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Padua expands advice portal with AUSIEX partnership

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2026
... trade execution. "AUSIEX has spent 30 years building the execution, clearing and settlement infrastructure that Australian markets depend on," Salis said. "The Padua Advice Portal brings that capability directly inside the adviser workflow, where portfolio ...

Special Feature: Beyond safekeeping

BRENDAN SWIFT  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2026
... trillion-dollar era, custodians are stepping out of the shadows and into a more strategic role, with data stewardship, private markets expertise and AI capability emerging as key measures of value. For decades, custody formed the quiet foundations of ...

Talaria warns S&P concentration erodes diversification

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2026
... companies tied to artificial intelligence." While AI's long-term potential remains significant, Padowitz cautioned that markets appeared to be pricing in a level of certainty that history did not support. "The transformative potential of AI is likely ...

Macquarie chair provides 'cautious' outlook at AGM

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2026
... partially offset by lower margins due to changes in portfolio mix and lending and deposit competition. Commodities and Global Markets net profit contribution was substantially up on pcp, driven by increased income from commodities compared to subdued ...

STOXX broadens global equity suite

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2026
... benchmark family designed to give institutional investors broader, more flexible exposure across developed and emerging equity markets. The index provider said the new suite captures around 99% of the investable global equity universe, covering 23 developed ...

Macquarie chief to step down after eight years at the helm

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2026
... chief executive, and for almost four decades with the company, Shemara has steered Macquarie through expansion into new markets, the dislocation of the COVID pandemic, and significantly enhanced recognition of our brand and the value we bring to global ...

Viridian promotes to investment team, launches Infinity

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2026
... across the full spectrum of investment needs." Infinity offers managed account portfolios, Australian equities and private markets unit trusts, as well as private portfolio solutions. In April, Shahien told Financial Standard that Viridian is eyeing ...

Global X launches global SMID ETF

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2026
... Mid-Cap ETF (ASX: ISMD), offering Australian investors low-cost exposure to small- and mid-cap companies across developed markets outside Australia. The new exchange-traded fund tracks the MSCI World ex Australia SMID Cap Select Index, providing exposure ...

Aware Super acquires $226m real estate investment

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2026
... transactions Pete Carstairs said the purchase represented high-conviction investment in one of Australia's premier office markets. "100 Market Street is a high-quality CBD office asset that aligns strongly with our long-term investment strategy and ...

Super Consumers appoints former regulator as chair

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2026
... Authority (AFCA) as well as chair of the consumer consultative committee at ACCC. "Peter has spent his career working to make markets fairer, safer and more accountable for consumers," SCA chief executive Xavier O'Halloran said. "His deep experience ...