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Fund managers unsure about expenditures on AI

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2026
While budgets for artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities continue to grow across the fund management industry, many aren't sure if they are spending the right amount, new Clearwater Analytics research found. According to the study, which included ...

STOXX broadens global equity suite

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2026
... captures around 99% of the investable global equity universe, covering 23 developed and 23 emerging markets across large-, mid- and small-cap companies. At launch, the family comprises more than 1300 indices spanning global, regional and single-country ...

Global X launches global SMID ETF

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2026
Global X ETF has expanded its international equity range with the launch of the Global X MSCI International Small and Mid-Cap ETF (ASX: ISMD), offering Australian investors low-cost exposure to small- and mid-cap companies across developed markets outside ...

Super Consumers appoints former regulator as chair

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2026
Super Consumers Australia (SCA) has appointed former deputy chair of ASIC and ACCC as its board chair. Peter Kell brings decades of experience in consumer protection, financial services regulation and public policy to SCA and has previously served as ...

Middle East conflict, inflation continues to weigh on confidence

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2026
Although consumer confidence has increased slightly according to ANZ's index, weaker personal finance and the economic outlook continue to halt confidence. The ANZ-Roy Morgan Australian Consumer Confidence index rose just 0.3 points to 75.6 in the week ...

FEATURE | Platforms | The investment supermarket

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2026
... who now runs BT Panorama, a platform with $150 billion in funds under administration, recalls his time at Macquarie in the mid-1990s. "We sat around and we said, 'Okay, well, are master trusts and wraps going to take over the world?' And strategically ...

Equities lead as Australian managed funds attract $13bn in H1

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2026
Australian managed funds attracted $13 billion in net inflows during the first half of 2026, with investors maintaining strong exposure to markets despite heightened geopolitical tensions and domestic economic uncertainty, according to new data from ...

Infinity AM wins SMID fund mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2026
Viridian Financial Group's Infinity Asset Management won a mandate to oversee a small to mid-capitalisation fund that was previously under the remit of Renaissance Asset Management. Ironbark Asset Management appointed Infinity to manage the Ironbark ...

Perpetual rejects another EQT AB bid

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2026
... has some US$333 billion in assets under management and has a significant presence in Australia. Last year, EQT's BPEA Mid-Market Growth Partnership fund took a major stake in property technology firm PropertyMe. This transaction marks EQT Private ...

New alternative investment firm lands in Sydney

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2026
... Haim Deitz have co-founded Civitas Capital Management. The firm, based in Sydney, focuses on garnering success from the lower mid-market sector, Civitas told Financial Standard. "We operate in the very underserved lower mid-market where the deals are ...