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AI can give fundies an edge over the market: Invesco

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... and simple, we do think you can gain a slight edge by using some of the more interesting data sets and compute power that we now have available relative to what we had 20 years ago," he said. Bennett said Invesco has recently started looking at credit ...

ASFA joins Finance Industry Council of Australia

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... been represented within the peak coordinating body for Australia's broader financial services industry. FICA's membership now spans nine industry associations across banking, investments and broader financial services, with ASFA's inclusions bringing ...

Tokenisation could inject $24bn annually: Project Acacia

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... Australia's capability to play a leading role in the next generation of financial market infrastructure." The opportunity now is to build on the momentum from Project Acacia by translating successful experimentation into real-world adoption through continued ...

Super funds get ahead of proposed minimum service standards: KPMG

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... high profile example is Cbus paying a nearly $24 million fine for the lengthy delay of death benefit payments. The government now wants all super funds to step up and force the timely and compassionate handling of death benefits, fair and efficient processing ...

Investors rotate into fixed income as diversification demand grows: Capital Group

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
... positions were identified as key drivers. The survey found a notable shift away from US centric credit allocations. More investors now plan to increase exposure to European and Asia-Pacific investment grade credit than US investment grade debt, reversing ...

Plato launches global shares ETF

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
... Hamson added: "We have always advocated for highly diversified income generating portfolios and PGI2 trading on the ASX is now a great solution not only for diversifying income sources, but also for investors focussed on global equities who want the ...

InterPrac targets First Guardian victim, disputes AFCA ruling

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
... to investors," he said. "I act on behalf of a large number of people invested in Shield and First Guardian. But my concern now is that all InterPrac complaints with AFCA, which I understand there are about 700 of them, may all be paused." What is also ...

ART overhauls death and TPD insurance fees

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
... represents a reduction of $5.20 in fees. Additionally, ART is updating its risk labels on investments. It's high growth option will now move from the 'high' risk label to 'medium to high'. Balance risk-adjusted will move from 'medium to high' to 'medium' ...

Budget boosts fuel security, misses clean energy opportunities

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026
... changing climate," said Muskovic. "The welcome fuel security package should be a shot in the arm for Future Made in Australia. Now we need to see the detail on how this will drive early-stage demand for renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel ...

Senior housing, retail stand out in global property markets: Bedingfield

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026
... bricks-and-mortar retail. After years of predictions e-commerce would hollow out shopping ventures, he said many retailers were now returning to physical stores after discovering online-only models left them vulnerable to dominant platforms such as Amazon. ...