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FinCap launches private markets review for advisers

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2026
... implement it," Davis said. The review will examine areas including liquidity requirements, leverage policies, peer and benchmark risk, fee and complexity budgets, and the balance between liquid and illiquid alternatives. FinCap founder and executive ...

ASIC draws parallels between ASX and super trustee failures

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2026
... benchmarking only against domestic peers, they're already behind. Competition is global and cross-industry - you need to benchmark against best practice."

GQG hit by $21bn outflows, FUM falls

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2026
... during the period. GQG's international equity strategy returned 10.3% from inception, compared with 7.5% for its MSCI benchmark, while its global equity strategy returned 11.6%, ahead of the MSCI ACWI's 10.7%. However, emerging markets equity underperformed ...

Nanuk lands AustralianSuper investment heavyweight

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2026
Nanuk Asset Management adds serious firepower to its investment team when it appointed Oliver Johnson, formerly at AustralianSuper, as portfolio manager early this month. Prior to the announcement, Johnson was a senior portfolio manager at AustralianSuper ...

NZ Super updates sustainable investment policy

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2026
... Further, the Sustainable Investment Policy sets the UN-backed principles for responsible investment "as our performance benchmark for sustainable investment." These include policy statements covering the integration of ESG considerations into investment ...

Super funds should not be asked to fund the CSLR: ASFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2026
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) said Australia's Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) is the only scheme of its kind worldwide funded from the retirement savings of people who cannot claim from it, and that needs to ...

Evans and Partners uplifts MDA offering

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2026
Evans and Partners chose Bloomberg's buy-side technology solution to expand its active bond managed discretionary account (MDA) offering. The wealth management firm, part of E&P Financial Group, will implement Bloomberg AIM as its order and investment ...

Superhero partners for crypto push

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2026
... steps into a new phase, this partnership stands us in good stead to not only meet our customers' needs but set a benchmark for the broader ecosystem," Winters said. For digital assets, Superhero charges 0.10% of the value of each trade. Traders are ...

Super funds failing on death benefit comms: SCA

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2026
... (30% of calls). No super fund scored above 55% across the metrics of ease, success and sentiment. None reached the 80% benchmark considered as the best practice "green zone". The Super Members Council (SMC) had noted limitations on the research methodology ...

Growth assets drive recovery for super in latest quarter: Morningstar

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2026
... peer-group median of 9.52% per year and each edged ahead of the Morningstar Australia Growth Target Allocation Index benchmark of 11.37% per year, Morningstar said, noting the outperformance was attributed to higher exposure to global equities, Australian ...