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Betashares launches retirement income SMAs on CFS Edge

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2026
... Betashares' institutional-grade investment solutions and portfolio construction expertise across defensive, smart beta, and equity income strategies. Specifically, they combine high-income defensive strategies and income-focused approaches within growth ...

ETF investors bet on global diversification, FX hedging

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2026
... said. "We believe investors are going to pivot this year. 2026 won't mirror the previous years of investors chasing US equity returns. Instead, we're going to see increased selectivity across sectors and strategy types, with greater diversification ...

Mercer Investments axes managers, awards fresh mandates

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2026
... that sat within its Managed Portfolio Series Funds. Mercer's Blended Global Equities Hedged MPS Fund, Guardcap Global Equity MPS Fund, T. Rowe Price Global Focused Equity MPS Fund and Wellington Global Equity MPS Fund wound up on 26 November 2025 ...

Trump 'playing with fire' over Fed indictment threat

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2026
... "Financial systems operate on trust in institutions. The Fed anchors that trust for the dollar, for global bond markets, for equity valuations and for cross-border investment flows. "When legal pressure appears alongside political frustration over interest ...

KKR chief operating officer steps down

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2026
Private equity and investment firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co (KKR) announced that Ryan Stork will step down from his role as chief operating officer effective immediately. KKR announced the departure of Stork in a regulatory filing dated January ...

Equity managers' research most reliant on AI: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2026
Australian and global equities fund managers are increasingly relying on generative artificial intelligence (AI) for their research, with the latter saying it is no longer an "additive" but an integral part of this function, new analysis shows. Frontier ...

Ares Management promotes private equity lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
Ares Management has promoted its head of ANZ private equity to managing director as the US$596 billion New York-listed alternatives firm completes its first private equity deal in Australia. Nicholas Onie joined Ares in March last year as a principal ...

Super moves: WATC, Medibank, HESTA, Future Fund

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
... senior investment analyst. A civil engineer, Cosmo spent more than three years at the superannuation fund working in private equity, infrastructure and property, after holding several engineering and finance roles.

Russell Investments secures $1.8bn funding from Apollo

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
... clients exposure to private assets. The Cornerstone Private Markets Managed Portfolio offers an advised pathway into private equity, private credit and real assets.

HESTA records over $10bn in investment returns

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026
... the fund had capitalised on strong international market performance after an unsteady start to the year. "Bullish global equity market performance helped drive these strong outcomes, shaking off concerns about rising geopolitical tension and tariffs ...