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Global trade a patchwork of relationships, regional priorities: Analysis

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2026
... the next decade with other BRICS+ nations and 3% CAGR with the rest of the world. The Plurilateralists would see above-average trade growth among themselves and the Global South through 2034. With a diverse set of advanced and emerging economies remaining ...

Equity managers' research most reliant on AI: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2026
... 23%, with Australian equities managers specifically rating it highly at 27% versus 22% for all other asset classes on average. Fifty four percent of fund managers are utilising a combination of private and public applications. Public SaaS models, such ...

HESTA records over $10bn in investment returns

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026
... performance. The default MySuper Balanced Growth option returned 9.42% for the 2025 calendar year, recording above the industry average of 9.1% for the period. Over the last decade this option has averaged an annual return of 8.02% and marks the third ...

Global sovereign wealth fund assets grow to $15tn

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
... US$80 trillion by the end of 2030. SWFs deployed US$179.3 billion in 2025, a 35% jump from 2024, in 323 deals with an average ticket size of US$555 million. "State-owned investors continued to gain scale in 2025. On the one hand, they benefitted from ...

An outlook for fixed income allocations in 2026

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 23 DEC 2025
... are back, according to the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond Index. After sinking as low as 1-2% between 2016 and 2021, on average yields have normalised to a pre-financial crisis range of 4-5%, LaRusse highlighted. For long-term investors relying on fixed ...

Productivity Commission makes 47 recommendations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 22 DEC 2025
... and businesses today and into the future. "No single policy reform can bring productivity growth back to its long-term average - governments will have to make a lot of pro-productivity decisions that support and reinforce each other." The five pillars ...

Chalmers flags pension, super spending in Budget update

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025
... 3%. That's very good for our economy and our Budget." Chalmers said new business investment has grown by an annualised average of 3.9% and productivity has grown for four consecutive quarters. "While there's more to do to make our economy more productive ...

FEATURE: Private credit | At the precipice

GLENDA KORPORAAL  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2025
... in the sector targeted by his firm "suggests the market remains healthy and underlying borrowers are performing well on average." Pensions test the waters Australia's largest superannuation funds are taking note, with UniSuper active in this part ...

Vanguard identifies strongest asset classes for coming decade

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2025
... equities are expected to return 4.8% to 6.8% over the same period. Vanguard said bonds is making a strong recovery and should average "near current portfolio income levels" from future inflation, offering compelling real returns given higher neutral ...

AustralianSuper kicks off $1.1bn UK living plan with acquisition

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2025
... offers the potential for compelling returns, with the market facing a persistent supply-demand imbalance in housing and average UK residential rents rising 8.7% year-on-year. Also commenting on the transaction, Harrison Street Asset Management chief ...