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OKX Australia launches perps for pre-IPO opportunities

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2026
... private companies before they undergo a potential initial public offering (IPO). The Pre-IPO Perpetual Futures allow investors to take long or short positions on the implied valuation of private companies, with up to 10x leverage and trading available. ...

ETF assets hit $388bn as inflows near $7bn

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2026
... attracted $6.9 billion in net inflows during September, taking total assets under management to a record $388 billion as investors continue to favour index-based strategies, international equities and fixed income. According to Betashares' September ...

ASIC hits Fidante private credit fund with interim stop order

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2026
... client. The TMD states the fund primarily invests in a diversified multi-sector credit portfolio with a focus on providing investors with steady monthly income from an actively managed portfolio of fixed income securities. "This product is likely to ...

L1 Group sells Platinum's responsible entity to Equity Trustees

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2026
... licenced EQT entity. Any change of responsible entity will be subject to regulatory requirements, L1 Group said, with investors being notified before any change takes effect. EQT managing director and chief executive Mick O'Brien said: "This transaction ...

Natixis IM secures Singapore equity market mandate

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2026
... domestic equity market. "Singapore has set out a clear ambition to strengthen its equities market and broaden the base of investors participating in it," Seow said. "We look forward to playing our part in that long-term effort, bringing Ostrum's ...

IFM looks offshore for renewable lending opportunities

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2026
... increasingly to Asia when it comes to renewables lending from one of the country's biggest fund managers, with IFM Investors executive director and co-head of APAC diversified credit Hiran Wanigasekera saying the risk-return trade-off is simply better ...

ASIC seeks 10-year extension of CFD protections

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2026
... the complex, leveraged products. The regulator is seeking industry feedback on amendments intended to ensure retail investors receive consistent protection, including where CFDs are settled through digital assets rather than cash. The existing order ...

Former Western AM investment chief to receive final judgement

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2026
... co-chief investment officer of Western Asset Management, which could result in $147 million (US$103m) returned to harmed investors. The SEC is advancing the legal proceedings against Stephen Kenneth Leech II, the former co-chief investment officer of ...

Two in three Aussies support super top-up for carers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2026
... Global X found Australia risks sidelining a generation of women currently building their financial resources, as female investors are more than twice as likely as male investors not to understand how the federal government's proposed capital gains tax ...

Volatility drives buying across AUSIEX platform

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2026
Investors used September's share market weakness as a buying opportunity, with eight of the 10 most traded stocks on the AUSIEX platform recording more buying than selling across advised and self-directed investors. AUSIEX analysis found trading activity ...