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Investors thrust into rules of the 'jungle': Economist

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
Geopolitical risks are increasingly encroaching on traditional market cycles, forcing investors to make sense of these "jungle times" where anything goes, according to an economist. Diana Mousina, deputy chief economist at AMP, said the current economic ...

AustralianSuper hires head of AI

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... Australia and New Zealand. AustralianSuper chief platforms officer Mike Backeberg said appointing Carney was a major step in the fund's tech evolution. "Sarah has over two decades' experience leading digital transformation, AI strategy, and enterprise-scale ...

Buyer beware: Private credit as a defensive play

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... investment documents?' Other aspects to consider are what returns the loan portfolio generates after considering fees, if the fund is leveraged, the performance of a loan and possible defaults. The final layer, he noted, is structural and governance ...

Emerging markets a 'reasonable' opportunity: Colchester

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... the asset class has attractive valuations and has been a good income generator for underlying clients. Simpson added the fund manager sees significant value in emerging market bonds when assessing real yields, which measure the returns earned after accounting ...

AI can give fundies an edge over the market: Invesco

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... Solutions director Scott Bennett said. Speaking at the Financial Standard Advisers Big Day Out (ABDO) in Sydney, Bennett said the fund manager is using the data sets to drive better return and risk outcomes in their portfolios. "While the fundamentals ...

Mulino targets retail investor protections, high-risk MISs: SIAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
Assistant treasurer Daniel Mulino will target the flow of retail investor money into high-risk managed investment schemes (MIS), the Stockbrokers and Investment Advisers Association (SIAA) Conference heard this morning, flagging how regulators will ...

Future Fund makes two new appointments

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
... "During their tenure, the board oversaw the implementation of an updated Future Fund Investment Mandate focused on aligning the fund's investments with the nation's priorities, where it makes financial sense to do so." In the year to 31 March 2026, following ...

Plato launches global shares ETF

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
... increasing demand for income diversification and convenient listed access to Plato's global income strategy, the firm added. The fund, incepted in March 2016, returned 19.4% over the 12 months to April 30. Commenting, Plato Global Shares Income Fund ...

InterPrac targets First Guardian victim, disputes AFCA ruling

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
... calculated loss. "AFCA has determined Ms Kee's loss on the presumption that she has lost all monies invested into the fund. In circumstances where Falcon Capital is in liquidation and the liquidator has advised that it has already recovered some ...

Low fees a strong indicator of fund survivorship: Morningstar

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
The latest research by Morningstar found lower fees played a major factor in a fund's chance of survival and outperformance compared to more expensive peers. "Across nearly all major categories examined in this study, the lowest fee quintile achieved ...