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ASIC launches action against Equity Trustees for $65m First Guardian failures

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026
... services covered by its Australian financial services licence were provided efficiently, honestly and fairly. "This is the second action we've taken against Equity Trustees and the fifth against a super trustee as part of our First Guardian and Shield ...

AustralianSuper hires head of AI

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... appointment of partner Ignition to start rolling out digital advice options for the fund's 3.6 million members in the second half of this year, with the aim to release all digital advice journeys across the 2026/27 financial year.

Government to fast track low-risk foreign investments

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... screening requirements for targeted investments to better protect more sensitive sectors. Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the second round of foreign investment reforms is about making improvements so the regime is stronger where risks are high and faster ...

Federated Hermes launches global equity fund

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... portfolio of global equities incorporating both fundamental and ESG considerations. The launch marks Federated Hermes' second wholesale fund introduced to the Australian market this year, following the February rollout of its Global Trade Finance ...

Investor demand for infrastructure asset mandates intensifies: bfinance

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
A new analysis shows momentum in private market search activity for real assets, including infrastructure, remained strong among institutional investors in the first quarter of 2026, despite private markets slowdown. According to bfinance's Q1 2026 ...

Aussie investors entering 'regime shift': VanEck

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
... materials, select industries and mid-cap stocks as offering the strongest risk adjusted opportunities heading into the second half of 2026. Companies including Aurizon Holdings, Transurban and Telstra were highlighted for their inflation linked revenue ...

Aussie active equity managers lack persistent outperformance: SPIVA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026
... calendar years. Despite relatively resilient results in the first half of 2025, active global equity funds lost ground in the second half with a 74% full-year underperformance rate. Kiwi global equity fund managers posted an average return of 15.4% on ...

Chalmers chooses 'hard road of reform' in Budget

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... the total since coming to government to almost $180 billion." Chalmers added net policy decisions are positive for the second consecutive update, with net decisions accounting for provisions totalling $26.1 billion over the forward estimates. "For the ...

Product showcase: A guaranteed future

THE FINANCIAL STANDARD TEAM  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2026
... exposing them to the full impact of market falls, particularly around retirement when sequencing risk matters most. "The second pillar is income you can rely on. Once lifetime income starts, clients receive guaranteed monthly payments for life, and for ...

Mulino, Hogan headline 2026 SIAA Conference

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2026
... advice gap in Australia, and the number of advisers has gone backwards," SIAA chief executive Maria Lykouras said. The second piece of research, conducted in conjunction with Praemium and CoreData, provides insights on the current state of the industry ...