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Betashares launches Australian bond ETF

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2026
Betashares has expanded its fixed income offering with the launch of the Bloomberg AusBond Composite ETF (ASX: COMP), with a management fee of 0.07% per annum. The fund aims to track the Bloomberg AusBond Composite 0+ Yr Index, often referenced by superannuation ...

Treasury considers reward system for whistleblowers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2026
... "They need protection to feel supported in coming forward on issues which may otherwise go undetected." The terms of reference include consideration of whistleblowers' access to justice, and the effectiveness of the regimes in incentivising whistleblowing ...

Performance test reforms to curb benchmark hugging: Treasury

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026
... poorly represented in the benchmarks. Another option is to assess total portfolio risk-adjusted returns using a simple reference portfolio. "This represents a departure from the current approach, which assesses investment performance relative to a strategic ...

NZ Super Fund in court defeat over human rights issues

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2026
... also found that after NZ Super divested the Israeli banks in 2021 it changed its exclusions policy to remove explicit reference to human rights standards and expectations. The High Court said the fund's policies are now "materially less clear and specific ...

Global economy 'drifting' to adverse scenario: IMF

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2026
... for 2026, expecting the global economy to slow down to 3.1% in the year from 3.4% in 2024-25. This projection is a "reference forecast" and assumes the Middle East conflict will have limited duration, intensity, and scope, such that the disruptions will ...

Strengthen Life Code for mental health crisis, claims handling: Review

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2026
... to First Nations customers or customers experiencing family violence, is also up for discussion. The Life Code's reference to the disclosure of vulnerability "should be redrafted to emphasise the disclosure of the consumer's situation so as to ...

Former Venture Egg adviser permanently banned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2026
... The banning in relation to credit activities is the result of Papapavlou completing an assignment for and falsifying a reference for another person, ASIC added.

Super Consumers Australia raises concerns over Treasury reforms

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2026
... compensation may exceed capital loss alone, including where losses are assessed across individual products rather than by reference to the consumer's overall portfolio position." Treasury poses a key policy question of if the 'but for' approach needs ...

NZ Super continues to build investment team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
... allocation. Ding previously held roles in tactical credit and asset allocation, contributing to the 2020 review of the fund's reference portfolio. She also worked as a senior investment analyst at the Government Superannuation Fund Authority and Westpac ...

Super moves: Future Fund, NZ Super, Aware Super, VFMC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... Super roles included tactical credit and asset allocation, where she contributed to the 2020 review of the fund's reference portfolio. She also worked as a senior investment analyst at the Government Superannuation Fund Authority and Westpac NZ ...
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