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Combating modern slavery difficult but not impossible: RIAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
While it might be challenging to construct a truly modern-slavery-risk free investment portfolio, it is not impossible, a sustainability expert says, who will help wealth managers combat such risks at next week's Responsible Investment Association ...

Investors rotate into fixed income as diversification demand grows: Capital Group

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
Institutional investors are increasing allocations to fixed income and broadening exposure beyond the US as they reposition portfolios for a more volatile and fragmented macro environment, according to new research from Capital Group. The firms Fixed ...

Plato launches global shares ETF

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
Plato Investment Management is broadening access to its Plato Global Shares Income Fund with the launch of an active ETF version on the ASX, marking its third investment solution on the exchange. The Plato Global Shares Income Fund - Active ETF (ASX ...

InterPrac targets First Guardian victim, disputes AFCA ruling

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
... February 24. The concise statement filed with the Federal Court dated May 7 shows InterPrac adding Melinda Kee, a former investor in First Guardian, as a defendant in the case related to its proceedings against AFCA, claiming the complaints body treated ...

Ausbil appointed co-manager for NYSE-listed fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
Ausbil has been appointed co-manager of a New York Life Investment Management (NYLIM) fund, helping oversee a new global small-mid cap equity strategy. Together with NYLIM, Ausbil co-manages the newly launched NYLI International Small-Mid Cap Equity ...

Aussie investors entering 'regime shift': VanEck

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
The next leg of the Australian share market rally is unlikely to be driven by the major banks, according to VanEck, which warned investors may be entering a "regime shift" following this week's sharp sell-off of Commonwealth Bank. In its 2026 Australian ...

AI to outweigh inflation fears in fixed income markets: Allspring

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
... a technology of abundance," Wise said. "It is a positive supply shock. It is disinflationary." Wise compared current investor sentiment to market fears around tariffs and trade disruptions in 2025, which ultimately faded as a dominant macro concern. ...

WAM offers global real assets exposure via new offering

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
... attractive across real assets at this point in the cycle, and these assets can provide strong diversification benefits to an investor's portfolio, including income generation, inflation protection, resilience in market downturns and consistent returns ...

Natixis appoints client services director

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026
Natixis IM appoints a client services director as it continues to expand its local range of managed funds and active ETFs. Mai Platts joins the investment giant as director in client services, reporting to Barbara Whyte, head of client services and ...

Budget boosts fuel security, misses clean energy opportunities

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026
... dependent on fossil fuels from volatile regions," Hutley said. At a critical moment in Australia's energy transition, Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) executive director of policy Frankie Muskovic said this budget presents some very mixed ...