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T. Rowe Price brings research equity strategy down under

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2025
... existing global equity strategies by offering investors a differentiated solution - one that combines the benefits of a benchmark-oriented portfolio with the deep insights and stock-picking expertise of our experienced analysts," Hall said. "This enables ...

Special feature: Shaping private markets

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2025
Custodians are stepping up as regulators target super funds' $3.5 trillion private asset rush. Australia's super funds face mounting scrutiny over their rapid shift into private markets, as concerns grow about transparency, valuations and liquidity ...

Australian Ethical PM departs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2025
... approach." Since its inception 10 years ago, the Emerging Companies Fund has delivered 12.2% returns p.a. compared to its benchmark of 6.8% p.a. over the same period.

Section 899 ditched but companies face tax uncertainties

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2025
... the equity market fell [upon the shock tariff headlines] we were buying equities to make sure we're getting back benchmark weight. And then that held the fund in good stead and importantly, provide that return," Farmer said. Miller added: "You cannot ...

Superannuation is Australia's 'productivity engine': ASFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2025
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) said Australia's superannuation sector provides a fundamental contribution towards the nation's growth, but argues there is more that needs to be done. ASFA has released The Impact and Opportunity ...

Gold ETFs outshine large caps: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025
... p.a. Combined property achieved a median return of 11.1% p.a. slightly underperforming the listed property market index benchmark of 12.4% p.a. Australian fixed interest returns declined to 6.8% p.a. in May as compared to 7.1% p.a. in April. International ...

GQG assets hit record high despite underperformance

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2025
GQG Partners' assets jumped $4 billion to reach a record high of US$172.4 billion for the 2025 financial year despite experiencing "short-term relative underperformance". "We have continued to position our portfolios defensively, and as a result ...

Coller Capital closes $10bn private credit strategy

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2025
... landscape since last year. The capital raise also follows the firm's first credit fund, CCO I, which was the previous benchmark as the largest private credit secondaries fund at the time. Coller Capital partner and head of Coller credit secondaries Michael ...

Finance news foretells stock market volatility: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2025
Daily financial news can better predict stock market volatility and deliver more accurate signals about risk than backward-looking macroeconomic data, a new study suggests. University of Auckland finance lecturer Justin J. Case and Queensland University ...

RBA powers deemed 'last resort' for critical financial infrastructure fallout

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2025
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has released a consultation paper on the proposed draft guidance for the Australian Clearing and Settlement (CS) Facility Resolution Regime. The RBA was provided with "crisis resolution powers" in response to a threat ...