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ETF home bias more prominent amid global unrest: BlackRock

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2026
... investors exposure to Australian S&P/ASX200 stocks, saw flows rise by over 50% year to date. BlackRock Australia iShares ETF and index investments specialist Tamara Haban-Beer Stats said investors are not completely abandoning US investors, however ...

Severe underperformance sees Polen Capital funds wound up

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
... million in funds under management. Since its March 2021 inception the fund returned 14.30% against the MSCI All Country World Index (AUD) return of 83.09%. One class of the fund's units was 'Recommended' by Zenith in 2023. Meantime, the Global ...

Treasury opens Div 296 tax regulation consultation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2026
... $10 million. For balances over $10 million a 40% tax rate applies. The thresholds will be indexed to the Consumer Price Index each year. For members on defined benefit (DB) schemes, Treasury put forth recommendations compiled by the Australian Government ...

Active equity managers underwhelm in 2025: SPIVA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026
... ground in the second half. These funds had an asset-weighted average return of 9.6% versus the 13.3% gain in the S&P World Index (AUD). Over longer timeframes, underperformance rates exceeded 95% over the 10- and 15-year periods. Australian mid- and ...

Index managed portfolios still most popular among advisers: North

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2026
... Portfolios Insights Report found that while private markets are seen as the next growth opportunity for sector innovation, index managed portfolios remain most popular among advisers on its platform. AMP head of portfolio design and management Stuart ...

Fixed income becoming an ETP staple: Rainmaker

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2026
... with more neutral flow patterns. By 2025, Rainmaker said, fixed income ETP's attracted sustained flows alongside equity index products, becoming a structural portfolio component rather than a mere tactical rate trade. "This suggests structural rather ...

Division 296 legislation passes, LISTO to increase

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2026
... measure to increase the Low-Income Superannuation Tax Offset (LISTO). In October last year, Division 296 was amended to index the $3 million threshold and adding a $10 million threshold for a higher tax. He said the bill will improve super for workers ...

ASX rebalance sees DigiCo exit top 200

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2026
S&P Global has released the March S&P/ASX 200 Index rebalance seeing DigiCo drop out of the top 200. As part of the March rebalance, Pinnacle, Netwealth and Lendlease have dropped out of the S&P/ASX 100. This comes after HMC Capital - the parent company ...

Vanguard launches three new funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
Vanguard is giving Australian investors access to US equity markets with the launch of three S&P 500 Index funds. The Vanguard S&P 500 US Shares Index ETF (ASX: V500) is an unhedged ETF; the Vanguard S&P 500 US Shares Index (Hedged) ETF (ASX: V5AH) ...

Vanguard pays $40m in ESG antitrust lawsuit

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
... Action 100+. In a statement, Vanguard said the terms of the settlement reaffirm its standards and the passive nature of its index funds. "At Vanguard we are focused on helping our more than 50 million investors and their families achieve their financial ...