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Guardians names head of portfolio completion

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2026
The Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation has appointed a new head of portfolio completion who hails from QIC's liquid markets team. Michael McNee joins the portfolio completion effective October 19. The team manages the NZ$95 billion super fund's ...

Pengana-WAM feud over PIA comes to an end

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2026
Wilson Asset Management's (WAM) Geoff Wilson and his allies will exit the board of Pengana International Equities (PIA) following the settlement of the Pengana Capital Group-initiated lawsuit that failed to stop a highly contested buyback. The listed ...

Taxpayers to foot Age Pension if super turned into ATM: SMC

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2026
New modelling by the Super Members Council (SMC) has shown One Nation's superannuation policy could leave taxpayers on the hook to pay up to double the amount taken out. One Nation is proposing to give Australians paying rent or a mortgage the choice ...

Fed's rate hike exacerbates Australia's outlook

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2026
... received by higher income earners during the year. "Public sector wage growth for the year to 30 June 2026 was also relatively high at 3.4% ahead of the private sector at 3.1%. The GDP print of 0.4% for the second quarter and 2.1% annually suggests the ...

Macquarie Asset Management launches 10th ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2026
Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) has launched a low-cost, actively managed fixed income ETF that charges a management fee of 0.09% per annum, making it the 10th strategy in its stable. The Macquarie Core Australian Bond Active ETF (ASX: MQFI) debuts ...

Antipodes Partners acquires Bennelong FM

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2026
... complete before the end of September. Antipodes Partners chief executive Andrew Findlay said: "The addition of Bennelong's high-quality investment teams is consistent with our strategy to further diversify the Antipodes platform, broaden our investment ...

ETF Shares offers new currency hedged ETFs

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2026
ETF Shares has launched two new currency hedged ETFs aiming to reduce the impact of currency movements when investing in US technology companies. The new ETFs are the ETFS Magnificent 7+ Currency Hedged ETF (ASX: HULK) and ETFS US Technology Currency ...

Australian Fiduciaries auditor suspended for three years

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2026
Queensland-based Australian Fiduciaries' auditor Cameron Bradley, formerly a partner of PKF Brisbane Audit, has been suspended for three years by the Companies Auditors Disciplinary Board (CADB) until 30 June 2028. The board found Bradley failed ...

Trading 212 to offer Australians low-cost trading to global markets

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2026
The UK-based ETF and share-trading platform has identified Australia as its next destination for global expansion to provide investors access to the international markets from as low as $1. Trading 212 is making Australia the next stop following its ...

ART leads retirement product race, others wrestle with covenant

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2026
Superannuation funds continue to grapple with their Retirement Income Covenant obligations, underscored by Australian Retirement Trust (ART) being the only fund that has successfully brought two products to market. This is according to J.P. Morgan's ...