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Investors face headwinds in integrating physical climate risks

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2025
While investors are increasingly factoring physical climate risks into their decision making, there are several challenges to doing so, a review of public funds' experience has found. A new report from CPP Investments and thinktank OMFIF looks at how ...

Financial Standard names Investment Manager of the Year

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2025
Financial Standard has named the winners of its 2025 Investment Leadership Awards, recognising the best investment managers across Australian and international equities, property, infrastructure, fixed income, and multi-asset categories. The Financial ...

State Street's plan for power, product, partnerships

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2025
State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) is the largest asset management firm in Australia by locally sourced assets under management (AUM) - by some margin - though few realise. With nearly $500 billion in local assets under its watch, mostly via institutional ...

Private credit market has lenders sweating

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2025
... driven by market conditions such as low interest rates and investor demand - particularly for its floating-rate exposure when bond yields were at low levels. "Its growth is also underpinned by regulatory changes that compelled banks to pull back from ...

LGT Crestone, AUSIEX acquisitions finalised

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2025
... products with the acquisition of FIIG. FIIG has more than $5 billion of funds under advice (FUA), providing direct access to bond markets, term deposits and other cash solutions. AUSIEX chief executive Patrick Salis said with this transaction, AUSIEX ...

BlackRock hires Housing Australia treasury chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025
... Wales Treasury, and TCorp. Katherine Palmer brings over 12 years of government balance sheet management and sustainability bond expertise to the world's biggest asset manager, following a six-month stint at the government housing body, providing ...

Stake 'breaks barriers' with inaugural fixed income product

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2025
The investment platform has launched an actively managed fund, targeting a return of 2% above the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) cash rate. Launched today, Stake Accumulate is primarily invested in liquid, fixed income securities, but may also invest ...

Why emotions, cash derail good investments

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2025
While we know that during turbulent times it is critical not to let emotions get in the way of investing, an investment expert and former policymaker says it is equally important to remain active and not lean in on cash. Amid the volatility and frenetic ...

Family offices to splash cash in APAC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2025
Most family offices intend to boost their allocations to Asia Pacific, excluding Greater China, over the next five years. That's according to the latest Global Family Office Study from UBS, which found 55% of APAC family offices are planning to invest ...

Super moves: Future Fund, WTW

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2025
The Future Fund's Sydney office continues to grow with Edwina Matthew and Anish Gupta joining the organisation. Australia's sovereign wealth fund said Matthew comes on board as director of responsible Investment. Before joining the Future Fund ...