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GQG reports $5.8bn net outflows

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2026
GQG experienced net outflows of $3.1 billion (US$2.1bn) for the month of December, resulting in total outflows in the year ended 31 December 2025 of $5.8 billion (US$3.9bn). Despite this, net flows for the year were offset by positive investment performance ...

China's two speed economies: Which one wins?

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
... investment strategy and research for APAC Ninghui Liu said the fund manager remains underweight on China relative to the benchmark index. However, the weightage has improved compared to 2024. "There's the two speed economies. One is the old, one ...

ASX to undergo 'circuit breaker' reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 DEC 2025
The ASX has agreed to a package of reforms aimed at strengthening confidence in Australia's critical market infrastructure, providing certainty about the market operator's reset, and responding to the Interim Report released today by the panel of the ...

ASIC releases legal obligations for private credit funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2025
... engage with industry bodies to enhance industry standards. "This initiative complements issue of principles issued as a benchmark for firms to urgently assess its current practices, lifting them where necessary. This step will enhance trust and integrity ...

AMP launches new series of funds

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2025
... markets excluding Australia. Emphasising smaller, cheaper and high profitability stocks the fund has outperformed its benchmark by 1.57% p.a. (net of fees). Also available through this series, is the Dimensional Global Listed Infrastructure Fund which ...

Datt Capital opens small cap fund to retail investors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2025
... earnings growth, M&A activity or structural shifts including AI adoption and resource security. The fund employs an active, benchmark-agnostic strategy, typically holding 15-25 high-conviction positions, all outside the ASX 100. It may also selectively ...

Morningstar moves to pay-for-play model

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2025
... Matt Olsen said. Under the changes, funds will be evaluated against their Morningstar category average rather than a benchmark, enabling investors to identify medalist options within a category and make meaningful peer comparisons. It will also provide ...

MSCI launches index combining public and private equity investments

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2025
... Public + Private Equity Index, combining publicly traded stocks and private equity investments into a single coherent benchmark. As private markets gain traction among investors, private equity is increasingly represented in portfolios. This generates ...

Benchmark report reveals crucial blind spots in whistleblower protections

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2025
... information for directors to oversee their company's operations and compliance with the law." He is encouraging companies to benchmark themselves against the findings to consider how they can improve. The corporate watchdog will continue to monitor whistleblower ...

FEATURE | Agriculture: Golden soil

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2025
... funds have expressed their desires to allocate more to unlisted property types. "The performance test doesn't have a benchmark for agriculture in it," McKay adds. "Therefore, it means that if a pension fund is thinking about investing in agriculture ...