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Australians favour international equity ETFs despite conflict

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | FRIDAY, 24 APR 2026

Australians continued to favour international equity ETFs in the first quarter of 2026, investing $6.9 billion in the category despite escalating tensions in the Middle East. ASX-listed ETFs reached record flows of $15.2 billion in the first quarter ...

Genetic testing laws pass parliament

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 2 APR 2026

New laws that ban the ability to discriminate based on adverse predictive genetic test results in life insurance underwriting have passed parliament. Minister for financial services Daniel Mulino said Australians should not feel discouraged from undertaking ...

Vanguard launches three new funds

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026

Vanguard is giving Australian investors access to US equity markets with the launch of three S&P 500 Index funds. The Vanguard S&P 500 US Shares Index ETF (ASX: V500) is an unhedged ETF; the Vanguard S&P 500 US Shares Index (Hedged) ETF (ASX: V5AH) ...

Partners Group launches royalties fund for local investors

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2025

Partners Group has launched an evergreen fund giving Australian and New Zealand wholesale investors access to its royalties strategy. The fund will accept a minimum investment of $20,000 and targets 10% net returns as well as a cash yield of 4-6% yearly. ...

Count names brand, experiences head

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2024

Count has appointed a new lead for brand and experiences who recently finished up at Rest. Leah Hitchings joins the ASX-listed group as head of brand and experiences, a newly created role responsible for developing and executing Count's brand strategy ...

Hejaz awards technology mandate to wealth platform

ANDREW MCKEAN | MONDAY, 8 APR 2024

... Muslim investors across Australia. "Openmarkets solutions will enable Hejaz to grow its footprint in Australia, giving Australia's growing Muslim community more options and more choice as to where and how they invest their money," Jowett said. Meanwhile ...

Pendal launches new charitable investment vehicle

CHLOE WALKER | MONDAY, 6 JUN 2022

Pendal has teamed up with Investment Giving Australia to launch a new product in the Australian market that will allow investors to pass fund distributions on to charity. The launch of Investment Giving will offer investors the opportunity to direct ...

Verve Super launches gender diversity index

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 18 JUN 2021

Verve Super has launched a gender diversity index and will subsequently change how it allocates members' funds based on how Australian companies perform against the index. The Verve Gender Equality Index selects public Australian companies that ...

Genetic tests no barrier to life insurance

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2019

A moratorium on genetic testing in the life insurance industry means that Australians can get up to half a million dollars of life cover without disclosing genetic tests. The Financial Services Council approved a moratorium on genetic tests in life ...

Ex-industry super fund chief joins robo-adviser

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | MONDAY, 23 JUL 2018

A former industry superannuation fund chief executive has joined the board of a robo-advice platform. Danielle Press is now the first female director on the board of Six Park, bringing 25 years' of experience in financial services. "Danielle brings ...

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BT appoints new head of strategy

KARREN VERGARA

A former Allianz Retire+ executive has joined BT as the new head of strategy.

ASX sees trade volumes soar in May

MATTHEW WAI

ASX saw a substantial growth in trade volumes last month, despite continued lackluster movement in IPOs.

Otivo launches AI-powered financial advice

MATTHEW WAI

Otivo has launched a mobile app for Australians to access licensed advice powered by AI.

Munro expands access to climate focused fund

VINNY VUCAGO

The Munro Global Growth Climate Leaders PIE Fund has been opened to retail investors in New Zealand.

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