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SEC slams proxy adviser 'oligopoly,' urges AI use

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2026
... to be reviewed. Any adviser's use of AI in proxy voting would also need to take into consideration principles of transparency, auditability, and consistency with fiduciary duties." Last week, Reuters reported that J.P. Morgan's asset management unit ...

Retail investors cautiously confident in 2026: ASA

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
... effectiveness in terms of leadership, capability and engagement. Stronger accountability (16.94%) and clearer disclosure and transparency regarding cash flow and key drivers (8.06%) were also on the list of demands. These responses reflect increasing ...

Macquarie Securities to pay $35m for misleading data reporting

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2025
... periods of volatility, to understand market activity and make informed decisions. "Without accurate data, market transparency is undermined. Market participants must have the proper systems and processes in place to comply with their regulatory obligations," ...

MFF Capital names Stack as chief executive

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025
... strengthening its internal operations and investment capabilities. It will enable the firm to continue delivering portfolio transparency, quality and liquidity, it said. MFF chair Annabelle Chaplain described Stack's appointment as a delight and said ...

FEATURE: Private credit | At the precipice

GLENDA KORPORAAL  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2025
... property lending - whereas the US private credit space lends to a broad array of industries," Cousley says. He says the transparency and reporting standards in the US are generally more advanced than in Australia but notes this is now getting attention ...

JBWere partners to enhance advisers' portfolio analytic capabilities

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2025
... customising their clients' portfolios. This will provide deeper portfolio insights, richer risk analysis, and greater transparency and reporting for clients," Verner said. "Wealth management continues to evolve to be more personalised and advisory driven ...

MSCI launches index combining public and private equity investments

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2025
... 10,000 private equity funds. Combining the expertise of both indexes, the new methodology is designed to provide transparency across the public equity universe and the modelled private equity exposures in a singular, consistent global equity framework ...

ASIC eyeing advisers recommending private credit funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2025
... untested in a stress scenario and we are already seeing a wide variance in practices across the sector. A lack of transparency across the sector is a particular concern," he said. "Australia lags behind our international peers in terms of the data that ...

Life insurers to up external fund manager mandates: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2025
... contract out an investment function. The second reason was because external managers are able to provide "greater transparency and reporting". Executives said greater control over investment portfolios, model changes, analytics and risk factors are the ...

Morningstar widens private credit coverage, kicks off with Metrics

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2025
... when covering these funds. He said that while private credit offers a powerful tool to achieve equity-like returns, transparency is important to allow for proper risk assessment and decision-making. "At Morningstar, historically, there's been a reticence ...