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ETF Shares offers new currency hedged ETFs

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2026
... Australian investors. They provide access to the underlying US companies, with the currency exposure managed within the fund, rather than requiring investors to manage the currency themselves. "WWWW was designed to reflect where technology and technology-driven ...

MDS drags Treasury to assess FSC levy proposal

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2026
... to ASIC, which it describes as an "attack" on small licensees. MDS has written to the Treasury to intervene, noting that rather than a funding reform, the FSC's motive is to force consolidation of smaller licensees. In its white paper proposal, the FSC ...

Asset managers turn to outsourcing, AI: Survey

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2026
... are pursuing growth with greater discipline and a sharper focus on the areas where they can differentiate," Burns said. "Rather than pursuing broad-based expansion, firms are directing resources toward investment expertise, client outcomes and distribution ...

Trading 212 to offer Australians low-cost trading to global markets

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2026
... other competitors. "A lot of platforms in this category make their margin by holding onto clients' uninvested cash rather than paying interest on it. We've taken the opposite approach, we pay 5.2% back to clients on their AUD cash, and it's ...

Regulatory reform omnibus bill passage trims CSLR levy disallowance period, payouts

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2026
... waiting for them. We know there are a lot of claims coming. The CSLR needs to be able to flag the need for funding earlier, rather than waiting until the pressure is already there," she said. More broadly, the bill aims to simplify regulation, particularly ...

Treasury floats innovative businesses CGT concession draft laws

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2026
... the CGT discount on an Innovative Business CGT Concession (IBCC) asset, the entity must have chosen to apply the discount rather than cost-base indexation. The entity must also not be a company, complying superannuation entity or foreign resident, as ...

Tribunal affirms InterPrac, FSGA adviser bans

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2026
... of Advice (SoAs) only shortly before presenting them to clients. ASIC said he relied on information prepared by others rather than personally identifying clients' objectives, financial circumstances and needs. It was also found that his advice process ...

Brookfield wins US$1bn mandate from Nuclear Liabilities Fund

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2026
... structured around the long-term liabilities disciplined capital allocation, with investment proceeds expected to be reinvested rather than routinely distributed, Brookfield said, adding the approach is intended to keep capital invested across market ...

Shorter CSLR payout timeframe awaits major bill passage

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2026
... waiting for them. We know there are a lot of claims coming. The CSLR needs to be able to flag the need for funding earlier, rather than waiting until the pressure is already there," she said. "At the end of the day, these are people's retirement ...

Perennial to close three responsible investment funds

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2026
... Patterson said. "Investors are increasingly accessing the market through their core strategies integrating ESG principles, rather than via standalone specialist products." Patterson said the shift meant the three funds were unlikely to reach the scale ...