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New Forests expands US forestry footprint

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2026
... growing US portfolio. The forestry assets, acquired from Campbell Global, are predominantly planted with Douglas-fir and western hemlock and are located near key processing infrastructure and export facilities, providing access to domestic and international ...

ASIC charges developer over alleged $10m fraud

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2026
... develop specialist disability accommodation for National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) participants in Queensland and Western Australia. The regulator alleged between July 2021 and October 2023, McWilliams diverted more than $10 million raised for ...

Powerhouse Ventures partners with European fund manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2026
... speculative start-up fund," rather its target companies will "fast become the next 'infrastructure' layer that western sovereign nations will need to develop for capability and resilience." The fund has seeded about 10 global companies. The total ...

Super balances rise but gender retirement gap remains stubborn

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2026
... state and territory. The gap is narrowest in the ACT, where women's balances are equivalent to 94% of men's, while Western Australia recorded the wildest divide, with women's balances sitting at just 69% of men's. Schubert welcomed recent ...

Former fund manager admits to obstructing SEC probe

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2026
Former Western Asset Management co-chief investment officer Ken Leech pleaded guilty to obstructing an investigation into a fraudulent trading scheme that disadvantaged certain clients. At the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York ...

Franklin Templeton launches two active ETFs in Australia

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2026
... Templeton has launched two new active ETFs on the ASX, the Franklin Global Systematic Equity Fund Active ETF (FGSE) and the Western Asset Enhanced Income Fund Active ETF (FEIF). This brings its total local active ETF range to nine products. Unlike traditional ...

FEATURE | Aged care: The longevity dividend

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2026
... with our clients, because it's something that's simple to understand, there's an aging demographic across the Western world." The scope of possibilities Sarah Shaw, chief investment officer and co-founder of 4D Infrastructure, agrees that ...

Franklin Templeton's Western AM hit with US$100m penalty

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2026
Franklin Templeton's Western Asset Management has been hit with a whopping US$100 million penalty for failing to detect and prevent its former co-chief investment officer's alleged cherry-picking scheme. The order follows the SEC's 2024 ...

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2026
... provides advice, idea generation, site visits and roadshows focused on resources, mining services and small- to mid-cap Western Australia industrials. The research team covers ASX-listed industrials, resources and energy companies, while the corporate ...

Cultural competency is not a box-ticking exercise: RIAA

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2026
... rules of engagement with the community is centre to what they do, acknowledging that previous agreements were shaped by a Western construct. Today, it's moving away from that and, more importantly, ensuring staff and management within BHP have a ...