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Bell Asset Management launches small-caps fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2026
... Scott Hudson to the group, joining Bell AM from Tyndall Asset Management. The trio ran an equivalent strategy at Tyndall and now operate as a dedicated and independent team within Bell, reporting to chief executive Michael Lovett. Johnston said the team ...

FEATURE | Member engagement | On the ball

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2026
... to prioritise more immediate, pressing life issues such as saving up for a house or investment property. A Colmar Brunton (now Kantar) survey from 2010, for example, found only one third of employees chose their own super fund. Young people were also ...

Evergreen founder exits Ascalon Capital

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2026
... Meanwhile, Ben Davis, who was with Zenith for nearly 22 years, recently left Ascalon as head of private markets. Davis is now the head of portfolio solutions at FinCap. John Burton joined Ascalon in July 2025 but left last month after being made redundant. ...

KeyInvest unveils new investment platform, awards mandate

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2026
... access to specialist strategies, with the first offering focusing on private credit. The KeyInvest Senior Debt Income Fund is now available to wholesale investors and invests in senior secured loans backed by first-ranking mortgages over real assets ...

Start-ups, small businesses win CGT reform carveouts

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2026
... of a consultation paper on the trust legislation. "That's obviously not part of this first tranche before the Senate. Now, it's not unusual for there to be a number of pieces of legislation to give effect to major tax reforms and that's what ...

Aware Super sells majority stake in water portfolio

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2026
... completion of Odin marks a critical milestone in the fund's evolution as a sophisticated global asset owner. "With Aladdin now in place, we have a modern, institutional-grade platform that enables our investment teams to make faster, better-informed ...

HSBC Bank fined $35m in landmark scam-protection failures

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2026
... occurred. ASIC chair Sarah Court commented: "Banks have been well on notice about the risks of scams for some time. They have now been given a clear message to have adequate controls and ensure their interactions with scam victims help - not hinder." ...

Passive ETFs continue to dominate domestic market

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2026
... past decade, index ETF flows have increased more than tenfold on a monthly average basis. This reflects the growing role ETFs now play in portfolio construction, as investors and financial advisers increasingly turn to transparent, cost-effective and ...

Block Earner found to have offered an unlicensed financial product

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2026
... laws in Australia." There has been no finding of customer loss, dishonesty, or misconduct, Block Earner said. The matter will now be returned to the Full Court of the Federal Court.

APRA embeds geopolitical risks management ground rules

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2026
... Corporate Plan previously flagged the regulator will focus on lifting geopolitical risk readiness. "Entities also need to act now through their own governance, risk management and crisis preparedness practices," APRA chair John Lonsdale said. "Entities ...