Three years since it entered the ETF market in the US, Dimensional’s new ASX-listed offerings mark a very long-term strategic move to bring these access points to the local market, according to CEO Bhanu Singh.

As broader conditions show initial signs of improvement, the outlook for opportunities from a typically volatile small caps sector is showing some promise, according to these portfolio managers.

Prime Value Asset Management has expanded its alternative assets division with a focus on retirement living.

Magellan has come up against the “first strike” rule of the Corporations Act after more than half of its shareholders rejected its remuneration report.

AMP and Commonwealth Bank are among multiple financial services companies left unable to fully function after an Optus outage hit nationwide.

Global credit has the potential to diversify Australian investment portfolios away from more volatile asset classes and act as an “insulator” against interest rate rises, according to fund manager Pengana.