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Ditch cash, curb emotionally led investing: Expert

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2025
... at Oxford Risk, said reluctance is a major factor behind people's decisions to remain idle in cash. "All around the world we see people sit on cash. The portion of investable assets that are uninvested is between 60% and 70%," he said. Pointing to ...

Resilience more important than growth: Arndt

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2025
Future Fund chief executive Raphael Arndt said portfolio construction must focus on resilience over growth as the world sits at a "perpetual inflection point". "The weaponisation of trade, the persistence of inflation, climate shocks and a rising cost ...

ETF Shares reduces management fee

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2025
... strongest performing index ETFs in Australia since its launch in May and has outperformed the Nasdaq 100, S&P 500 and the MSCI World," Man said. "As the fund continues to scale, we are pleased to pass those efficiencies directly back to investors." Man ...

CalPERS adopts total portfolio approach

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2025
One of the world's largest pension funds is shifting to a total portfolio approach (TPA), saying it will improve transparency and provide flexibility to capitalise on opportunities. Following a board vote, the California Public Employees' Retirement ...

Future Fund rethinks portfolio amid 'greater uncertainty'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2025
... more heavily in gold, hiring more active fund managers and avoiding fixed-rate bonds. "It was and remains our view that the world going forward will be characterised by deep structural change across geopolitics, economies, policy and markets," it said. ...

Betashares expands platform offering with JPMAM partnership

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2025
... retail investors. Betashares chief executive Alex Vynokur said partnering with JPMAM reinforces its commitment to bringing world-class expertise to Australian investors. "Betashares Direct is designed to make high-quality investing accessible to all ...

Global resilience is a key systemic risk: HESTA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2025
... Blakey said super funds must consider global political issues, and the impact they may have not only on returns, but also how world leaders may influence the transition to net zero. "I would love to think geopolitical tensions will disappear miraculously ...

Agentic AI adoption 'crucial' for future success: Capgemini

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2025
... financial services globally, its adoption will be crucial in achieving growth, a new report indicates. According to Capgemini's World Cloud Report - Financial Services 2026 report, which includes responses from global financial institutions including ...

Lazard AM opens flagship global equity fund to local investors

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2025
... quantitative insights with perspectives from a network of fundamental investors. It is distributed annually and tracks the MSCI World Ex Australia NR AUD index. It currently contains $40.6 million in net asset value and is priced at $5.61 per share. ...

Sustainable investments jump 49% in two years

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2025
... reported. This has led to moving the industry toward a more "consistent and transparent standard of practice aligned to real-world change." GSIA also warned that without government interventions to reshape the global economy onto a sustainable trajectory ...