As the SMSF market reaches maturation phase, service providers in the space must recognise two major underlying needs trustees have in order to grow and sustain business, a research executive has said.

Axa Investment Managers (Axa IM) has revealed it will integrate a unique gender diversity variable to its Sustainable Equities Fund, following new research that found, on average, diverse companies are more profitable than their less diverse peers.

The first transferable custody receipts (TraCR) in the Australian market have been made available on the Chi-X stock exchange today and will streamline the investment process for local investors looking for United States equity exposure.