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Product showcase: Reframing financial advice

THE FINANCIAL STANDARD TEAM  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2026
... you're managing money for people with very different tax rates." A fund manager investing for a mix of super funds, high-income earners, retirees and companies can't optimise for all of them simultaneously. "If they preference one profile, they ...

Cybersecurity, tech ETFs strongest performers in May

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2026
... claimed the top spot for the month at $2.24 billion, narrowly ahead of international equities at $2.18 billion. Cash & fixed income fell sharply to $494 million from $1.1 billion in April. Short exposures swung back into negative territory, and commodities ...

Financial services investment leaders celebrated

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2026
... winners last night taking out three awards each. MAM won for its Macquarie Australian Enhanced Plus Equities Fund, Macquarie Income Opportunities Fund, and took out the top gong for Investment Manager of the Year. MLC won for its MLC Wholesale Horizon ...

Super funds race to implement digital advice

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2026
... has emerged as a key growth area as regulators continue to push funds to improve retirement outcomes under the Retirement Income Covenant. Michelle Lusty, head of Midwinter advice products, said leading funds are already seeing strong engagement with ...

Investors pile into income ETFs amid upcoming tax changes

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2026
Australian investors are increasingly turning to income focused exchange traded funds (ETFs) as proposed changes to capital gains tax (CGT) sharpen the focus on after tax returns, according to new data from Global X ETFs. The ETF provider's latest monthly ...

FCA pursues Neil Woodford again

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2026
... registered in the United Arab Emirates. Woodford is the former 'YouTube fundie' who ran the now-defunct Woodford Equity Income Fund (WEIF). WEIF fell into a liquidity crunch in 2019 after investing in mostly illiquid assets. Last year, the FCA ...

Former APRA deputy chair launches retirement solutions startup

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2026
... director and chief research officer Cary Helenius. Laughlin said the new firm helps navigate the complexities of retirement income planning under the Retirement Income Covenant. Cipher IQ centres on personalised online retirement-income modelling platform ...

T. Rowe Price stays underweight on Australia, overweight on US

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2026
... positioned given its substantial energy reserve, diversified supply sources and resilient exports," Poullaouec said. In fixed income, T. Rowe Price favours inflation-linked bonds over sovereign bonds as it sees markets underestimating the persistence ...

Lack of awareness impacts retirement satisfaction: TAL

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2026
New research indicates that although around 90% of retirees selecting pension accounts or lifetime income streams were satisfied with their decision, less than two in five (38%) pre-retirees understood how those products work. The second edition of ...

Franklin Templeton launches two active ETFs in Australia

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2026
... 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 index ETFs, both ...