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Super funds risk market concentration in US: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2026
While Australian investors have become accustomed to domestic equity markets being dominated by banks and miners, the problem is becoming more prominent overseas presenting a fresh problem for institutional investors. New research from Scientific Beta ...

ASX to launch overnight repo funding rate

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2026
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) is bringing to life a new interest rate benchmark next week to accommodate the strong growth in the domestic repo market, alongside the continuous reliance on existing rates for funding, lending, derivatives ...

Australia's alpha female representation regresses: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2026
... over the last five years, while progress on gender diversity on a global scale has also gone backwards. Citywire's 2026 Alpha Female Report counted Australia as having 65 female portfolio managers out of a pool of 791, equating to 8.2% representation. ...

Macquarie Asset Management launches 10th ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2026
... predominantly in Australian bonds and is designed to provide investors with regular income and the potential for consistent alpha. It also charges a performance fee. Of the total 10 ETFs, half are fixed income strategies. Commenting on the demand for ...

Australian Fiduciaries auditor suspended for three years

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2026
... investment schemes with Australian Fiduciaries as the responsible entity. The three schemes included the Global Diversified Alpha Fund, Global All Seasons Fund and Global Multi-Strategy Fund. Last year, ASIC started an investigation into Australian Fiduciaries ...

MSC Group awarded mandates for natural resources strategy

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2026
... trusteeship, while MSC Abacus will provide fund administration and registry services for the Gold, Energy and Resources Alpha Fund (GERAF), a wholesale strategy managed by Natural Resources Capital. The team comprises Natural Resources Capital founder ...

Nanuk lands AustralianSuper investment heavyweight

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2026
... said he was delighted to welcome Johnson to the group. "He is a highly regarded portfolio 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 ...

ETF Shares cuts fees on US technology ETF

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2026
ETF Shares has reduced the management fee on its ETFS US Technology ETF (ASX:WWWW) positioning the fund as one of the lowest-cost options for Australian investors seeking exposure to leading US technology companies through the ASX. The management fee ...

Fund managers unsure about expenditures on AI

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2026
... right. Increasing the budget is the easy part. The harder challenge is institutionalising AI in a way that drives genuine alpha and operational excellence, rather than simply adding cost and complexity," Das said. "When the infrastructure is right, AI ...

Perpetual rejects another EQT AB bid

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2026
... portfolio manager of the Perpetual Industrial Share Fund, Perpetual SHARE-PLUS Long-Short Fund and Perpetual Pure Equity Alpha Fund. Nathan Hughes will take over as portfolio manager of the Industrial Share Fund.
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