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FEATURE | Emerging markets: Twists and turns

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
... pledged to halt military strikes. A week later, the US 'blockaded Iran's blockade'. Washington said Trump directed "a bold and decisive US naval blockade to counter Iranian aggression and restore safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz." ...

CSLR levy must be directed towards bad actors: Burgess

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
... Daniel Mulino last Friday, discussing the ongoing sustainability of the CSLR. Burgess stressed the need for reform to be directed at the source of harm remains critical as issues are not member choice, SMSFs or switching itself. "They are misconduct ...

Australian ETF market surges to record $346bn

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026
... strategies continued to dominate the market, accounting for more than $5 billion of April inflows, compared to $336 million directed into active ETFs. The industry's largest issuers remained Vanguard, Betashares and iShares, which together captured more ...

OECD recommends NZ overhaul pension system

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026
... terms of tax reforms, the OECD suggested changes to the way in which retirement savings are taxed. As it stands, money directed into a KiwiSaver account is taxed before it goes in. The earnings on the KiwiSaver account are also taxed. However, drawdowns ...

Performance test reforms to curb benchmark hugging: Treasury

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026
... funds. Retirement products, for example, are outside the test's scope. Expanding the test for diversified externally directed products in the accumulation phase - the majority of which are on platforms - is a possibility. Single- or multi-manager ...

Platinum Asset Management awards back-office mandate to Apex Group

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026
... registration, and functionality including other enhanced features. All transaction and account enquiries will also be directed to Apex's contact moving forward, it said. "Platinum account numbers will be replaced with new Apex 'Investor Numbers' which ...

Digital asset adoption in SMSFs not a surprise: Burgess

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2026
... funds failing to increase investor preferences for certain asset classes may see some members continue to enter the self-directed structure. "Industry super funds still have time to respond. The window is finite, and narrowing," OKX Australia chief executive ...

UBS Global Wealth Management wins mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2026
... purpose is to accelerate the pace of discovery and innovation in the field of oncology. Funds raised by the foundation are directed towards supporting researchers and scientists at the hospital. The Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre cares for some 50,000 ...

Advisers reprimanded over fee-for-no-service conduct

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2026
... 's values of trustworthiness and diligence and breached Standards 2 and 7. In a separate determination, an adviser was directed to complete at least six hours of continuing professional education, covering professionalism and ethics and within 30 days ...

Smart beta ETF inflows on track to hit $10bn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2026
... quarter. FUM remained above $41 billion. "Smart beta ETFs are increasingly drawing capital that may previously have been directed to traditional active managers, as investors and advisers seek more reliable outcomes on fees, return consistency and long-term ...
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