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Vanguard adds floating rate ETF, managed fund to product suite

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2026
... Bond Index ETF (ASX: VFLT) has been listed on the ASX, and became the firm's first floating rate ETF available around the world. The ETF and managed fund track the Bloomberg AusBond Corporate Liquid FRN 1+ Year Index and provide diversified exposure ...

Super-backed venture fund raises $1bn from global investors

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2026
... early stages. Blackbird partner Samantha Wong said: "We're honoured to welcome a number of new investors from around the world. This raise reflects both the growing global interest in Australian and New Zealand founders and the enormous opportunity ahead ...

Nanuk lands AustralianSuper investment heavyweight

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2026
... manager with a track record of alpha generation and deep expertise across a wide range of opportunities relevant to the New World strategy." King added that the appointment reflects Nanuk's ongoing commitment to clients as the firm grows across Australian ...

Frontier Advisers brings Segal Macro, LCP partnership to close

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2026
... ongoing role the alliance could play as each firm developed new ways to access and assess investment managers around the world, while also independently pursuing their own business strategies and international reach. The firms also cited advances in ...

New investment governance provider for AFSL launches

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2026
... reliance" on rating reports provided by them. "We are going to try to change that dynamic," he said. "In the institutional world it is usually the client that pays the consultant to do the research, and we're trying to empower financial advisers ...

Perennial expands resources investment universe

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2026
Perennial Partners has launched the Perennial Global Resources Trust, expanding its resources investment capability from just Australia into global markets following the closure of its Perennial Strategic Natural Resources Trust to new investors. The ...

Iress bets on AI as business transformation moves forward

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2026
... simplification phase, which involved divesting non-core businesses to focus on trading and wealth. "We now have ambitions to be a world-class software technology business," he told Financial Standard. "The third stage is turning our minds to evolving ...

NZ Super updates sustainable investment policy

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2026
... commercial basis." That context also significantly mitigates risk to New Zealand's reputation as a responsible member of the world community arising from our investment activities, it said. Further, the Sustainable Investment Policy sets the UN-backed ...

First Sentier expands Northern Trust mandate

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2026
... region in May. Sara is based in Melbourne. The firm is showing no signs of slowing to expanding its footprint around the world, recently pulling mandates from Taiwan's Bureau of Labor Funds and Frontier Advisors.

PE giants partner with Nvidia for $709bn AI platform

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2026
... time. It is supported by a deep global ecosystem of developers, customers and offtakers. "That is why we are bringing the world's leading long-term capital providers together to independently underwrite AI infrastructure. These financing platforms will ...