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ASIC simplifies guidance to improve capital raising activity

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2026
... with its simplification effort which commenced in September 2025. The proposed revamp of Regulatory Guide 264 Sell-Side Research (RG 264) is in response to industry feedback to seek clearer and less prescriptive guidance to encourage more research to ...

Fund managers unsure about expenditures on AI

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2026
... across the fund management industry, many aren't sure if they are spending the right amount, new Clearwater Analytics research found. According to the study, which included responses from some 178 fund managers across Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong ...

Viridian promotes to investment team, launches Infinity

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2026
... private portfolios after spending more than five years as a portfolio manager. Chris Reynolds takes on the role of head of research, stepping up from being a portfolio manager. Finally, Andrew Devonport took on the role of head of product at the start ...

Fight between SMC and FSC on super rages on

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2026
... about performance and costs of 'platform' super funds compared with performance-tested mainstream MySuper funds. A latest research by FSC conducted by NMG Consulting found making relatively simple decisions early in a person's working life, such ...

FEATURE | Platforms | The investment supermarket

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2026
... not to take it quite as seriously if they think somebody else is going to catch the problem in the end." He points to research houses which have the scale to properly assess risk categories and argues that in the most efficient version of the system ...

Corporate hybrid issuance surges: Report

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2026
... the asset class is benefiting from regulatory reforms, growing investor demand and changing rating treatment. In a new research paper, The Return of Corporate Hybrids and What it Means for AUD Credit, the Queensland-based investment manager said issuance ...

New 'high-risk' derivatives on the rise

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2026
... "speculative" product may be unlawfully distributed towards retail investors. According to the Digital Finance Cooperative Research Centre (DFCRC), perps are leveraged derivatives with no fixed expiry date, and unlike traditional futures, perps "trade ...

Aussies ditch 'Great Australian Dream,' pursue 'Great Australian Lifestyle'

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2026
... underscored by financial security, a new survey finds. MLC's new Real Retirement Report, compiled alongside McCrindle Research, found owning a home remains a common aspiration among younger Australians, but the definition of financial and life success ...

Eiger Capital co-founder flags retirement

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2026
... Fidante at the time, running the fund with 30 to35 small caps listed on the ASX and NZX. Before UBS, Wood was an equity research analyst covering a variety of sectors at Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank. Wood commented: "It's been a privilege to spend ...

arcpoint OCIO adopts dual chief investment officer model

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2026
... leads the firm's artificial intelligence (AI) and data science capability. Wahlberg has built and deployed an AI equity research and portfolio platform that supports arcpoint's research and investment process. "Tracey has proven herself to us on the ...