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Local assets help deliver 12% for ART

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2025
... it was domestic assets that shone. "Australian companies pay high dividends and on a total return hedge basis, local equities did somewhat better than global equities for the year," he said. APRA's March 2025 data shows that ART allocates 27% of ...

AMP Super delivers double digit returns in FY25

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2025
... overweight in early February, anticipating risks around US trade policy," Shelley said. "Stock selection in international equities also contributed positively, and we saw modest gains from our Bitcoin allocation. We also benefitted from acquiring direct ...

MLC AM delivers real returns for members in FY25

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2025
Staying the course on listed equities amid tariff-induced market turbulence has led to MLC Asset Management achieving double-digit returns for the 2025 financial year and, more importantly, real returns for members, according to its investments chief. ...

Legalsuper celebrates double digit returns

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2025
... Andrew Lill. As per its most recent holdings disclosure, close to 54% of the MySuper Balanced option is invested in listed equities, while 10% is in infrastructure and 9% is in fixed interest. Some of its largest equity holdings include Westpac, BHP ...

Super funds given reprieve from Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2025
... invested in the United States, the single largest market outside of Australia. This is money invested in US infrastructure, equities, bonds, and other areas." Koval added that ASFA has engaged closely with the Australian government on the issue. "We ...

Talent exodus hits Zenith, Lonsec and Evidentia

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2025
... investment management. He also held roles at Lonsec, including deputy head of active manager research and head of Australian equities. He began his career as a credit analyst at National Australia Bank. For his part, Boyle joined Lonsec in 2024 as a ...

Magellan bolsters investment and distribution ranks

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2025
... both its distribution and investment teams with a string of senior hires, sharpening its adviser focus and deepening its equities and infrastructure bench. Andrew Dowling, who joins next month, will be based in Victoria focusing on advisers and research ...

Managed fund inflows jump over 20x: Report

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2025
... - they lost $1.65 billion over the same period last year. "The notable drop in investment during February was largely equities-led as uncertainty brewed and US exceptionalism faded. Demand for bonds also remained quite soft as central banks delayed rate ...

Uncertainty propels investors towards active managers

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2025
... can "deliver value". Investors are also actively seeking returns through both public and private markets, with public equities (46%) and private equity (53%) emerged as the preferred asset classes for the current environment. Notably, more than two-thirds ...

Airlie calls time on Concentrated Share Fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2025
... temporarily impacted by operational issues." The others affected were the Infra Fund (Currency Hedged) Active ETF, Global Equities Fund (Currency Hedged) Active ETF and Global Fund Open Class Units Active ETF. Trading resumed for the four ETFs some two ...