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ASIC, APRA target insurers' TPD product sustainability

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2026
Regulators are putting the pressure on life insurers to manage problematic issues arising from total and permanent disability (TPD) products offered across the retail and group insurance channels, a recent roundtable heard. ASIC and APRA warned providers ...

Bridgewest Ventures lands in Australia

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2026
... many international investors can access directly. The fund is structured as an eligible investment under New Zealand's Active Investor Plus (AIP) visa program. Companies in Bridgewest Ventures' portfolio include battery technology maker Entropeak ...

Charter Hall updates FY26 guidance amid strong insto appetite

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2026
... annual rental growth," Harrison continued. "As Australia's largest diversified manager of attractive yielding real estate, active across public and private markets, we see continued growth in capital inflows seeking to partner with the group."

Feature: Private credit | The fine print

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
JPMorgan Chase chief executive Jamie Dimon grabbed headlines last year when speaking at one of the banking giant's quarterly earnings calls. "When you see one cockroach," he told analysts, "there are probably more." The cockroach Dimon was referring ...

APRA sharpens oversight, flags tech and geopolitical risks

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026
APRA has intensified its supervision of superannuation trustees, insurers and banks as geopolitical instability, rapid artificial intelligence (AI) adoption and growing complexity in global markets reshape the financial risk environment. In its latest ...

InvestSMART to realise $16m from Intelligent Investor sale

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026
... sheet. "InvestSMART has spent the last 12 years growing the Intelligent Investor business including issuing four ASX-listed active ETFs and acquiring and integrating Eureka Report," Hodge said. "TIP has indicated their commitment and focus to grow the ...

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

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
... mandates, with 66% of investors seeking greater agility through measures such as expanding tactical asset allocation limits. Active management is also gaining favour, with 46% planning to increase the use of active strategies within fixed income, compared ...

Plato launches global shares ETF

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
Plato Investment Management is broadening access to its Plato Global Shares Income Fund with the launch of an active ETF version on the ASX, marking its third investment solution on the exchange. The Plato Global Shares Income Fund - Active ETF (ASX ...

Low fees a strong indicator of fund survivorship: Morningstar

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
... fees increased. In global large-cap equities as well, low-cost index funds and a small number of inexpensive systematic active strategies emerged as clear beneficiaries. "The results reflect the increasingly concentrated market environment shaped by ...

Ausbil appointed co-manager for NYSE-listed fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
... management processes. The $20 billion fund manager, which invests in global and domestic equities, recently launched its own Active Sustainable Equity Fund. NYLIM acquired Ausbil in 2014 from Dexia Asset Management for $587 million. "Our investment philosophy ...