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MAM, GIC partner to deliver Anthropic data centres at scale

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2026
Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) has partnered with Singaporean sovereign wealth fund GIC to deliver data centre infrastructure at scale to Anthropic under long-term agreements. The partnership between the three firms will establish a new platform ...

Super funds failing on death benefit comms: SCA

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2026
New research by Super Consumers Australia (SCA) found two-thirds of Australians have not been contacted by their super fund over the past year encouraging them to make a binding death benefit nomination. The Your Say on Super survey showed at least ...

Future Fund looks beyond AI winners to hedge risk

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2026
... headlines," Future Fund chief executive Raphael Arndt said. "This includes transmission infrastructure to support data centre demand, electricity grid modernisation, advanced manufacturing and other tools and services tied to productivity, sovereign ...

Active ETFs are reshaping portfolio construction: J.P. Morgan

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2026
J.P. Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) told advisers active exchange traded funds (ETFs) are creating new opportunities to build more flexible portfolios, as demand for active strategies accelerates globally. Speaking at the Advisers Big Day Out in Wollongong ...

SMC questions SCA's 'mystery caller' report

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2026
... Super Members Council (SMC) has raised questions on the research methodology of the recently published Superannuation Call Centre Experience Report by Super Consumers Australia (SCA). The data within the report was based on 1000 customer telephone enquiries ...

BlackRock urgers broader diversification

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2026
BlackRock is urging financial advisers to move beyond traditional approaches to diversification, arguing heightened geopolitical uncertainty, artificial intelligence (AI) and structural economic shifts require more dynamic portfolio construction. Speaking ...

Platforms are not solution providers: AZ NGA

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2026
AZ NGA group chief executive Paul Barrett warned platforms should stay in their lane rather than overstep to improve financial adviser productivity, reiterating that it is the advice business' responsibility to do so. Speaking at the Financial Services ...

IFM acquires shopping centre portfolio for $300m

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2026
IFM Investors has acquired a shopping centre portfolio to be developed and built by Australian-owned developer-builder Oreana with a value of approximately $300 million, as it seeks to harness a surge in convenience-based shopping. The portfolio of ...

Acclaim Wealth makes C-suite appointment in newly created role

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2026
... opportunity to build on her existing strong partnerships. "Acclaim has always been committed to putting advisers at the centre of what we do, and I am excited to take on this role at such an important stage in the company's growth," she said. "Over ...

New 'high-risk' derivatives on the rise

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2026
... "speculative" product may be unlawfully distributed towards retail investors. According to the Digital Finance Cooperative Research Centre (DFCRC), perps are leveraged derivatives with no fixed expiry date, and unlike traditional futures, perps "trade ...