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Global resilience is a key systemic risk: HESTA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2025
... this area of global resilience will be critical. "It's not just about how we manage risks in the portfolio, but how companies allocated capital, what are the capex commitments? In terms of that global resilience, I think is a key issue for us as ...

Agentic AI adoption 'crucial' for future success: Capgemini

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2025
... scale, including across capital markets, P&C insurance, and retail banking segments. Wealth management and life insurance companies have the lowest rate of adoption, with 17% and 13%, respectively, refusing to leverage agentic AI in their businesses. ...

Lazard AM opens flagship global equity fund to local investors

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2025
... bottom-up" stock selection process that seeks to minimise macroeconomic exposures. It typically holds between 200 to 350 companies with growth potential, valuation, market sentiment, and financial quality, the firm said. The fund is managed by Lazard ...

Interprac sued over Shield, First Guardian failures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
... generator, Venture Egg and Merhi. Further, Interprac failed to respond properly to the fact Merhi was receiving payments from companies associated with First Guardian and Shield. It also didn't respond adequately to the significant inflows First ...

Global X to launch Japan TOPIX 100 ETF

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2025
... interest in the ETF. "The Global X Japan TOPIX 100 ETF (ASX: J100) provides diversified exposure to 100 top Japanese companies, spanning industries across technology, industrials, consumer goods and financials," a communication said. "Help your clients ...

Perennial snaps up 50% of Balmoral, hands over microcap mandate

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2025
... more than 12% per annum over 15 years to April 2024. Perennial's microcap strategy, launched in 2017, is focused on companies with a market capitalisation of less than $500 million. Andrew Smith, who is the head of smaller companies and active engagement ...

Sustainable investments jump 49% in two years

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2025
... co-chief executive Estelle Parker said investors are increasingly taking their responsibility to understand investee companies seriously and considering a wide range of risks to investments. "Despite challenging political and economic conditions in some ...

ASIC releases new ETP guide amid booming market

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2025
... total of 398 ETPs trading on the ASX, eclipsing the size and number of other investment vehicles like listed investment companies (LICs) and listed investment trusts (LITs) that have $55.6 billion in asset under management (AUM) and AREITs which have ...

HESTA, Vision Super divest Israeli securities

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2025
... who are unaccounted for. In August, Norway's US$2 trillion sovereign wealth fund announced it divested 11 Israeli companies and was in the process of terminating mandates with external managers based in Israel. This brought the number of Israeli ...

Norway wealth fund told to pause ethical divestments

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
... Council of Ethics on both June 25 and July 2. This was done under the existing guideline that the fund cannot invest in companies involved serious violations of individuals' rights in war or conflict zones. The Council of Ethics is an independent body ...

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Invesco launches new equity fund

ELIZA BAVIN
Invesco said the new fund will give Australian investors access to a systematic global equity strategy with a 20-year track record.

FCA pursues Neil Woodford again

KARREN VERGARA
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is going after failed fund manager Neil Woodford again, this time for allegedly providing unauthorised investment advice via W4.0, his Dubai-based investment platform.

Former APRA deputy chair launches retirement solutions startup

KARREN VERGARA
A former APRA deputy chair has launched CipherIQ, a new venture that provides retirement solutions via account-based pensions in partnership with superannuation funds, financial advisers and retirees.

Global X launches space tech ETF

MATTHEW WAI
Global X has now launched the space tech ETF (ASX: MOON).

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