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NSW director disqualified over $7m SMSF scam

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2026
The Federal Court has permanently disqualified former director Larry Dawson from managing corporations after finding he defrauded investors on their self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF) investments. Dawson was pulled out for his role as a sole director ...

Nesta pulls $247m mandate from Northern Trust over climate stance

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2026
... Trust's investment committee already excludes investments in fossil fuels, tobacco and controversial weapons, while using active stewardship across its public equities, property and loan portfolios. The trust has also joined Investors for Purpose ...

Crypto traders surge, Swyftx expands into mainstream assets

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2026
... digital assets at least once over the past year. The report found the market remains relatively young, with more than half active traders having less than three years' experience and more than one in five entering investing through cryptocurrency ...

State Street launches first active ETFs in Australia

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2026
... Insurance. These are the first actively managed ETFs launched by either firm in Australia. State Street Blackstone Senior Loan Active ETF (ASX: SBSL) and State Street Blackstone High Income Active ETF (ASX: SBHI) will list on the ASX on August 7. SBSL ...

AustralianSuper appoints co-heads of Australian equities

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2026
... portfolio continued to outperform its benchmark over both the short and long term. Recent performance was supported by active positions in the energy and materials sectors, as well as underweight exposure to the banking sector," AustralianSuper noted. ...

Padua expands advice portal with AUSIEX partnership

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2026
... clients with the broader advice process." Padua expects advice generated through the ecosystem to increase to $27 billion in active money recommendations during FY27, up from $17 billion in FY26. AUSIEX chief executive Patrick Salis said embedding its ...

Special Feature: Beyond Safekeeping

BRENDAN SWIFT  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2026
... we work proactively with our provider to get this balance right." Stuart Hill, a former head of investment operations at Active Super who now advises asset owners as a custody consultant, says it has been an area of increasing attention after the departure ...

ASIC bans former NextGen Financial Group directors

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2026
... after failing to comply with an AFCA determination that was subsequently escalated to the Federal Court. NextGen's AFSL was active from February 2004 until February 2024. One of the firm's former clients, WJ & V Drakoulis Super, sought to wind up ...

Global X launches global SMID ETF

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2026
... companies outgrow traditional small-cap benchmarks. Global X said the ETF provides a transparent, rules-based alternative to active managers, which have historically dominated global SMID investing.

Corporate hybrid issuance surges: Report

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2026
... QIC cautioned they carry higher volatility and greater sensitivity to credit markets than senior debt. "It calls for an active management approach to structure, relative value and entry point to ensure the additional adequately compensates for the higher-beta ...
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