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European asset manager selects Sodor Capital as local distributor

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2026
... specialised real estate sectors underpinned by long-term demographic trends, and also investors looking for access to non-USD denominated assets as part of broader global portfolio diversification. "Praemia REIM's expertise in European healthcare aligns ...

Institutional investors' risk appetite trends down: State Street

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026
... head of Asia Pacific (APAC) macro strategy Dwyfor Evans said: "The equity-bond allocation divergence continues apace." "The USD remained on the back foot and lost further ground over the month despite less extensive USD selling towards January month-end." ...

The revolving door of opportunities for advisers in 2026

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2026
... significant consideration for advisers in the new year. Eliot said that 2026 will be largely defined by the ongoing sale of USD-dominated assets by central banks, and a continuing trend in precious metals. "Our priority is to navigate these uncertainties ...

Financing the technological revolution: AI issuance in credit

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2026
... issuance, partly driven by AI-related capex, is likely to weaken the strong technicals that have supported markets such as USD investment grade for some time," Harar said. "Against that backdrop, we expect higher levels of dispersion both between and ...

WAM delivers standout 41% return in 2025

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026
... well positioned for near term outperformance as the US continues to reduce interest rates, global growth improves and the USD moves lower," WAM deputy portfolio manager Shaun Weick said. "WAM active's proven and flexible investment strategy, coupled ...

Australia's 'Super 6' embrace total portfolio approach: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2025
... commented: "The increase in scale of the Australian funds and the recognition of an Australian 'Super 6' cluster totalling USD$0.7 trillion by the Thinking Ahead Institute in this study demonstrates the continuing evolution of the scale of the superannuation ...

Aussie family office chiefs earn up to US$625k

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2025
... office." This article is based on KPMG's Global Family Office Compensation Benchmark Report, which calculates salaries in USD.

MHC Digital partners to launch stablecoin platform

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2025
MHC Digital Group has entered a 50/50 joint venture with Catena Digital to launch Macropod, Australia's first fully licensed, AUD-backed stablecoin platform. Through the platform, it will issue its stablecoin at 1:1 against Australian dollars held in ...

Betashares launches first private credit fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2025
... floating-rate loans to healthy US businesses. The underlying fund has delivered a 9.63% net annualised return, as at 30 June 2025, in USD since its inception in June 2019. "By enabling responsible access to a high-quality private credit exposure, investors ...

Institutional investors show signs uncertainty has peaked: State Street

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2025
... demand for Treasuries, Gilts, and OATs remaining weak. Notably, after five months of persistent hedging, sentiment towards the USD stabilised in July, suggesting that investors believe policy uncertainties have peaked for now."