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Selfwealth expands into full-fledged wealth platform

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2026
... classes, including equity and growth-focused strategies, over time. Selfwealth head of Australia Samantha Horton said the launch will mark the next chapter for the business following its acquisition in 2025. "While advice has effectively doubled in price ...

Product Showcase: Making group insurance count

THE FINANCIAL STANDARD TEAM  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2026
... investments is a logical next step for advisers looking to deliver genuinely holistic advice. "The key takeaway from the launch of North Protect is choice, flexibility and integration," Goodwin says. Breaking the barriers Through the new offering, North ...

Why HNW investors are choosing shopping centres

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2026
As demand for consistent cash flows continues to rise for wealthy investors, commercial real estate assets, like shopping centres, continue to draw significant interest to fulfil the need, MA Financial said. MA Financial co-head of core real estate ...

Prime Value Opportunities Fund winds up

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2026
... structure designed to balance outperformance and capital preservation, was incepted on 5 November 2012. At the time of the launch, Prime Value was making inroads into the retail space. The fund aimed to achieve absolute total returns by providing medium- ...

Pacific AM to land SMA solutions Down Under, appoints investment chief

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2026
... group's high-quality affiliated fund managers and the strength of its institutional infrastructure." To support the launch, PPS has appointed former Perpetual chief investment officer Kyle Lidbury to lead it Australia-based investment team. Financial ...

JPMAM, QIA join forces in $28bn partnership

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2026
J.P. Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Qatar's sovereign wealth fund Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) to establish a $28 billion (US$20bn) partnership to support ongoing investments initiatives, as well ...

ASX to launch overnight repo funding rate

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2026
... not quite zero risk, since even governments occasionally fail, but it is incredibly low risk." He also highlighted the launch follows a long period where Australia had become an "outlier". "Following the Global Financial Crisis many countries around ...

New digital asset trading platform targets HNWs, instos

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2026
... trading capabilities. It also offers market and limit orders, as well as time-weighted average price (TWAP) strategies. The launch comes as Australian digital asset services face evolving regulatory oversight, with investors increasingly seeking pricing ...

Australia's alpha female representation regresses: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2026
Representation of females in Australia's funds management industry has regressed over the last five years, while progress on gender diversity on a global scale has also gone backwards. Citywire's 2026 Alpha Female Report counted Australia as having ...

Magellan shuts down Vinva global equity retail funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2026
Magellan Asset Management is shuttering two Vinva global equity funds, active systematic retail strategies, two years after they were brought to market. Reaching $165.3 million in assets under management at the end of August, Magellan, as responsible ...