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Super funds' external fund manager spend hits $2bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026
... infrastructure specialists earned $176.1 million in FY25. Property fund managers received $45.3 million, while alternatives investors earned $26.3 million. Managers overseeing cash were paid $27.5 million. At a significant portion, $311.2 million in ...

No room for a neutral stance in 2026: BlackRock

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
... ambitions tied to the AI buildout are turning the economy inside out. "The micro is becoming macro," the report reads, and investors are worried about an AI bubble. Dominated by a handful of companies with significant spending capacity, 2026 is primed ...

China's two speed economies: Which one wins?

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
... International portfolio manager George Efstathopoulos believes that China's equity market is in a bull phase that foreign investors have yet to fully appreciate. "Looking into 2026, the foundations are in place for a sustained rally. China's ...

Investors weigh risks amid Venezuelan crisis

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
... deVere Group chief executive Nigel Green said while the geopolitical risks are obvious, there are also opportunities for investors, especially given the South American nation has been cut off from global markets for around a decade. "Markets respond ...

Australians fearful of getting their investments wrong: CFS

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
... well as uncertainty about where or how to begin (26%), and a wariness of market volatility (31%). Common to both non-investors and investors was a lack of confidence in making independent investment decisions. However, for those who are investing, CFS ...

Retail investors cautiously confident in 2026: ASA

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
... (10.6%) and industrials (8.8%). The second half added around 2.0% but capital rotated sectors to materials (33.9%) as investors reduced high-valuation growth exposure. Information technology fell by 25.4% and healthcare fell by 19.0% amid firmer commodities ...

FEATURE | Recruitment: Laying foundations

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
... impacting their mandates from super funds, as they already struggle to maintain market share in competition with passive investors. Morningstar's 2025 pulse check on asset managers estimated lumpier growth in fund flows of listed Australian fund ...

Global sovereign wealth fund assets grow to $15tn

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
... and central banks (CBs), now manage US$60 trillion in assets and reserves. Global SWF's 2026 annual report State-Owned Investors: from Scale to Strategy noted that state-owned investors benefitted from the financial market rally in 2025 and expects them ...

ASIC sues BDO Audit for misleading statements

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
... are fundamental to the role of company auditors, and critical to maintaining the integrity of our markets and enabling investors to make informed decisions," Court said. "Auditor misconduct continues to be a key enforcement priority for ASIC." Notably ...

MetLife completes PineBridge acquisition

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 DEC 2025
... cash flow of US$25 billion, MetLife said. More than half of the client assets acquired in the transaction are held by investors outside of the US, with one-third in Asia, but it excludes PineBridge's private equity funds group business and its joint ...