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The top-performing (and worst) asset classes of the past year

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
Mercer's annual periodic table, which charts 17 major asset classes investment returns on an annual basis over the last decade, reveals that there's few reliable themes, except that greater risk tends to be rewarded by greater return. Equity ...

Future Fund muscles past annual target return, lags in March quarter

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2025
... "particularly strong contributions to performance" from alternatives, credit, and infrastructure and timberland asset classes. He added that returns also benefited from changes to the fund's currency mix and exposure to commodities, including gold. ...

JP Morgan AM hires from Vanguard

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025
... on delivering global, low-cost active solutions to clients. The global asset manager has 135 ETFs across various asset classes, while in Australia, the firm has launched nine low-cost active equities and bond ETF strategies. This includes the JPMorgan ...

KKR, Capital Group debut first public-private investment products

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2025
... only scratched the surface of what we can offer investors as we look to expand our collaboration across additional asset classes, geographies, and formats," they said. Gitlin added that expanding access to private markets is much more than two public-private ...

Escala launches alternatives platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2025
... giving its clients access to the $16.3 trillion alternative asset market, which shows low correlation to traditional asset classes. "The wealth management industry is undergoing a pivotal transformation, embracing alternative and private market investments ...

Family offices favour real estate: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2025
The world's richest families love to invest in real estate more than any other asset classes, a new analysis shows, as more than half feature property in their portfolios. The research conducted by familyofficehub, a provider of global family office ...

Future Fund veteran takes on new gig

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2025
... While leading the Future Fund's efforts to understand the complexities of investing in emerging markets across all asset classes, Thorburn also looked after research and insights. The investment professional was a senior member of the in-house strategy ...

ECCM recruits operating chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2025
... foreign exchange, fixed income and commodities. ECCM aims to deliver returns with low correlation to traditional asset classes. "It's an exciting time at ECCM," Haslinger continued. The chief executive noted that the fund has chalked up investor ...

VanEck to intro RMBS, India ETFs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2025
... investors in the current environment. Residential mortgage-backed securities are one of the fastest growing fixed income asset classes in Australia, reaching a record $59.2 billion of issuance in 2024, VanEck chief executive and managing director Arian ...

Webull launches SMSF account offering

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2025
... compared to APRA-regulated funds once balances reach $200,000. Webull said listed shares and cash are the two biggest asset classes for SMSFs in Australia, which has resulted in greater demand for services that support these investments.