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The revolving door of opportunities for advisers in 2026

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2026
... stimulate investment in areas like technology and housing," Eliot said. "While these factors provide a positive backdrop for equities, we remain mindful of risks such as geopolitical tensions and shifts in global trade dynamics." Fradley Advice specialist ...

Improvised super tax poses unfair, inequitable outcomes: Industry

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026
... the other does not," Webb continued. "This creates artificial incentives that could push trustees away from Australian equities, potentially harming both retirement outcomes and capital markets more broadly. "Given the complexity and long-term impacts ...

BlackRock, State Street see assets climb

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2026
... It saw a 12% annualised organic base fee growth in the fourth quarter, growing across iShares ETFs, systematic active equities, private markets, outsourcing and cash. Public equity investments jumped by 55% to US$7.8 trillion whereas fixed income investments ...

Super moves: NGS Super, HESTA, Mercer

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
... contributing to the fund's dynamic strategic asset allocation strategies. Finally, Rob Mao has been appointed senior equities analyst at VFMC. Mao has been with the fund for just two years, arriving from Dimension Fund Advisors.

ETF investors bet on global diversification, FX hedging

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2026
Global equities dominated Australian ETF flows in 2025 along with a focus on currency-hedged exposures, as investors managed geopolitical and currency risks. The Australian ETF market grew by 34.1% in 2025, reaching an industry total market capitalisation ...

Mercer Investments axes managers, awards fresh mandates

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2026
... while managing risk effectively. This ongoing evaluation is critical, especially in challenging areas like international equities, where active management has faced structural headwinds." The two strategies are available in the Advance Multi-Blend Diversified ...

Equity managers' research most reliant on AI: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2026
Australian and global equities fund managers are increasingly relying on generative artificial intelligence (AI) for their research, with the latter saying it is no longer an "additive" but an integral part of this function, new analysis shows. Frontier ...

NGS Super appoints asset allocation lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
... left NGS Super to join the Commonwealth Bank's global economics and markets research team. And former NGS head of equities, fixed income and alternatives Lucas Hartmann has resurfaced at TCorp after a 12-month career break. In August, the super fund ...

Praemium governance executive joins MST

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
... Investments. From 2010 to 2016, he worked as a senior research manager at Sandhurst Trustees, where he oversaw Australian equities and property research for Bendigo's fund-of-funds program and led dealer research for the group's retail financial ...

AMP delivers 11% for members in 2025

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
... classes in response to market conditions. "Our dynamic asset allocation program allowed us to be agile - for example buying equities on market dips and trimming on rallies, while maintaining discipline and focus on long-term outcomes," she said. Shelley ...