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Talaria warns S&P concentration erodes diversification

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2026
... has become a single bet," he said. "An investor in global equity baskets today owns, in substantial part, a bet on a narrow set of companies tied to artificial intelligence." While AI's long-term potential remains significant, Padowitz cautioned ...

Jobs data surprises on the upside, rate hike on the cards

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2026
... market is gradually loosening, they will also say it is still 'a little tight'," Bloxham said. "All up, with inflation set to still be too high (despite likely being lower than the RBA) and the jobs market still a little tight (despite being ...

Trump slugs Australia with new 'forced-labour' tariffs

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2026
... subject to a higher tariff rate, while others are exempt. These temporary levies expire today, with the forced-labour tariffs set to replace them. Greer added the move forms part of the Trump administration's broader "America First" trade agenda, which ...

Global X launches global SMID ETF

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2026
... companies across international developed markets, a segment that represents a significant share of the global equity opportunity set," Edwards said. Global X senior and investment strategist Marc Jocum said the investment case for global SMIDs had strengthened ...

FEATURE | Platforms | The investment supermarket

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2026
Grab a shopping cart and enter the investment supermarket. The shelves are stacked - an Aussie large-cap fund here, an ETF there, a fixed-income fund somewhere near the back, past the alternatives nobody quite understands. There is an estimated $1 trillion ...

KPMG finds new chief executive

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2026
... commit to our clients and people that I am prepared to be courageous, take the tough decisions and lead the changes we need to set us on the right path," Sams said. "The firm fell short of the standards rightly expected of us, and the accountability ...

HSBC appoints structured finance chief

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2026
HSBC Australia and New Zealand have appointed a former Deutsche Bank executive as head of structured finance. Preethi Visweswara will take on the role tasked with bolstering its corporate and institutional banking business following a record year of ...

Infinity AM wins SMID fund mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2026
... mid-capitalisation ('SMID') equities universe," Ironbark told investors. "This repositioning expands the fund's opportunity set beyond small companies to include mid-cap securities, with the objective of supporting improved diversification ...

New alternative investment firm lands in Sydney

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2026
... the market, how different underwriting standards were done, and where people aren't lending and where the opportunity set currently lies," Velkovski continued. "I'd say that we've really focused on this segment... we're the only guys in the ...

New 'high-risk' derivatives on the rise

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2026
An innovative financial product, known as perpetual futures contract (perps), are currently under the scope of the market regulator, spreading concerns that the "speculative" product may be unlawfully distributed towards retail investors. According ...
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