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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 ...

Oil price shock to hit consumers 'relatively quickly': RBA

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
RBA assistant governor Sarah Hunter said the central bank expects firms to pass-through higher input costs due to the Middle East conflict to consumers relatively quickly. Speaking at the Bloomberg Forum for Investment Managers event in Sydney, Hunter ...

Vital Business Partners names chief executive

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
Vital Business Partners (VBP), part of AZ NGA's network, has appointed a new chief executive, replacing Nathan Jacobsen who joined the parent company as chief operating officer earlier this year but continued to oversee the management of VBP. VBP has ...

Retirees leave 90% of pension unspent: AMP Super

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
AMP Super retirement director Ben Hillier said on average clients are leaving around 90% of their account based pension unspent at death, which makes it important for adviser to tackle 'regret risk' in retirement. Speaking at the Financial Standard ...

Emerging markets a 'reasonable' opportunity: Colchester

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
According to Colchester Management senior investment officer Martyn Simpson emerging markets have remained uncorrelated to other risk assets while providing reasonable returns to investors. Speaking at the Financial Standard Advisers Big Day Out (ABDO) ...

AI can give fundies an edge over the market: Invesco

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
Using interesting data sets and compute power can help investors get an edge over the market, Invesco Solutions director Scott Bennett said. Speaking at the Financial Standard Advisers Big Day Out (ABDO) in Sydney, Bennett said the fund manager is using ...

Russell Investments hires from BT

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
Russell Investments has welcomed a director of key accounts and platforms within the wealth team. Tonya Ripley has joined from BT where she was head of national accounts. Prior to that Ripley also held roles at HUB24 and AMP. "Tonya brings over 20-plus ...

Removing CGT discount on all assets will make tax system fairer: Chalmers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
Treasurer Jim Chalmers said changes to the capital gains tax (CGT) is fundamentally about reducing distortions in the tax system as a whole and to introduce a more fair and neutral system in place of the current one. Speaking at the Bloomberg Forum ...

AI to outweigh inflation fears in fixed income markets: Allspring

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
Rising energy prices and geopolitical tensions may be dominating fixed income markets today, but Allspring Global Investments head of global macro strategy Noah Wise believes Artificial Intelligence (AI) will become the far more significant force, shaping ...

Senior housing, retail stand out in global property markets: Bedingfield

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026
Quay Global Investors says while others invest in data centres and AI-linked infrastructure, the strongest opportunities are being overlooked. As investors crowd into data centres and AI-linked infrastructure, Quay Global Investors portfolio manager ...