in AI have enabled the rise of AI-enabled advisory tools, which are beneficial, but they ...
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