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Product Showcase: Calm in the chaos

THE FINANCIAL STANDARD TEAM  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2026
... market guardrails should look like. "We work very hard on what we call a margin of safety, particularly around our downside risk modelling, so we can get the odds stacked more in our favour." Investing in controversy Asked what stocks the fund invests ...

FEATURE | Emerging markets: Twists and turns

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
... fold and urging clients to keep gold and take a broader commodities exposure. The portfolio was subsequently underweight risk assets in anticipation of an attack on Iran. Come late 2025, Riaz and the team briefed clients about a potentially volatile ...

CSLR levy must be directed towards bad actors: Burgess

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
... levy, reflecting its role in large-scale consumer losses. "There is no justification or reasoning to segment the subsector by risk, as this is inconsistent with how it is applied to current leviable subsectors," Burgess said. "It is not credible or fair ...

Natixis IM country head exits to lead Evidentia Group

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
... Evidentia and Lonsec Investment Solutions were integrated into a larger managed accounts platform focused on governance, risk management and adviser solutions. Smith said it had been "particularly rewarding" to see the two businesses come together under ...

APRA slaps additional licence conditions on HTFS Nominees

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
... documentation and conflict management, as well as ineffective monitoring and reporting frameworks around investment performance and risk. HTFS Nominees' management of conflicts of interest is also questionable, with APRA saying it lacks key decision-makers ...

Super 'safest' entry in private market for retail investors: Morningstar

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2026
... member inflows, which better enable allocations to less liquid assets while still being able to effectively manage liquidity risk. "Super funds are Australia's mega investors, and for them, investment in private assets is a well-established diversification ...

Old settings for TPD 'no longer fit': APRA

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2026
... this, actuaries play a critical role in identifying pressure points and building sustainable solutions. "You are the voice of risk within your organisation, and you can often see these pressures building before they become obvious in reported results," ...

More advisers go self-licensed to avoid associative risks

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2026
... reputational compliance failure or instability. "Recent issues have sharpened that awareness considerably... Associative risk is now a real commercial consideration, not a theoretical one." There are mediums to also improve operation for self-licensed ...

'Shockproof' portfolios integrate geopolitical risks: CIO

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2026
... setting up there had really thought through," he said. Such developments underscore the need to incorporate geopolitical risk more systematically across both liquid and unlisted markets. Despite these dynamics, Armitage said markets have yet to fully ...

Inflation eases, experts split on next RBA move

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2026
... facing the RBA. Having already lifted its official interest rate three times this year to 4.35%, the board has to weigh a real risk that inflation becomes entrenched against equally real evidence that households and businesses are already under significant ...