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Former UBS Asset Management executive pops up at RAM

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2026
Real Asset Management (RAM) has appointed a new head of distribution in Bryce Doherty, the former managing director of UBS Asset Management Australia. Doherty is also an executive director at the alternative asset manager, having recently finished up ...

Australian economy growth 'stronger than expected'

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2026
The Australian economy grew 0.4% in the June quarter, growing 2.1% in the year to June 2026. HSBC chief economist Paul Bloxham said the stronger growth performance was "particularly surprising" given a sharp fall in consumer and business sentiment. ...

AIA Australia rolls out TPD CORE

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2026
AIA Australia has launched TPD CORE, a new retail product that charges lower premiums and provides clearer claim assessment criteria for total and permanent disability (TPD). Some of TPD CORE's key features include a five-year rate guarantee, a ...

Global X cuts fees on gold ETF

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2026
Global X is reducing the management fee on the Global X Gold Bullion ETF (GXLD) from 0.15% to 0.14% per annum, effective September 1. This comes after VanEck cut management fees on its gold ETF last week, also to 0.14% per annum. Global X said the move ...

MUFG to acquire GROW Inc

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2026
MUFG Pension & Market Services (MPMS), a member of MUFG, a global financial group, announced it has entered into a binding scheme implementation deed to acquire GROW Technology Services (GROW Inc). The acquisition is subject to conditions, including ...

APRA hits 12 super options with failed grade

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2026
The number of failed investment products nearly doubled in the 2026 APRA superannuation performance test, with BUSSQ being the only industry fund to make the list dominated by retail funds. One MySuper product and 11 trustee-directed products (TDPs) ...

Vanguard to acquire custodian Altruist

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2026
Vanguard will acquire custodian and investment platform Altruist in a bid to expand into the American independent financial adviser market. The two parties entered into a definitive agreement, the financial terms of which were not disclosed. Outlets ...

Perpetual weighed down by wealth management business

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2026
Perpetual Group recorded "stable" revenue of $1.4 billion in FY26, as growth was affected by lower asset and wealth management revenue. Operating revenue of $1.4 billion was stable year-on-year, with revenue growth reflected by its corporate trust division ...

Pacific Current eyes return to active management

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2026
Pacific Current is mulling a return to active management, two years after it stepped back from active investing and externalised management of its portfolio. The move follows a year of asset sales that left the firm debt-free and holding $158 million ...

Vanguard adds floating rate ETF, managed fund to product suite

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2026
Vanguard has launched an Australian floating rate bond index strategy, available through both an ETF and a managed fund format. The Vanguard Australian Floating Rate Bond Index ETF (ASX: VFLT) has been listed on the ASX, and became the firm's first ...