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Yarra hunts for superior returns outside ASX giants

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026
The 280 companies on the ASX 300 beyond the top 20 blue chip names can offer investors superior risk-adjusted returns, Yarra Capital Management chair and head of Australian equities Dion Hershan said. Speaking at the Financial Standard Advisers Big ...

ETF home bias more prominent amid global unrest: BlackRock

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2026
... outflows this year, roughly losing $280 million year to date. However, the hedged version of the S&P500 ETF has been one of the top gainers. "I think that's clearly because markets and investors are being far more nuanced around the differing monetary ...

FEATURE | Regulation: Picking up the pieces

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
... drop. He admits that DBFO Tranche 2, which includes the possibility of a new class of advisers, is "complex" but is still a top priority. The only reform making a hint of advancement is Treasury recently opening another review into the $2 trillion MIS ...

Severe underperformance sees Polen Capital funds wound up

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
... Capital Global Growth Fund invested in 25-35 growth companies around the world, primarily in North America and Europe. Its top holdings as at February end were NVIDIA, Alphabet, Broadcom and Microsoft; at that time, it had $25.1 million in funds under ...

Influx of data weighing on legacy systems

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2026
... third-party platform wants to access to an institution in terms of security and compliance concerns. "With the compliance lens on top of it, there are frameworks like CDRs, they have an ever-evolving requirement. You could see yourself always shaping ...

ETFs grow in popularity for SMSF investors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026
... portfolios were allocated to ETFs in 2025. This compares to self-directed investors' allocation of just 9.3% of a portfolio. The top holdings of advised SMSFs include multiple ETFs and a range of blue-chip stocks, whereas self-directed investors typically ...

Treasury proposes advice education standard reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026
... of completed qualifications, such as commerce and economics, made it challenging to attract the best and brightest from the top universities as these candidates are currently required to incur significant costs and time to complete an approved degree. ...

FEAL names Fund Executive of the Year

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2026
... maintaining competitive products. CareSuper's insourced administration has achieved sector-leading outcomes, including the top national ranking for customer experience from CSBA, a Net Promoter Score of +77, 90% member satisfaction, 91% ease of service ...

SMSFs continue to demonstrate competitive edge: Data

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2026
... University show that in the five years to 30 June 2024, SMSFs' returns averaged 1.1% higher than APRA-regulated funds. The top 25% of SMSFs achieved rates of return of at least 13%, compared with just 9.5% for the top 25% of APRA funds, it found. ...

Division 296 legislation passes, LISTO to increase

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2026
... tax rate on their super investment earnings than they would outside super. The concession is now smaller for those at the top, but it is still a concession." At the same time, Chalmers took aim at the Opposition, stating that both the new leader Angus ...