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ASIC to refresh financial market infrastructure guides

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2026
... significant Australian nexus. They also aim to "simplify and clarify existing guidance and ensure ASIC's guidance is market-neutral for financial market licensees where relevant." ASIC has asked for feedback on whether the guides are sufficiently ...

Potential US recession in three years: Global insurers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2026
... allocations to US assets, but this is offset by similarly elevated intentions to scale them back, resulting in a nearly neutral net outcome (-1%). EMEA, meanwhile, is tipped to reduce US asset allocations leading to a net decline (-26%). Some 62% of ...

Australian Ethical makes changes to super menu, fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
... after the changes, its investment options across super and pension will align to three broad risk levels - defensive, neutral and growth. Finally, Australian Ethical noted it has reviewed its fees to ensure they remain appropriate for each investment ...

Fixed income becoming an ETP staple: Rainmaker

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2026
... environment. While 2023 saw a rotation into cash and short-duration exposures, 2024 was a transitional year with more neutral flow patterns. By 2025, Rainmaker said, fixed income ETP's attracted sustained flows alongside equity index products, becoming ...

Product showcase: Strength amid noise

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... 31 December 2025, around 88% of software and technology borrowers in the broader MSPC universe were assessed as low or neutral AI risk, and none were deemed high risk. "So, while public market software valuations have moved around significantly, the ...

Bullish on AI? Don't buy US tech: Vanguard

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2026
... still-sticky inflation will leave the Federal Reserve with limited room to cut rates below Vanguard's 3.5% estimate of the neutral rate, which would neither promote nor restrict economic activity.

Future Fund adds $30bn to FUM in 2025

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2026
... seek diversification of our geographic exposures and active returns." He said the portfolio is currently positioned at a "neutral risk" setting that is resilient to different scenarios, adding to the commentary he provided in November 2025, highlighting ...

Global trade a patchwork of relationships, regional priorities: Analysis

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2026
Global trade could prove more resilient than expected despite growth in economic nationalism and increasing tariffs, Boston Consulting Group (BCG) said. After conducting new scenario analysis, BCG offered four possible models for the future of global ...

No room for a neutral stance in 2026: BlackRock

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
... "Attempts to diversify away from the US or AI [...] amount to larger active calls than before," it read. With no room for a neutral stance, investors will need to take an active position and have a clear plan for managing idiosyncratic risks in 2026 ...

China's two speed economies: Which one wins?

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
... country. Robeco senior client portfolio manager for equities Michael Lin said the international asset manager remains neutral towards China for its emerging market allocations. "We are currently cautiously optimistic about Chinese equities, and we see ...