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FEATURE: Global equities | Triaging tech's second act

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
... capacity being built over the next few years. The second pullback came more recently in early February this year, when on average US software companies lost about 20% of their market value as of mid-month. "It seems to me that every few weeks, a new ...

US, Iran agree to cease fire, outlook remains 'uncertain'

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
... He believes there will be a wave of earnings downgrades in the coming weeks but shouldn't vary too much away from the average stock that is down about 15%. However, Betashares chief economist David Bassanese said, despite Trump's ultimatum on Iran, the ...

AQR picks SG Hiscock & Company as distribution partner

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2026
... equities and alternative markets. It seeks to produce attractive risk-adjusted returns while targeting a low long-term average correlation to traditional markets. AQR managing director and head of Australia and New Zealand Simon Wills said: "AQR offers ...

Calm urged as global markets look 'increasingly unstable'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2026
... reel from the ongoing volatility. Following the start of the Iran conflict, the super fund said it has seen a rise in average daily investment switching activity, while the number of visits to HESTA's investment pages have also risen sharply. HESTA ...

CSC to increase TPD premiums for PSSap members by 43.5%

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2026
... members comes around the same time as a similar increase is to be rolled out for AustralianSuper's insured members. On average, members within the AustralianSuper plan, Super Options and Personal Plan will pay 40% more for TPD cover from June 1. In FY25 ...

AGP, Muzinich & Co. debut private credit ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2026
... 2014, investing in US-listed BDC that include direct lending, venture debt and specialty finance. It has delivered an average gross dividend yield of 9.8% p.a. since inception. Muzinich & Co. portfolio manager Ji He spearheads the strategy, which aims ...

APRA launches 'advanced illiquidity premium' to capital framework reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2026
... eligibility requirements. Elsewhere in its response, APRA believes the proposed of 45% risk allowance floor of the long-term average spread remains appropriate. The reforms will come into effect on 1 July 2026. APRA has also released a reporting template ...

Wealth levels triple for middle Australia: SMC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
... from super has more than doubled in two decades. It rose by 117% for recent middle wealth retirees, to $740 per week on average in 2022, compared to $340 in 2002, in wage adjusted terms. Even with sluggish real wages growth in recent years, capital growth ...

Platform funds, mega funds to dominate: Mercer

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2026
... market share. This is expected to grow to 54% in nine years' time. These funds service 1.5 million member accounts on average, charging a total fee of 0.82% based on a $50,000 account balance as opposed to a median of 0.97% for other non-platform funds. ...

FSC questions SMC's claim on younger members' super switches

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2026
... switched into more complex, higher cost products," SMC chief executive Misha Schubert said. However, FSC data showed the average balance of newly established platform accounts is over $349,500, with an average age of 59 at the time of switching. It found ...