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Active strategies a different story in ETFs: MSCI

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2026
... index Jana Haines said passive ETFs remain the foundation of most portfolios "but active ETFs are increasingly becoming mainstream." "What we are seeing is a shift from whether advisers will use active ETFs to where the structure delivers the most value," ...

Sodor Capital plots New Zealand expansion with new hire

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2026
... ambitions across the region, ahead of further expansion into Hong Kong and Japan." Smith also co-founded fund administrator Mainstream Group (ASX: MAI) in 2006 and has personally established its Singapore operations between 2012-2016 to ultimately grow ...

Australian life insurers lag global peers: Capgemini

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2026
... combining consumer-led strategies with intelligence-powered operations. In practice, they distinguish themselves against mainstream peers by transforming consumer engagement, including the usage of simple, plain language and providing short-form contents. ...

FEATURE | Managed accounts | Industrialising advice

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2026
... billion over the past year to reach close to $300 billion at the end of December 2025. Adviser adoption is also becoming mainstream, with the latest Investment Trends research showing 61% of advisers in Australia are already using managed accounts, and ...

Fiducian Group statutory profit falls 28%

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2026
... reduce its administration fees, which are getting closer to competing with industry fund fees and also against leading mainstream retail platforms that offer SMAs. Singh also clarified that, following the additional licence conditions imposed by APRA ...

FEATURE: Cryptocurrency, control and confidence

VINNY VUCAGO  |  SATURDAY, 15 AUG 2026
... particularly local Australian forces, that are driving this," O'Loghlen says. While digital assets have become a mainstream asset class in Australia, he argues the trend extends well beyond cryptocurrency itself. "Gen Y, Gen Z and even Gen X are ...

Crypto traders surge, Swyftx expands into mainstream assets

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2026
... cryptocurrency before purchasing any other asset. Investment Trends senior analyst Yiğit Günhan said crypto had become a mainstream investment. "Crypto has crossed from the fringe into the mainstream - one in nine Australian adults now holds it," said ...

LRBA ban raises questions as new details emerge

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2026
... written at an average loan to value ratio (LVR) of approximately 67%, significantly below the 70% to 80% LVR typical of mainstream residential investment lending. "At an average LVR of 67%, with substantial member equity contributions and a heavily supervised ...

Fight between SMC and FSC on super rages on

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2026
... (FSC) on making selective claims about performance and costs of 'platform' super funds compared with performance-tested mainstream MySuper funds. A latest research by FSC conducted by NMG Consulting found making relatively simple decisions early in a ...

SS&C to accept digital cash for tokenised investments

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2026
... investments are slowly emerging as one of the main investment vehicles for investors. "Tokenised funds are becoming another mainstream investment structure alongside mutual funds and ETFs. As asset managers begin supporting these products in production ...
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