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FEATURE | Emerging markets: Twists and turns

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
... an attack. The off ramps are very cloudy at best. People think that a deal will be done. I hope a deal would be done." Russia and China: End game? A two-week ceasefire took effect on April 7 where each side pledged to halt military strikes. A week later ...

Product showcase: A guaranteed future

THE FINANCIAL STANDARD TEAM  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2026
... on portfolios and retiree savings. Equity and bond market selloffs, such as that of March 2026, or the outbreak of the Russia / Ukraine conflict in 2022, are recent examples of this dynamic. "Retiree portfolios are most exposed in the first decade of ...

FEATURE: Fixed income | Adjusting the lens

PENNY PRYOR  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026
US President Donald Trump's 'Operation Epic Fury' in the last days of February brought fixed income back into the spotlight almost overnight. As investors flew out of equities into March, fixed income was one of the chief beneficiaries of ...

Spheria launches active ETF for small caps fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
Spheria Asset Management's Spheria Australian Smaller Companies Fund - Active ETF (ASX: SPHX) will be available on the ASX tomorrow, launching amid strong momentum shown across the broader ETF market despite volatility from the Middle East. Spheria ...

US and Israel strike Iran: What it means for investors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026
... and OPEC+ has agreed to lift production. Inventories, therefore, provide some buffer, though they are leaner than before Russia invaded Ukraine, and spare capacity within OPEC+ remains uneven." Shah said currently the global economy appears capable of ...

Danish pension fund dumps US bonds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2026
... Akademiker Pension. Its launch came in response to growing hostilities across Europe, the funds said, namely involving Russia.

Trump imposes tariffs as Greenland bid escalates

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2026
... clear that Arctic Security matters for the whole of NATO and allies should all do more together to address the threat from Russia across different parts of the Arctic. "Applying tariffs on allies for pursuing the collective security of NATO allies is ...

FEATURE | Agriculture: Golden soil

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2025
... peers," Ai Group said. Bruised by the pandemic, which saw manufacturer input prices rise by a whopping 37.5%, as well as the Russia-Ukraine war, which jacked up global energy prices, the local manufacturing sector hangs by a thread. "Manufacturers will ...

HESTA, Vision Super divest Israeli securities

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2025
... Zealand has only placed sanctions on a country once without a UN umbrella over us, and that was in 2022 when we passed the Russia Sanctions Act," she said. Last December, Morningstar deleted any references to the "Israeli-Palestinian conflict area" from ...

Feature: Retirement | The right mix

LACHLAN COLQUHOUN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2025
... specie transfers, where money is moved between assets without converting them to cash. "So as a perfect example, when the Russia-Ukraine war happened and the markets were down, we were able to readjust some clients' portfolios very quickly," he says. ...
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