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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.

Special Feature: Rewarding patient capital

PENNY PRYOR  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2026
... and selectivity on both asset quality and GP quality is essential. Done well, co-investment represents a genuine source of alpha - through reduced fees, tighter alignment, and better visibility into the underlying assets," he says. CI Global Asset Management ...

Perpetual shuffles Aussie equities team amid departure

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2026
... portfolio manager of the Perpetual Industrial Share Fund, Perpetual SHARE-PLUS Long-Short Fund and Perpetual Pure Equity Alpha Fund. Aboud joined Perpetual in 2012, hailing from Ellerston Capital, where he worked as a portfolio manager for six years. ...

KeyInvest unveils new investment platform, awards mandate

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2026
... strong risk-adjusted returns. "By combining best-in-breed managers into a single diversified portfolio, we unlock sources of alpha that a single-manager approach simply cannot access," McAssey said. "But that only works if you are prepared to be ruthless ...

ACCC approves Magellan, Barrenjoey merger

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2026
... Open Class Units - Active ETF (ASX: MGOC) and Magellan Global Fund Hedged investment strategy changed to the Vinva Global Alpha Strategy. Vinva Investment Management was appointed as investment manager for the funds. The funds had about $5.3 billion ...

Invesco launches new equity fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2026
... inception on 31 July 2005, the strategy has delivered 1.3% p.a. above the MSCI World ex-Australia Index, including 5.3% alpha in the 12 months to 31 March 2026. Invesco managing director and head of Australia and New Zealand Jonathon Crook said Australian ...

Franklin Templeton launches two active ETFs in Australia

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2026
... total local active ETF range to nine products. Unlike traditional index ETFs, both strategies aim to deliver consistent alpha while retaining ETF transparency and liquidity, Franklin Templeton said. "Investors today want more choice in the ETF space," ...

Treasury releases adverse genetic test results ban draft regulation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2026
... applies to certain genetic predispositions. New subsection 13A(1), for example, lists protected genetic information to include alpha thalassemia, Huntington's disease, familial hypercholesterolemia, and hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome. ...
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