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Geopolitical risks, private credit threaten financial stability: RBA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2026
... that with the tremors of geopolitical tensions already being felt, the vulnerabilities of the US and UK private credit markets could spill over to Australia. In its latest Financial Stability Review report, the RBA highlighted high-profile defaults of ...

Barings nabs Challenger's fixed income lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
... CIM Credit Income Fund and the CIM Multi-Sector Private Lending Fund. These funds span both public and private credit markets. He joined Challenger in 2005 as an analyst before moving into the investment management arm. During the global financial crisis ...

Super moves: Future Fund, ART, First Super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
... Tammi and David have played important roles in shaping the investment program through a challenging period in investment markets, and we wish them well for the future." Elsewhere, Kathryn Kerner has crossed the Tasman to take on a newly created role ...

Aware Super hires from AustralianSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
... opportunities, and started in auditing at KPMG Australia. Aware Super said Smyczynski brings deep experience across private markets, covering origination, due diligence, transaction execution, and asset management, with both direct and indirect investments ...

Chalmers says Budget will make 'hard decisions'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
... uncertainty and volatility is a reason for more reform, not less. It's a reason to go further, not slower. "We have deep capital markets, a world-leading super system, abundant natural advantages in energy and resources, and a public balance sheet in ...

Rest 'diversifies its diversifiers' with US neighbourhood malls

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2026
... Nuveen Real Estate, broadening its exposure to retail property. USCRF invests in neighbourhood shopping centres in major US markets. Rest head of real assets for investments Andrew Bambrook said this diversifies Rest's property portfolio, which is already ...

Active equity managers underwhelm in 2025: SPIVA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026
... the S&P World Index. The S&P World Ex-U.S. Index outperformed the S&P World by 11% in 2025. Meanwhile, 53% of emerging markets funds underperformed the S&P Emerging Plus Index.

Index managed portfolios still most popular among advisers: North

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2026
AMP's bi-annual North Managed Portfolios Insights Report found that while private markets are seen as the next growth opportunity for sector innovation, index managed portfolios remain most popular among advisers on its platform. AMP head of portfolio ...

ASIC warns Gen Z against chasing unrealistic crypto gains

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2026
... women. "Short-term or speculative trading based on what's popular online carries real risks, particularly in volatile markets like crypto," ASIC commissioner Alan Kirkland said. Social media, one of the main sources of information for the 18 to 28 age ...

Inflation to spike, oil supply plenty: Chalmers

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2026
... effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, a critical passageway that carries 20% of the world's oil supply, and plunged oil markets into chaos as fears grow about global fuel supplies. Prices have fluctuated sharply, reaching almost US$120 per barrel ...