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Product showcase: Follow the leaders

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2026
... stocks and themes. "By investing in the strongest founders, they tend to be a growth engine for their businesses - so by nature, this is a Growth portfolio," he explains. Historically, a small set of growth themes has generally driven a disproportionate ...

Mega-funds grow but net cashflows steadily decline

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026
... than 18% of total assets. In FY24, it was 72 funds controlling 20%. One emerging trend WTW identified is the declining nature of net cashflows across eight of the 10 largest funds; only Aware Super and CFS FirstChoice bucked the trend, it said. The trend ...

Vanguard pays $40m in ESG antitrust lawsuit

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
... of Climate Action 100+. In a statement, Vanguard said the terms of the settlement reaffirm its standards and the passive nature of its index funds. "At Vanguard we are focused on helping our more than 50 million investors and their families achieve their ...

MIS review ignores key issues: FAAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
... along with a number of other recent collapses such as Australian Fiduciaries Limited and Remi Capital. We do not know the nature of the compliance plans for these four MISs, the existence of compliance committees or the failings of the governance arrangements ...

UniSuper faces fresh greenwashing allegation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026
... investment universe and mitigate some of the extreme volatility the option had seen over the years due to its concentrated nature. As a result, companies such as Microsoft and Nvidia became top holdings in the portfolio. John Dixon, the member at the ...

Product showcase: Strength amid noise

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... spent a lot of time on getting right," he says. However, he says the most important point of difference is the conservative nature of the portfolio and how that conservatism is embedded within it. The focus is on high-quality borrowers that can demonstrate ...

ASIC reviews lead generators again, names advisers using them

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2026
... of significant losses. It will look at the financial advice practices and groups using lead generation services and the nature of the arrangements. Where needed, ASIC said it will take disruptive and enforcement action. It comes on the back of the collapses ...

Second consultation kicks off on ESG product labelling

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2026
... Sustainable Finance Roadmap. This would include product names that mention decarbonisation, future, socially aware, and nature, for example. It also reiterated that the regime is targeted at retail investors, and Treasury has engaged with the Behavioural ...

Irish sovereign wealth fund mandates four managers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2026
... Ireland Funds. The Future Ireland Funds, which comprise the Future Ireland Fund (FIF) and the Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund (ICNF), were established in 2024 to help fund fiscal pressures such as deglobalisation, climate and digital transitions ...

Treasury to reform managed investment scheme governance

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026
... difference. A new MIS regulatory framework will have stricter compliance plan requirements, such as a detailed description of the nature of the MIS and its investment strategy, and information outlining how significant risks will be identified, monitored ...