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Equities lead as Australian managed funds attract $13bn in H1

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2026
... retreating from the market, investors remained invested and opted for diversification in response to economic and geopolitical risk," Lee said.

Family businesses turn to external chief executives: Deloitte

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2026
... complexity of the modern family business. "Some family leaders may also view outside professional leadership as a form of risk mitigation, the idea being that a 'neutral' outsider in the leadership role may reduce challenges that could otherwise cause ...

Infinity AM wins SMID fund mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2026
... best interests of investors, given the less liquid and price sensitive nature of small capitalisation securities and the risk of adverse market impact from advance disclosure." The fund now has a new investment objective and benchmark - it aims to outperform ...

New alternative investment firm lands in Sydney

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2026
... there's no other contributors around, so we can ask for above market credit protections, above market pricing relative to the risk, above market collateral coverage. "Given our diverse experience, we operate across all sectors, so the fund is completely ...

New 'high-risk' derivatives on the rise

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2026
... enquiry, ASIC said it is aware of the increasing exposure of perps among retail investors. "ASIC is aware of speculative, high-risk derivatives known as perpetual futures, or perps, being offered to Australian retail investors," an ASIC spokesperson ...

FSCP bans adviser over client advice failures

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2026
... alternative strategies. The panel also determined his recommendations exposed clients to inappropriate levels of investment risk. In one instance, a significant portion of a client's relatively modest self-managed superannuation fund was invested ...

Brighter Super hires legal chief from crisis-hit Corporate Travel

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2026
... to resign from the firm effective August 14. That is ahead of firm's one-year deadline to provide its financial reports or risk delisting from the ASX. Sorrenson brings nearly two decades of legal, governance and regulatory experience across financial ...

Treasury expects regulators to do the heavy lifting

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2026
... of consumer interests via competition, growth, and economic dynamism." Both were also advised to adopt a proportionate and risk-based approach, and seek to support efficiency, growth and innovation in the parts of the economy it regulates. Treasurer ...

arcpoint OCIO adopts dual chief investment officer model

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2026
... management at Millennium Capital Partners in London. He earlier worked in global macro strategy at Optiver, held investment risk roles at Aviva Investors and Credit Suisse and proprietary trading roles at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia. "What drew ...

Another MWL adviser banned over Shield collapse

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2026
... their superannuation into the High Growth class and the Growth class of the Shield Master Fund (Shield) which was a high-risk investment, or the Balanced class which was a medium risk investment. ASIC said her statements of advice implied clients would ...