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US and Israel strike Iran: What it means for investors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026
... short-lived recent conflicts between Israel and Iran seen in April 2024 and then 12 days of war in June 2025. "From an investing perspective, the main focus is on the impact on the price of oil. Iran produces around 3-4% of global oil supply, but the ...

Equity Trustees lands new mandate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
... high-quality listed companies, combined with the flexibility of daily liquidity. "It aims for long-term capital growth by investing in the investment manager's highest-conviction ideas, guided by a disciplined, valuation-driven approach and active engagement ...

GBST aims to capitalise on innovation with new hire

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
... robust technology, including cloud-native architecture, real-time interfaces and enterprise AI platforms, and we're investing in upskilling our engineering and product teams, complemented by targeted specialist hires, to build sustainable long-term capability," ...

Unintended consequences of passive investing materialise: MFS

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2026
The unintended consequences of the passive investing boom are materialising into ownership concentration, short termism and the erosion of long-term value creation, MFS Investment Management warns. Carol Geremia, president and co-head of global distribution ...

Advisers prioritise robust planning, education in retirement planning

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... Conference in Adelaide, Accurium principal Melanie Dunn surmised that helping make voluntary super contributions and investing in property are secondary in the grand scheme of delivering good retirement outcomes. The results echo a Vanguard 2025 survey ...

Product showcase: Strength amid noise

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... is because the underlying portfolio exhibits the investment fundamentals La Trobe Financial focuses on, like always investing in high quality assets with a bias against borrowers in cyclical sectors or which are capital intensive, and diversification ...

Productivity slumps again, capital injection needed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... software, workers can produce more of the goods and services we consume. However, we also need to ensure that we are investing in the right capital and using it effectively," Christensen said. Christensen said more investment is important, but what Australia ...

Aware Super overhauls investment team structure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... assets in a more connected operating framework. It said it is also supportive of the Total Portfolio Approach (TPA) to investing. The new structure is underpinned by the fund's whole-of-fund investment and data platform. Under the changes, a new ...

SMSFs avoid advisers due to lack of asset-specific support

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... class can result in outcomes like those seen with Shield and First Guardian Master Funds. "If there are 1000 people investing 100% of their SMSF in crypto, it creates an enormous structural risk, where we might end up with a Shield and First Guardian-styled ...

Super moves: Future Fund, NZ Super, Aware Super, VFMC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... KPMG and, after seven years, moved to Singapore banking giant UOB before entering the superannuation sector. "Impact investing sits at the intersection of capital and purpose, and I'm looking forward to deploying capital in ways that deliver a double ...