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Vanguard launches three new funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
Vanguard is giving Australian investors access to US equity markets with the launch of three S&P 500 Index funds. The Vanguard S&P 500 US Shares Index ETF (ASX: V500) is an unhedged ETF; the Vanguard S&P 500 US Shares Index (Hedged) ETF (ASX: V5AH) ...

Perpetual sees 349% profit jump

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
... 2025. "Wealth management faced headwinds during the half. Market-related revenue increased, driven by more buoyant equity markets; however, this was offset by lower non-market revenue particularly in fiduciary markets and risk advisory," Reilly said. ...

Institutional investors' risk appetite trends down: State Street

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026
... and New Zealand dollar," he said. The findings also examined institutional investor sentiment towards regional equity markets, including China, South Korea and Taiwan. Evans said: "Despite a continued strong performance by tech-related regional equity ...

Betashares, VanEck add to product lineups

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026
... provide investors with cost effective and convenient access to a rules-based momentum strategy across developed equity markets, excluding Australia. The ETF charges a management fee of 0.35%. Its dominant sectors currently are financials, information ...

US economy 'really taking off': UniSuper

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2026
... it's not all good news, saying the market is a little hot. " From the outset, I would say that all-time highs in equity markets are not a concern of themselves, and when things are hot, they can actually run hot for a lot longer than you think. So, it's ...

APAC investors push for 24-hour trading in US markets

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2025
... near continuous access, it said. DTCC released the whitepaper, The shift to 24x5 trading: What It Means for U.S. Equity Markets, along with EY, outlining the industry's transition toward near-continuous trading, operational and risk implications, and ...

Advisers favour non-traditional equity exposures: Fidante

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
... contributed to a cautious approach among advisers." The research indicated that high valuations in local and global equity markets are of particular concern to advisers. Almost 40% of respondents nominated high valuations as the primary concern for Australian ...

Ironbark partners to offer global quantitative equity capabilities

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2025
... way that complements existing strategies and aims to provide resilience across market regimes." "At a time when equity markets are both highly concentrated and highly dispersed, we believe this dual-engine approach seeks to provide diversification benefits ...

Betashares launches new global equity ETFs

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2025
... continuing to advance the expansion of the global equities range. Betashares chief executive Alex Vynokur said: "Equity markets have become increasingly concentrated in recent years. These new ETFs give Australian investors more tools to broaden their ...

Insignia Financial posts strong quarter

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2025
... transfers of $163 million to Wrap. Insignia Financial chief executive Scott Hartley said positive returns from equity markets have also supported the performance. "During the quarter, we made significant progress on a number of key deliverables from ...

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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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