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Active fund managers endure fee pressures, dominate mandates: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2026
... paid to active managers. Callan found that hedge fund-of-funds charged clients the highest amount at 113bps, while private real assets charged 88bps on average. Passive US large-cap managers earned the lowest at 1.9bps, along with US small-cap managers ...

'Generous' UK State Pension reforms to hit expats

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
The UK government's significant changes to its State Pension rules from April will impact many expatriates who are relying on these "generous" payments as an income stream, according to a financial adviser. From 6 April 2026, the UK State Pension ...

Australian Ethical FUM dips on negative performance

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
Australian Ethical has reported a decline of 1% in its funds under management (FUM) to $14.08 billion in the quarter ending 31 December 2025. The manager said the decrease was driven by negative investment performance and an inorganic institutional ...

Performance test changes not necessary: ART

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
... don't see much point in doing that, especially in the private asset classes," he said. Parker said some benchmarks, such as real estate infrastructure, are near impossible to mark against the benchmarks set by the regulator because the assets in ...

Blackstone promotes first private wealth hire

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
... Partners back in 2006, handling marketing and client services Outside wealth, the buyout firm capped off 2025 with a marquee real estate acquisition of Hamilton Island from the Oatley family in December. Australia is home to some of Blackstone's ...

Fidelity names research director

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
... covering Australian banking, financials, consumer and retail stocks, while also tracking Indian industrials, utilities and real estate. He began his career at Fidelity as an associate in 2008, before leaving to join Premji Invest, the family office of ...

Super moves: NGS Super, HESTA, Mercer

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
... UniSuper, National Australia Bank, UBS and Bell Potter Securities. Elsewhere, a TelstraSuper alternative investments and real assets analyst has landed at Hostplus in the private markets team. Tina Sung was a senior analyst at TelstraSuper for about ...

Schroders recruits head of ETFs

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
... delivery, overseeing active ETF launches. Sebastian Mullins, head of fixed income and multi-asset, directly manages the Schroder Real Return Fund (Active) (ASX: GROW) and oversees the team running PAYS and HIGH. Schroders launched its first active ETF ...

Advisers 'positioned to thrive' in 2026

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
In conversation with key industry professionals, the prospects for financial advisers in 2026 orbit around an evolving regulatory landscape, positioning and sector focus, and portfolio construction and global allocation. Fradley Advice specialist financial ...

Robust demand keeps SDA, PBSA assets firmly on investors' radar

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
Unique characteristics emerging from alternative real asset sectors such as specialised disability accommodation (SDA) and purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) are attracting investors while potentially offering fruitful returns, experts from ...