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S&P reaffirms Australia's AAA credit rating

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2026
Australia has retained its AAA sovereign credit rating form S&P Global, with the ratings agency citing the nations sound fiscal position, modest public debt and strong institutional settings despite heightened global uncertainty. S&P reaffirmed the ...

Betashares launches diversified ETF suite

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2026
... investment range with the launch of four diversified exchange traded funds. The new lineup comprises the Betashares Diversified High Growth ETF (ASX: DVHG), Betashares Diversified Growth ETF (ASX: DVGR) and Betashares Diversified Balanced ETF (ASX: DVBA) ...

Coinbase launches perps for wholesale investors

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2026
... licensed derivatives products suite to meet their growing demands," Judd continued. It comes as ASIC noted the perps are "high-risk" and "speculative", telling Financial Standard that it is scrutinising the sector intently. "ASIC is aware of speculative ...

Franklin Templeton names new APAC head

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2026
... respected industry leader with deep client relationships, extensive regional experience and a proven track record of building high-performing teams and delivering growth. His leadership will be instrumental as we continue to expand our capabilities and ...

ISS STOXX names chief executive

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2026
Virginia 'Ginny' Gomez has been named the new chief executive of ISS STOXX, part of the Deutsche Börse Group, effective August 3. Gomez will lead the business, which operates across 34 global locations and spanning four businesses: Index, Stewardship ...

Bain Capital snaps up Gong cha in global growth push

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2026
... business model. As we begin this next chapter with Bain Capital, we look forward to building on this momentum and bringing more high-quality whole leaf tea to consumers around the world." The acquisition adds to an active year for Bain Capital, which ...

Brighter Super launches lifetime income product in accumulation phase

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2026
Brighter Super has announced plans to deliver a new lifetime retirement income solution designed to enable eligible members to begin building future lifetime income benefits while they are still working. Brighter Super said the move makes it the first ...

Growth assets drive recovery for super in latest quarter: Morningstar

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2026
... the outperformance was attributed to higher exposure to global equities, Australian equities, and real assets. "Given their high strategic weighting in growth assets, the leading options benefited most from the sharp second-quarter rebound in global ...

Spaceship Super ups fees on private credit exposure

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2026
Spaceship Super is increasing its investment fees across its GrowthX, Balanced and Moderate options after adding exposure to unlisted asset classes. GrowthX investment fees will rise from 0.243% to 0.267% per annum, the Balanced option will rise from ...

smartMonday tweaks fees, MySuper structure

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2026
The super fund is transforming its MySuper LifeCycle structure by shrinking nine options into four distinct categories, while making changes to its investment and administration fees. From 14 August 2026, smartMonday's MySuper investment option ...