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Private markets, asset class correlations upending 60-40 portfolio

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2025
... example, that correlation between credit risk and equity risk and interest rate risk turned very positive and moderated a little bit," he told a GSFM event in Sydney. Marshall points to the correlation of stocks within the top S&P500 increasing as well ...

RBA's Hauser warns super funds of $1tn FX risk

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2025
... manage FX and other liquidity risks," he said. "That also matters because, even if super funds' average hedge ratios change little in the near term, the size of the market-wide FX hedge book is set to grow significantly over longer horizons. "The structural ...

FEATURE: Back in action

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2025
... years, it's returned 15.7% and the ASX 300 has returned 13.3% in that same period. So, the fall of volatility is only a little bit higher than the standard ASX 300 and materially lower than 1.2 times." Harwood says creating a highly diversified SMA was ...

FEATURE: Hyped up

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
... announced it would spend US$500 billion over the next four years to build new AI infrastructure. About one week later, a little-known startup from China, DeepSeek, claimed it does not need the laggard infrastructure to function and only spent US$6 million ...

Funds SA pushes for efficiencies with AI targets

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2025
... strategy, Piteo explained, is that as interest in AI grows, Funds SA recognised "there's a risk that people will find their own little pet projects and take them away from the main game, which is the day job." "You need to strike the right balance where ...

Special feature: Hunting for value

LACHLAN COLQUHOUN  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2025
... more value in TIPS, Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities, rather than treasuries. "To the extent that one wants to do a little bit more we think that TIPS are potentially becoming a more attractive way to do that," he says. "Look at real yields. They ...

Unemployment falls, more women enter the workforce

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2025
... participation rate remaining high but stable meaning the solid growth in employment could push the unemployment rate back down a little," Rynne said. "These results will please the RBA, which recognised a stable employment market as being a factor in ...

Funds SA finalises investment team overhaul

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2025
... largest client, we need Cameron to step in and provide cover for Con," he said. "Previously, we probably concentrated that a little too much with one person, so we're trying to spread that load. And that also creates opportunity for other people ...

Special feature: Shaping private markets

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2025
... staggering. Private market assets have grown about 20% annually since 2018, according to S&P Global, and that momentum shows little sign of slowing. And regulators are taking notice. APRA's thematic review of trustees' implementation of Prudential ...

Cbus deputy chief executive resigns

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2025
... been a tumultuous year for the $100 billion super fund after an independent review by Deloitte back in December 2024 found little evidence to suggest Cbus' pricey relationship with the CFMEU is in the best financial interests of members. It also ...