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ART pumps $3bn in Australian property funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2026
... Catalyst Healthcare REIT. The $370 billion super fund now has more than $19 billion in real estate equity. ART general manager, mid risk assets Michael Weaver said the property investments reflected ART's belief in the Australian real asset investment ...

FEATURE | Emerging markets: Twists and turns

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
On March 24, merely weeks into the US-Israel war on Iran, the Philippines became the first domino to fall when President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. declared a national energy emergency. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical maritime chokepoint ...

Future Fund chief says staff departure not at 'worrying level'

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
Future Fund chief executive Raphael Arndt said the current turnover running rate of around 6% in the senior investment team has not reached a "worrying level". Arndt was speaking at a Senate Estimates Committee hearing yesterday about the rise in turnover ...

'Shockproof' portfolios integrate geopolitical risks: CIO

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2026
Investors must integrate geopolitical risks into their decision making and anticipate assets being repriced at a blistering rate, as a means to help "shockproof" portfolios, according to an investments chief. As uncertainty around geopolitical risks ...

Inflation eases, experts split on next RBA move

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2026
Australia's annual inflation rate eased slightly to 4.2% in the 12 months to April 2026, down from 4.6% annual inflation to March, though persistent cost pressures across the housing and energy continued to weigh on households, according to the ...

Janus Henderson expands private credit offering

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
Janus Henderson is expanding its private credit offering across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), making two specialist strategies from recently acquired Victory Park available to regional investors. The move follows Janus Henderson's acquisition ...

Super fund-backed AFSL adviser numbers drop: Rainmaker

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
... ASIC-registered financial advisers fell in the quarter to the lowest recorded number of advisers since June 2003 reaching 15,157. The mid-sized AFSLs in the size bands of 11-50 were the fastest growing, increasing their total number of advisers by 10.4% ...

Digital advice now available for Future Super members

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
Future Super members are now able to access digital advice via its mobile app, with the capability to be introduced across to Future Group's broader brand offering over time. The super fund announced the partnership with Bravura's Midwinter to bring ...

Feature: Private credit | The fine print

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
... expect regular liquidity from an illiquid asset is a classic mismatch, Australian Retirement Trust (ART) general manager of mid-risk assets and UK Michael Weaver says. "It's no wonder problems get created," he notes. With major funding coming from ...

Aware Super dashboard not flashing red just yet

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
Aware Super chief investment officer Simon Warner said the $200 billion super fund will only reposition its portfolio if it sees a higher probability of some of the worst-case scenarios playing out in the Middle East conflict. Speaking at the Bloomberg ...