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IFM looks offshore for renewable lending opportunities

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2026
... certain country a more difficult investment story. But at the same time, the neighbouring country is on a completely different trend," he said. "A good example right now is Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines... Indonesia, because of some local governance ...

Super funds bring more investment management inhouse

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2026
... rely heavily on specialist external managers. Rainmaker Information associated director research, Camille Schmidt said the trend reflected the growing capabilities of large super funds. "The research shows internalisation is a defining feature of Australia's ...

Munro Partners launches active global equities strategy

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2026
... world. This allows us to identify companies positioned to benefit from strong growth." Munro defines a structural growth trend as a durable, long term structural change that results in growth investment opportunities, for example from businesses that ...

Managed account FUM jumps to $315bn

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2026
Managed accounts funds under management (FUM) grew by $22.1 billion in the six months to June 2026 reaching $315 billion, according to the latest census by The Institute of Managed Account Professionals (IMAP). The industry reported net inflows of $12.14 ...

Product Showcase: Making group insurance count

THE FINANCIAL STANDARD TEAM  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2026
When integrated advice drives practice growth Many financial advisers aspire to provide genuinely integrated advice, but finding ways to support more clients without increasing operational demands remains a challenge. As they re-evaluate where they ...

Intergenerational Report looks to AI to buoy productivity slump

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2026
... ages, increased demand for care and support services will reinforce shifts in the economy towards services. This long-run trend towards services and the care economy will coincide with the adoption and diffusion of AI and broader changes in the industrial ...

Taxpayers to foot Age Pension if super turned into ATM: SMC

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2026
... schools, roads, and drought and flood relief." Australia is on track to have the lowest pension spending in the OECD, but that trend could be reversed if the policy became law, SMC said. "With other nations threatening to be sunk by rising pension costs ...

Mining, property fuel Aussie billionaires' wealth

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2026
Australian billionaires' riches are highly concentrated in mining, financial services, technology and property, accounting for 0.7% of the total US$15.1 trillion in global wealth studied by the 2026 Billionaire Census. Global wealth intelligence ...

ECB hikes rates, economists expect RBA might be next

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2026
... elevated in Australia as well. "The economy in Australia in many ways is doing quite well. We've got growth roughly at trend. We have unemployment near historic lows, employment growth driven by the market sector, and real household incomes are growing ...

Active equity managers lag benchmarks: SPIVA

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2026
... the period. The average active fund returned 0.2% on an equal-weighted basis and 0.4% on an asset-weighted basis. If the trend continues, 2026 would record the second highest annual underperformance rate for the category since the scorecard began in ...