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Temasek joins consortium to acquire Clearwater Analytics

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
Temasek has joined a private equity consortium that will acquire Clearwater Analytics for US$8.4 billion ($12.5bn). The consortium led by private equity firms Permira and Warburg Pincus is offering US$24.55 per share for the NYSE-listed software company ...

Investors weigh risks amid Venezuelan crisis

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
Oil prices have seen volatility globally after the US bombed Venezuela and captured President Nicolas Maduro. Venezuela holds the world's largest proven oil reserves, estimated at more than 300 billion barrels, alongside substantial deposits of gold ...

Australians fearful of getting their investments wrong: CFS

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
New research highlights the investment sentiment among everyday Australians continues to rise but hesitancy is gating them from investing. New findings from Colonial First State's (CFS) latest research, based on a national survey of 2250 Australians ...

AllianceBernstein promotes private wealth head to president

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
... asset management, Erzan has been instrumental to expanding the company into new business areas, including the launch of its active exchange-traded funds business, the creation of an integrated insurance asset-management vertical and the enhancement of ...

Small win for First Guardian victims amid platform transition

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
... another fund or withdraw their cash balance, provided they meet a condition of release. However, their accounts will remain active, so they continue to receive information about the liquidation process. In the event they are to receive a payout from ...

Most read in 2025: Executive appointments

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 DEC 2025
... investment officer switch ups and, in one case, an entire operational due diligence team defecting to another fund, it was an active year for executive appointments. Australian Retirement Trust chief executive steps down In September, David Anderson ...

An outlook for fixed income allocations in 2026

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 23 DEC 2025
... higher dispersed and volatile macroeconomic, geopolitical and sector-specific cross-currents, the opportunities for skilled active managers are growing. She explained that there are greater opportunities to add value through active asset allocation ...

Investment managers enter 'paradox' in 2026: Deloitte

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2025
... "The investment management industry is at an inflection point. Continued cost pressures and commoditisation of long-only active managed finds are running headlong into the rapidly accelerating development of artificial intelligence as an enabler of either ...

ART enters domestic build-to-rent sector

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2025
... further, including from Mirvac's pipeline, is a fantastic example of the opportunities where super funds can play a more active role in contributing to housing in Australia while still seeking strong returns for our members," Weaver said. "We are investing ...

Netwealth to spend $101m compensating First Guardian victims

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025
... super trustees well on notice: they are gatekeepers for their members' retirement savings and ASIC expects them to take active steps to monitor the funds they make available on their choice platforms. "ASIC now has 12 cases underway against 20 defendants ...