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Australians fearful of getting their investments wrong: CFS

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
... Further, about half (50%) viewed cash-style products, such as high-interest savings accounts and term deposits, as investments despite the fact they are savings vehicles. CFS warned those products struggle to keep pace with inflation and are not designed ...

Small win for First Guardian victims amid platform transition

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
... invested in First Guardian. And, as of January 1, the standard fixed dollar fee has been waived in recognition that "FGMF investments are currently frozen and their value is uncertain". It comes as the funds are transferred from the OneVue platform to ...

FEATURE | Recruitment: Laying foundations

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
... investment returns, services and cost structures, while larger funds could access scale benefits, including differentiated investments, lower costs and improved technology. This led to one of the biggest structural reforms in the super industry in 2021. ...

Global sovereign wealth fund assets grow to $15tn

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
... America and Europe may stall. Oceania, Latam and Africa will likely stay small," the report read. The key theme for investments, the report said, remained digitalisation across asset classes as sovereign funds continued to allocate capital to digital ...

MetLife completes PineBridge acquisition

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 DEC 2025
A year on from the announcement, MetLife Investment Management (MIM) has successfully acquired PineBridge Investments from the Pacific Century Group. The combined business, which manages total assets of US$735 billion, will be led by MIM president Brian ...

AirTrunk plants second data centre in Victoria

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 DEC 2025
... in Victoria to more than $7 billion, while further aligning with the government's National AI Plan to draw more investments into infrastructure and artificial intelligence (AI). It will also enable "smarter" government services, faster business innovation ...

An outlook for fixed income allocations in 2026

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 23 DEC 2025
... and strong corporate bonds stand to benefit the most in the face of economic recession, in being considered safer investments, LaRusse described. "A downturn combined with falling interest rates tends to be of most benefit for government bonds and high-quality ...

CPP Investments, Goodman Group partner in $14bn data centre deal

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 23 DEC 2025
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) and Goodman Group have entered a partnership to establish $14 billion worth of data centres across Europe. The 50/50 partnership will see an initial total capital commitment of $3.9 billion to develop ...

Resolution Capital rejects takeover bid for National Storage REIT

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 23 DEC 2025
... is expected to be implemented in the second quarter of 2026 pending shareholder and regulatory approval. Vanguard Investments Australia had the second-largest holding in NSR as ta FY25 with 5.3%.

Change in AI sentiment, credit events could 'derail activity': AustralianSuper

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 22 DEC 2025
... Five-Year Plan which is traditionally a growth phase, easing of post-pandemic tight monetary policy and strong AI investments spilling across the broader economy. However, Page noted that even though the medium-term looks positive, investors need to ...