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LGT bolsters investment bench

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2026
LGT Wealth Management has expanded its investment leadership team with two senior appointments aimed at strengthening its capabilities across private markets and sustainable investing, as high-net-worth clients increasingly seek more sophisticated and ...

Financial services failing to provide consistent outcomes: AFCA

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
... million in refunds and financial remediation for affected customers. While that is almost half of what AFCA achieved in the second half of FY25 ($3.4 million), the number of complaints has also dropped significantly from 342,194 to 182,658.

HUB24 expands retirement options with TAL

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026
... those without lifetime income," Bransdon said. Additionally, HUB24 is aiming to launch a lifetime pension account in the second half of 2027. The announcement follows Colonial First State's expansion of its retirement offerings through a multi-partner ...

ASIC launches action against Equity Trustees for $65m First Guardian failures

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026
... services covered by its Australian financial services licence were provided efficiently, honestly and fairly. "This is the second action we've taken against Equity Trustees and the fifth against a super trustee as part of our First Guardian and Shield ...

AustralianSuper hires head of AI

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... appointment of partner Ignition to start rolling out digital advice options for the fund's 3.6 million members in the second half of this year, with the aim to release all digital advice journeys across the 2026/27 financial year.

Government to fast track low-risk foreign investments

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... screening requirements for targeted investments to better protect more sensitive sectors. Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the second round of foreign investment reforms is about making improvements so the regime is stronger where risks are high and faster ...

Federated Hermes launches global equity fund

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... portfolio of global equities incorporating both fundamental and ESG considerations. The launch marks Federated Hermes' second wholesale fund introduced to the Australian market this year, following the February rollout of its Global Trade Finance ...

Investor demand for infrastructure asset mandates intensifies: bfinance

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
A new analysis shows momentum in private market search activity for real assets, including infrastructure, remained strong among institutional investors in the first quarter of 2026, despite private markets slowdown. According to bfinance's Q1 2026 ...

Aussie investors entering 'regime shift': VanEck

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
... materials, select industries and mid-cap stocks as offering the strongest risk adjusted opportunities heading into the second half of 2026. Companies including Aurizon Holdings, Transurban and Telstra were highlighted for their inflation linked revenue ...

Aussie active equity managers lack persistent outperformance: SPIVA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026
... calendar years. Despite relatively resilient results in the first half of 2025, active global equity funds lost ground in the second half with a 74% full-year underperformance rate. Kiwi global equity fund managers posted an average return of 15.4% on ...