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AI can give fundies an edge over the market: Invesco

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... director Scott Bennett said. Speaking at the Financial Standard Advisers Big Day Out (ABDO) in Sydney, Bennett said the fund manager is using the data sets to drive better return and risk outcomes in their portfolios. "While the fundamentals of investing ...

Investor demand for infrastructure asset mandates intensifies: bfinance

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... institutional investors in the first quarter of 2026, despite private markets slowdown. According to bfinance's Q1 2026 Manager Intelligence and Market Trends Report, institutional investors are displaying more appetite for infrastructure, with the asset ...

Removing CGT discount on all assets will make tax system fairer: Chalmers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
Treasurer Jim Chalmers said changes to the capital gains tax (CGT) is fundamentally about reducing distortions in the tax system as a whole and to introduce a more fair and neutral system in place of the current one. Speaking at the Bloomberg Forum ...

Combating modern slavery difficult but not impossible: RIAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
... exclusions as well as company engagements and policy advocacy," Ausbil Investment Management head of ESG and co-portfolio manager Mans Carlsson said. Carlsson will co - present the Human rights and modern-day slavery: What advisers need to know workshop ...

North expands adviser support with new hire

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
AMP North has appointed a head of business development and national sales manager as it focuses on expanding adviser support and distribution capabilities. AMP North has appointed Kristen Lennis-Harvey as head of business development and national sales ...

Plato launches global shares ETF

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
... March 2016, returned 19.4% over the 12 months to April 30. Commenting, Plato Global Shares Income Fund lead portfolio manager Daniel Pennell said the ETF will provide investment opportunity away from "heavily concentrated" sectors like banking and miners. ...

Low fees a strong indicator of fund survivorship: Morningstar

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
The latest research by Morningstar found lower fees played a major factor in a fund's chance of survival and outperformance compared to more expensive peers. "Across nearly all major categories examined in this study, the lowest fee quintile achieved ...

Ausbil appointed co-manager for NYSE-listed fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
Ausbil has been appointed co-manager of a New York Life Investment Management (NYLIM) fund, helping oversee a new global small-mid cap equity strategy. Together with NYLIM, Ausbil co-manages the newly launched NYLI International Small-Mid Cap Equity ...

Aussie investors entering 'regime shift': VanEck

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
... shift" following this week's sharp sell-off of Commonwealth Bank. In its 2026 Australian Equities Outlook, the global asset manager said the $30 billion wipeout in CBA's market value highlighted the growing risks of concentration within the S&P/ASX 200 ...

WAM offers global real assets exposure via new offering

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
... equities," WAM said. The fund will be managed by the WAM Alternative Assets (ASX: WMA) investment team, led by portfolio manager Nick Kelly alongside investment analysts Jacob Grover and Jasper Yeghiaian-Alvandi. Equity Trustees has been appointed the ...