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Fight between SMC and FSC on super rages on

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2026
... of platform super products typically pay higher administrative fees, have lower exposure to growth assets and have lower risk-adjusted returns. The SMC also stated FSC's asserted financial benefits of platforms exclude the cost of advice, while having ...

Middle East conflict, inflation continues to weigh on confidence

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2026
... further inflation. "While our base case remains for the cash rate to stay at 4.35% until H2 2027, we do not rule out the risk of further inflationary pressures to push the RBA to increase the cash rate in November, assuming the monetary policy board ...

FEATURE | Platforms | The investment supermarket

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2026
... somebody else is going to catch the problem in the end." He points to research houses which have the scale to properly assess risk categories and argues that in the most efficient version of the system, that's exactly where the job should sit. However ...

Rest calls for better alignment in default options

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2026
... contributor to this confusion. It can be very difficult for members to make like-for-like comparisons of product features and risk levels," Clancy said. "Many funds offer an investment option named Balanced, for example, but there can be a wide disparity ...

Corporate hybrid issuance surges: Report

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2026
... investment-grade issuers and instead move down the capital structure, earning additional spread as compensation for subordination risk and potentially less liquidity, rather than for a deterioration in issuer credit quality," the report said. The manager ...

ASX to rejig corporate governance framework

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2026
... to the principles include how entities can produce timely, balanced and accurate disclosures, better understand and manage risk, as well as remunerate fairly and responsibly. Lowe was appointed to chair the AGCC earlier this year and includes seven other ...

Equities lead as Australian managed funds attract $13bn in H1

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2026
... retreating from the market, investors remained invested and opted for diversification in response to economic and geopolitical risk," Lee said.

Family businesses turn to external chief executives: Deloitte

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2026
... complexity of the modern family business. "Some family leaders may also view outside professional leadership as a form of risk mitigation, the idea being that a 'neutral' outsider in the leadership role may reduce challenges that could otherwise cause ...

Infinity AM wins SMID fund mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2026
... best interests of investors, given the less liquid and price sensitive nature of small capitalisation securities and the risk of adverse market impact from advance disclosure." The fund now has a new investment objective and benchmark - it aims to outperform ...

New alternative investment firm lands in Sydney

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2026
... there's no other contributors around, so we can ask for above market credit protections, above market pricing relative to the risk, above market collateral coverage. "Given our diverse experience, we operate across all sectors, so the fund is completely ...
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