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Saudi Arabia opens access for foreign investors

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
Saudi Arabia's Capital Market Authority (CMA) is opening its capital market to foreign investors from February 1, a move it said will expand and diversify the investor base while enhancing market liquidity. The announcement follows the CMA board's ...

Apex to acquire Mercer's super admin business

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
Apex Group is taking over Mercer's stand-alone superannuation administration operations. Apex said the strategic lift-out enables it to integrate Mercer's experienced administration team and operational capabilities directly into its own business, enhancing ...

HESTA records over $10bn in investment returns

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026
HESTA members saw over $10 billion added to their retirement savings in 2025, driven by strong investment performance. The default MySuper Balanced Growth option returned 9.42% for the 2025 calendar year, recording above the industry average of 9.1% ...

Fund managers 'remarkably positive' despite headwinds: Frontier

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026
Fund managers remain "remarkably positive" and bullish about their prospects over the next five years despite menacing headwinds stemming from institutional clients, a new report from Frontier Advisors shows. Canvassing the perspectives of 83 fund managers ...

Retail investors cautiously confident in 2026: ASA

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
According to a survey from the Australian Shareholders Association (ASA), the ASX200 had a solid year, gaining 6.8% in 2025, however there were dramatic sector rotations and significant discrepancies in outcome performance across different markets and ...

An outlook for fixed income allocations in 2026

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 23 DEC 2025
Fixed income allocations are becoming an increasingly viable and attractive option for investors in 2026, head of investment specialists at Insight Investment April LaRusse told Financial Standard. Providing guidance for the new year, LaRusse offered ...

CPP Investments, Goodman Group partner in $14bn data centre deal

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 23 DEC 2025
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) and Goodman Group have entered a partnership to establish $14 billion worth of data centres across Europe. The 50/50 partnership will see an initial total capital commitment of $3.9 billion to develop ...

Resolution Capital rejects takeover bid for National Storage REIT

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 23 DEC 2025
Resolution Capital, which held a 5.4% stake in National Storage REIT (NSR) as at June 2025, has urged shareholders to reject its takeover bid by Brookfield Asset Management and GIC for $2.86 cash per stapled security. The global listed real assets manager ...

Family office buys stake in Lendlease retail asset

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 DEC 2025
Lendlease is selling a stake in luxury retail mall The Exchange TRX to a Malaysian family office for nearly $406 million. Lendlease will offload the 40% stake in The Exchange TRX, as well as its 60% interest in the office asset valued at RM1.1 billion ...

Productivity Commission makes 47 recommendations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 22 DEC 2025
The government released the final reports of the Productivity Commission's five pillars of productivity inquiries - containing 47 recommendations to support productivity growth across five key areas of the economy. "Australia's productivity ...