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Treasury expects regulators to do the heavy lifting

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2026
Treasury has released new Statements of Expectations (SoE) for the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), with an emphasis on how the regulators should promote a more sustainable ...

Special Feature: Rewarding patient capital

PENNY PRYOR  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2026
... national defence and aerospace increasing also on the back of geopolitical unrest. There is an increased focus on HALO, or heavy asset, low obsolescence, where investors perceive there will be less risk from AI. Specialist areas of healthcare, such as ...

Passive ETFs continue to dominate domestic market

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2026
... continuing to attract new investor money. "The data shows that while active ETFs are growing, index ETFs are still doing the heavy lifting when it comes to industry expansion," Wickenden said. "Over the past decade, index ETF flows have increased more ...

Cybersecurity, tech ETFs strongest performers in May

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2026
... Korea retained its place from the prior month, continuing to reflect strong investor interest in the region's technology-heavy market. iShares MSCI South Korea Capped Index ETF returned investors 31.6% for the month. Asian technology exposure also ...

Investment performance will not help smaller balances: Research

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2026
... balances," Le said. "All-equity strategies deliver higher average ending balances but carry sharper drawdown risks, while bond-heavy portfolios virtually guarantee capital erosion when withdrawals are set at comfortable levels." Further, the analysis ...

What does a world with 'zero migration' look like?

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2026
... working-age share of each country's migrant inflows. "Output per capita falls by around 12% by 2060 in Spain, reflecting heavy reliance on working-age migrants, while there is a more modest decline of around 1% in the US as its inflows are more mixed ...

Budget boosts fuel security, misses clean energy opportunities

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026
... freight moving on trains and ships," he said. "Targeted support for electric vehicles, building more charging stations, and heavy vehicle reform are all investments in our long-term fuel resilience. We'll produce more fuel through our $1.1 billion ...

Australia averts recession but not slowdown: JPMAM

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2026
... briefing in Sydney. However, Craig is optimistic Australia will not fall into a recession and will even weather through its heavy reliance on oil and refined products. "There's good momentum here in the economy. We're not thinking about that ...

Core-satellite models can only be effective with purpose: Vanguard

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2026
... "Markets change, but the drivers of long-term outcomes do not. Asset allocation, diversification and costs still do the heavy lifting. "For advisers in 2026, getting the basics right remains the most powerful decision they can make which then allows ...

IP Group launches $50m cleantech fund with CEFC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2026
... targeting investments in areas like industrial processes (cement, steel and chemicals); mineral processing and supply chain; heavy transport (aviation, shipping and freight); energy-efficient AI and data centres; agriculture and land use; and dispatchable ...
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