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Potential US recession in three years: Global insurers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2026
... interest in managing this US asset dominance persists, strategies have involved selective hedging or diversifying dollar risk - for example, through allocations to emerging market assets - rather than selling US assets. And the Middle East war has highlighted ...

Clancy reshapes Rest Super investment team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026
... offshore over the coming decade. We believe over the long term, these offshore investment opportunities will improve both the risk and returns generated for the portfolio and hence strong strategic partnerships will be key to accessing those benefits ...

Super moves: Aware Super, Future Fund, AusSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026
... Christina Zheng, who focused on property within its real assets team, and David Dubrovsky, who held a senior role in the mid-risk group. Dubrovsky has joined US AI digital infrastructure provider 5C as chief investment officer, overseeing corporate development ...

Equip Super appoints acting chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026
... the legal, compliance, governance and company secretariat functions. She's previously held roles like executive manager, risk, platforms and investment at BT Financial Group, and head of regulatory strategy and affairs at MLC. It actually marks a return ...

Yarra hunts for superior returns outside ASX giants

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026
The 280 companies on the ASX 300 beyond the top 20 blue chip names can offer investors superior risk-adjusted returns, Yarra Capital Management chair and head of Australian equities Dion Hershan said. Speaking at the Financial Standard Advisers Big ...

Soul Patts profit up, returns 9.7%

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026
... as a "landmark" period for the company, attributing the increase of cash generation, portfolio growth and sound investment risk management. He added the company's multi-asset portfolio positions Soul Patts well to navigate market volatility while protecting ...

Victory Capital exits Janus Henderson acquisition bid

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026
... Committee and its board determined that Victory Capital's unsolicited March 17, 2026 proposal presents unacceptable closing risk, that its financing is highly uncertain and that the proposal is not actionable," Janus Henderson said. "Despite such ...

Australia finalises 'landmark' trade agreement with European Union

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2026
... to deploy hundreds of billions of dollars more in coming years, offering further opportunities to deliver good long-term, risk adjusted returns for their members." Meanwhile, BMI, part of Fitch Solutions, released an outlook for the Australia-EU free ...

Prime Super closes two options

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2026
... investment option. Prime Super said it considered the Cash option best aligns with the Fixed Interest option in terms of risk profile, with 100% investment allocated in defensive assets. The Income Focused option for Accumulation (Super Fund) will discontinue ...

FEATURE | Regulation: Picking up the pieces

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
... Sequoia Financial Group also wants to wash its hands clean of remediation obligations. It is counting on the Operational Risk Financial Requirement (ORFR), which can be activated in the same way that victims of Trio Capital were remediated. In a case ...