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'Shockproof' portfolios integrate geopolitical risks: CIO

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2026
... rerated despite the underlying geopolitical uncertainty. This doesn't mean avoiding such investments opportunities, rather, finding ways to build protection and resilience around them. Diversification from a total portfolio perspective, he said ...

Scarcity Partners takes minority stake in Infocus

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2026
... founder and managing partner of Scarcity Partners, said the transaction was designed as a long-term strategic partnership rather than a short-term capital event. "Infocus has built something genuinely differentiated. It is a founder-led business with ...

Rodney Forrest re-sentenced for $3m insider trading

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2026
... false denials when initially interviewed by ASIC affected the assessment of the objective seriousness of his offending, rather than limiting this consideration to remorse and the weight to be given to his plea, ASIC said. Despite the identified error ...

ATO sounds alarm as Payday Super deadline nears

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2026
... years. ATO deputy commissioner Emmer Rosenzweig said more than half of employees are still playing superannuation quarterly rather than alongside wages, despite the incoming reforms requiring contributions to be paid on payday. The changes are designed ...

ASIC, APRA target insurers' TPD product sustainability

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2026
... outcomes for members. "Structural shifts in claims patterns are often managed through premium increases and reduction in cover rather than more fundamental product redesign. This reflects trustees' competing priorities and resources required to implement ...

Platforms should be wary of cutting options: Experts

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
... either." Maloney said the North platform is getting "much sharper" in removing investment options that are not scaling rather than leaving them to linger on the menu. She added the trend historically has been to leave small options to "wither on the ...

Behavioural constraint is costing retirees greatly: Allianz Retire+

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026
... insurer found that market volatility, and inadequate savings are no longer the greatest threats to retirement outcomes, rather, it comes down to hesitancy to make the decisions retirement requires. Allianz Retire+'s The two-chapter retirement report ...

CALI calls for government to help fund CSLR

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... current spread, advisers are expected to expense a whopping $4000 in levies in the upcoming financial year. The situation is rather dire for risk advice due to the lack of new entrants into the niche sector, with only some 185 risk specialists currently ...

AI can give fundies an edge over the market: Invesco

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... said Invesco has recently started looking at credit card data to evaluate a company's earning momentum and sentiment. Rather than waiting quarterly to get information on key metrics like company sales, Invesco is assessing credit card transactions ...

Investor demand for infrastructure asset mandates intensifies: bfinance

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... infrastructure fundraising was also subdued over the period, largely reflecting a lighter calendar of mega fund closings rather than a material deterioration in underlying investor appetite, bfinance said. "Against this backdrop, spreads have widened ...