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SG Hiscock launches critical resources fund

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2026
SG Hiscock & Company has launched a global equities strategy which will provide investors with a concentrated portfolio of high-quality global resource companies, including businesses that are often overlooked by broader resources strategies. The SGH ...

Emerging markets, private assets lift NGS Super FY26 performance

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2026
Emerging markets, commodities and maturing private assets took the shine away from equities, helping deliver nearly 12% p.a. for NGS Super members over the last financial year. Headline performers were less about the dominance of global and local equities ...

Pengana threatens legal action against PIA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2026
Pengana Capital Group is threatening legal action against Pengana International Equities (PIA) - the Wilson Asset Management-led board LIC - after shareholders overwhelmingly backed a buy-back it objects to, alleging among other things, "material conflicts ...

AustralianSuper appoints co-heads of Australian equities

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2026
AustralianSuper has appointed Andrew Smith and Luke Smith as co-heads of Australian equities, effective immediately. Both have been jointly leading the Australian equities team on an interim basis following Shaun Manuell's appointment as chief investment ...

Special Feature: Beyond Safekeeping

BRENDAN SWIFT  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2026
... The US, Canada, India and Mexico have already moved to T+1. "It's embarrassing," Reece Birtles, Head of Australian Equities, ClearBridge Investments, says. "If you have T+3 or longer delays, once you think about settlement from the exchange and then ...

Talaria warns S&P concentration erodes diversification

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2026
... Padowitz said the concentration risk created by the dominance of a handful of US technology companies had spread well beyond equities into bonds, property, hedge funds and private assets. "The proportion of the world's investable assets that move ...

State Street IM Australian investments lead to retire

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2026
... Global Advisor (SSGA) roles since 2000. Shead has been a member of the global portfolio strategy team, covering both equities and currency, and served as head of portfolio solutions for the Asia-Pacific region. In 2018, he was named as head of retirement ...

Viridian promotes to investment team, launches Infinity

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2026
... business and clients across the full spectrum of investment needs." Infinity offers managed account portfolios, Australian equities and private markets unit trusts, as well as private portfolio solutions. In April, Shahien told Financial Standard that ...

Global X launches global SMID ETF

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2026
... MSCI's index design capabilities to this initiative at a time when investors are increasingly looking beyond large-cap equities for sources of diversification. Our index supports Global X in offering investors exposure to small and mid-cap companies ...

Equities lead as Australian managed funds attract $13bn in H1

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2026
... remained committed to markets throughout the first half of 2026, but their allocation decisions clearly evolved," Lee said. "Equities attracted the largest inflows overall, yet demand softened noticeably towards the end of Q2. At the same time, fixed ...
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