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Showcase: Beyond the benchmark

THE FINANCIAL STANDARD TEAM  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2026
... central message is starting to resonate again: understanding where bond returns come from matters more than chasing a benchmark. The forgotten normal The Global Financial Crisis (GFC) and the post-pandemic inflation shock that upended bond markets in ...

Briefcase upgrades adviser portfolio reporting

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2026
... insight into portfolio returns and the impact of personalised investment decisions. The enhancements include more detailed benchmark comparisons, analysis of individual holdings and improved visibility into how client-specific exclusions and portfolio ...

Global recession 'a very low probability': JPMAM

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2026
J.P. Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) told its 2026 Asia Summit there is a "generational amount of yield" in bond markets currently. Speaking at the event, JPMAM chief investment officer and head of global fixed income, currency and commodities Bob Michele ...

The 'blind spot' costing advisers nearly $10bn: Research

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2026
... The finding equates to approximately 40 hours being spent on a single client, instead of the long-standing industry benchmark of around 25 hours. "All previous researchers spoke about 25 hours for as long as I can remember. What really came out was that ...

Executives prioritise protecting capital, managing macroeconomic volatility: MSCI

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2026
... companies amid ongoing uncertainty and rapidly changing capital markets, a new survey shows. MSCI's Corporate Issuers Benchmark Survey, which canvassed 250 decision makers around the world, including those from Australia, found managing cost and ...

Regulating for culture

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2026
... Superannuation Investors (ACSI) chief executive Louise Davidson says the ASX Corporate Governance Principles set a clear benchmark that a director who has worked for a supplier to the company within the last three years is not considered independent. ...

Platinum awards mandate, changes fund name

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2026
... management fees and costs of 2% p.a. of the net asset value. Its performance fee will be 20.5% of the amount exceeding the benchmark - of which 50% is allocated to the SPDR S&P Biotech ETF (XBI) and the other half in iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB). ...

ASX turns up heat on Clime Capital following KPMG scrutiny

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2026
... investment manager." Clime Capital booked performance fees of $2.2 million in FY26 because it "significantly outperformed the benchmark". Some of its unlisted assets are held in trusts managed by Securities Bailment Solutions (SBS), namely SBS Mortgage ...

Robeco pitches Enhanced Indexing strategy to instos

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2026
... The strategy blends active and passive investment management that aims to generate alpha without taking on excessive benchmark-relative risk. The strategy is offered as a mandate rather than a pooled fund. This means institutional investors can define ...

China's comeback story has three core themes: Matthews Asia

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2026
... strongly. For example, Matthews China Innovators Fund returned 19.33% in the 12 months to September 30, outperforming its benchmark - the MSCI China All Shares Index (-11.46%) - over the same period. Meanwhile, its flagship Matthews Pacific Tiger Fund ...
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