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No room for a neutral stance in 2026: BlackRock

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
The market is ripe for active investing, the BlackRock Investment Institute said in its annual global economy and financial markets outlook report. The inertia of mounting geopolitical tensions and a rapidly unfolding artificial intelligence (AI) buildout ...

Change in AI sentiment, credit events could 'derail activity': AustralianSuper

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 22 DEC 2025
AustralianSuper remains cautiously optimistic for global markets over the medium-term but is wary of short-term risks such as credit events and a change in AI sentiment which could derail activity. AustralianSuper head of macroeconomic research David ...

Fund managers remain bullish on AI for 2026

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 DEC 2025
Experts believe the hype around artificial intelligence (AI) is not a bubble and remain constructive on the sector going into 2026. Munro Partners portfolio manager Kieran Moore said the Melbourne-based investment management firm sees AI as a five to ...

Record investment into AI forcing largest innovation buildout ever: BlackRock

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2025
While BlackRock acknowledges that AI may become another bubble, the firm remains overweight in its current allocations. The 2026 Global Outlook Pushing Limits report outlined the mega forces moving into the new year, as it identifies that the AI buildout ...

Waning AI optimism, Fed rate cut driving US pullback: UniSuper

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2025
UniSuper head of fixed interest David Colosimo says the November pullback in the US market is driven by the waning optimism on the sustainability of the AI thematic and a rate cut by the Federal Reserve. Colosimo said the market is now questioning the ...

Global resilience is a key systemic risk: HESTA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2025
HESTA chief executive Debby Blakey told the recent ASFA Conference 2025 that the super fund has been considering global resilience as a key thematic when making responsible investment decisions. "We see this as a systemic risk, the same as climate change ...

US equities not performing as well as they seem: UniSuper

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2025
UniSuper head of fixed income David Colosimo has warned that despite US share markets appearing to have performed very well over the month of October, the reality is more complex. "In October, US shares were actually quite strong, up about 2.25%. But ...

FEATURE: Hyped up

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
Financial services firms stand at a pivotal juncture. Those in one camp, with their heads buried in the sand, can no longer ignore the fact that artificial intelligence (AI), particularly its sidekick generative AI (GenAI), is everywhere. The other ...

Quinbrook appoints new chief executive

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2025
... billion of power project developments and power asset construction, and served as the first chief executive of Quinbrook's Cape Byron Power. Most recently, he led the development and execution of Quinbrook's Supernode project. Quinbrook, meanwhile, appointed ...

DeepSeek, Alibaba: Silver linings for emerging markets strategy

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2025
DeepSeek and Alibaba's rise from the ashes have bolstered the case for investing in Chinese companies, according to an emerging markets expert seeking the best opportunities in the face of geopolitical tensions and heightened risks. J.P. Morgan ...