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Technical glitch hits Team Super investment switches

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2026
... technology partners to restore the investment switch functionality in its member portal." Amid the volatility from the Middle East conflict, Team Super chief investment officer Seamus Collins told members in early March: "It's important to keep in ...

Australians favour international equity ETFs despite conflict

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2026
... equity ETFs in the first quarter of 2026, investing $6.9 billion in the category despite escalating tensions in the Middle East. ASX-listed ETFs reached record flows of $15.2 billion in the first quarter of the year. Vanguard Australia managing director ...

ASIC reviews AFSLs over finfluencer concerns

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2026
... Finfluencers, involving 17 regulators globally, including ASIC, across Asia, Europe, North America, South America and the Middle East to disrupt unlawful online financial promotion and warn consumers about misinformation. The regulator said the continued ...

EQT raises $21.8bn for Asia Pacific private equity fund

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2026
... technology services. EQT said commitments were globally diversified, with capital coming in from Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific. Pension funds and sovereign wealth funds were leading contributors. "The closing of BPEA IX is a defining ...

Nearly $12bn leaves Challenger in March quarter

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2026
... management business in the third quarter, of which $3.4 billion came from negative market movements driven by the Middle East conflict. The lion's share of $8 billion were net outflows while the balance of $0.3 billion were paid as distributions. Global ...

Chalmers says Budget 'hostage' to Middle East conflict

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2026
... "strike the right balance" in the May Federal Budget despite pressures to the economy from the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Speaking in Washington DC, Chalmers said the Budget has been under constant review as the conflict rages on but said he ...

Rest strengthens investment approach, digital member services

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2026
... option delivered -1.55% in the same period. Rest lamented the performance was the result of the developments across the Middle East and disruption from the technology sector, largely revolving around artificial intelligence (AI). "The situation in the ...

Australian Ethical bleeds $500m amid geopolitical tension

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2026
... $13.57 billion, dipping by over $500 million since December as investment performance was hit by the conflict in the Middle East. But this was offset in part by the signing of a new institutional client. Superannuation and institutional investments performed ...

Global economy 'drifting' to adverse scenario: IMF

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2026
... Fund (IMF) director of research Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas said with each passing day that disruption continues in the Middle East, the global economy is drifting closer to the adverse scenario of its projections. The IMF has downgraded its growth projections ...

'Not much' RBA can do about short-term inflation woes: Hauser

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2026
... medium term. Those are the numbers we're crunching through at the moment." Hauser said the ongoing conflict in the Middle East has put Australia's economy in a unique position. "The energy intensity has some good news and bad news. We are a net energy ...