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Viridian promotes to investment team, launches Infinity

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2026
... 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 Viridian is eyeing ...

Global X launches global SMID ETF

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2026
... Mid-Cap ETF (ASX: ISMD), offering Australian investors low-cost exposure to small- and mid-cap companies across developed markets outside Australia. The new exchange-traded fund tracks the MSCI World ex Australia SMID Cap Select Index, providing exposure ...

Aware Super acquires $226m real estate investment

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2026
... transactions Pete Carstairs said the purchase represented high-conviction investment in one of Australia's premier office markets. "100 Market Street is a high-quality CBD office asset that aligns strongly with our long-term investment strategy and ...

Super Consumers appoints former regulator as chair

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2026
... Authority (AFCA) as well as chair of the consumer consultative committee at ACCC. "Peter has spent his career working to make markets fairer, safer and more accountable for consumers," SCA chief executive Xavier O'Halloran said. "His deep experience ...

Corporate hybrid issuance surges: Report

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2026
... investors an attractive income opportunity, QIC cautioned they carry higher volatility and greater sensitivity to credit markets than senior debt. "It calls for an active management approach to structure, relative value and entry point to ensure the ...

HSBC appoints structured finance chief

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2026
... worked at Deutsche Bank. HSBC said her appointment reflects increasing client demand for sophisticated funding and capital markets solutions across the region. The hire follows a series of investments by the bank aimed at strengthening its transaction ...

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

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2026
... funds attracted $13 billion in net inflows during the first half of 2026, with investors maintaining strong exposure to markets despite heightened geopolitical tensions and domestic economic uncertainty, according to new data from Calastone. The global ...

New alternative investment firm lands in Sydney

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2026
... sectors, so the fund is completely secular agnostic. We've lent into natural resources, healthcare, environmental markets, real estate." Deitz also added the firm is not intending to "reinvent" the wheel of private credit, rather, merely capitalising ...

Treasury expects regulators to do the heavy lifting

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2026
... investment, reducing the regulatory burden on businesses, promoting stability, and safeguarding our financial system and markets." Supporting the agenda, ASIC will prioritise consumer and retail investor protection from serious harms and ensure its enforcement ...

UniSuper backs tech despite AI caution

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2026
... appeared detached from fundamentals. "I am particularly concerned about the valuations I see in some of these private markets, the unlisted assets," he said. "The two best examples I can give you are OpenAI and Anthropic... these are companies that are ...