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BlackRock sets new AUM record

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2025
... technology," he said. Some 42% of total AUM sit in the iShares ETF business. About 27% of it comes from institutional investors and 24% from retail investors. About US$152 billion of year-to-date total net inflows was led by iShares ETFs, alongside private ...

Instos turn to risk as volatility lessens: State Street

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025
Institutional investors are aggressively buying into risk as stocks are reaching new highs, likely spurred by falling market volatility as Australia sees surges in local investments, new data from State Streeet finds. The State Street Risk Appetite ...

Instos committed to ESG despite lower advocacy: BNP Paribas

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2025
The BNP Paribas ESG Survey 2025 found most institutional investors remain committed to sustainable investing, while also moving towards more specific ESG-related investment themes to ensure both return and impact. The survey revealed that while there ...

MA Financial makes $380m real estate investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2025
... persistent funding gap within Australia's acutely undersupplied residential housing market and provide global institutional investors with unique access to Australia's real estate credit market, funding high-quality developers and residential real estate ...

Scientific Beta offers portfolio solution to institutional investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2025
Index solutions provider Scientific Beta said 'completion portfolios' can be used by institutional investors to address unintended alignments in their portfolio positioning. Scientific Beta's research showed that even the most meticulously designed ...

Super funds given reprieve from Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2025
Section 899 of US President Donald Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' will be abandoned after institutional investors expressed concerns over the retaliatory tax proposal. The announcement was made by US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent overnight ...

Chalmers advocates for Aussie instos on 'Big Beautiful Bill'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2025
Treasurer Jim Chalmers confirmed he has shared the concerns of Australian super funds and institutional investors over potential issues they may face when it comes to US President Donald Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill'. Chalmers said he had a "very productive" ...

Old challenges push asset managers to inflection point: Citi

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2025
... "They believe that the rise of passive funds is unlikely to diminish the appetite for alpha among large institutional investors, such as insurance companies, foundations, endowments, and pension funds," the report said. Overall, alpha potential will ...

Uncertainty propels investors towards active managers

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2025
... according to a new survey. The Schroders Global Investor Insights Survey 2025, which covers nearly 1000 institutional investors and wealth managers including 79 from Australia, found that 80% of global investors are more likely to increase allocations ...

RQI Investors launches new strategy with UniSuper backing

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2025
... fortunate to have secured the support and backing of one of Australia's largest and most sophisticated institutional investors," Francis said. As at March 31, RQI Investors has about $25 billion in assets under management across its diversified alpha ...