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'Shockproof' portfolios integrate geopolitical risks: CIO

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2026
... environment we have to invest in," he said. What is inevitable is the rise in the cost of capital. "That will feed through into bond markets [and] reflected in the way investors think about private assets and long-term investments, particularly in reassessing ...

Russell Investments wins $8.6bn mandate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2026
Russell Investments has been appointed by Income Insurance, a Singapore-based composite insurer, to manage an $8.6 billion foreign exchange (FX) overlay mandate across its global investment portfolio. Income Insurance manages a diversified $33.6 billion ...

Royal London AM extends SS&C mandate for new Aussie funds

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2026
... London Global Equity Enhanced Fund, Royal London Global Equity Select Fund and Royal London Short Duration Global High Yield Bond Fund. SS&C will provide its full suite of fund administration services to the funds, including accounting, unit pricing ...

Generation Life snags super fund's head of risk

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2026
... focuses on platform and institutional collaboration, APL positing and driving further adviser adoption of its investment bond and investment-lined lifetime income solutions.

Unit trusts FUM 'plateaued': Rainmaker

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2026
Rainmaker Information's latest data highlights that despite a 13% annual growth in funds under management (FUM) across all managed funds, unit trusts only made gains through positive market returns over the 12 months to March end. In the Managed Funds ...

CFS plots 'largest' retirement product expansion with new alliance

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
Colonial First State (CFS) is plotting the "largest-ever" expansion of its retirement offerings through a multi-partner alliance to enhance retirement solutions. Developed with Challenger, Generation Life, and BlackRock, the partnerships transform product-led ...

Buyer beware: Private credit as a defensive play

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... start with defining what private credit is. "Private credit is a loan that's not on a bank balance sheet, and not in the bond markets, but a loan on a spectrum of risk, [ranging from] investment-grade replacements to sub-investment grade replacements ...

Emerging markets a 'reasonable' opportunity: Colchester

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... risk asset that I could think of because it will be a really, really big problem," he said. The Colchester Emerging Markets Bond Fund has provided an annual return of 5.66% on average since inception to end of January.

UniSuper makes investment changes for High Growth option

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
... economies by investing in well-established global companies," the super fund said. Its approach to screening for the Australina Bond and Australian Income investment options has also been updated to exclude companies with any reported revenue from the ...

AI to outweigh inflation fears in fixed income markets: Allspring

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
... global macro strategy Noah Wise believes Artificial Intelligence (AI) will become the far more significant force, shaping bond markets over the next year. Speaking in Sydney, Wise said investors heavily focused on inflation risks following recent volatility ...