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Unintended consequences of passive investing materialise: MFS

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2026
... predicted. Bogle once told a publication: "If everybody indexed the only word you could use is chaos, catastrophe. The markets would fail." Having the privilege of meeting Bogle, Geremia said "he came to MFS with a very strong message." "He said, I didn't ...

Inflation rises 3.8%, rate rise 'firmly in play'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2026
... taking additional time to assess incoming data." McCormack said even though higher interest rates may be on the horizon, markets have already priced them in for the most part, so there are less concerns around rate sensitivity. "A more cautious stance ...

Channel Capital launches credit fund for wholesale investors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2026
... managed by Wellington Management. Channel Capital said with moderating interest rates, tighter credit spreads across major markets, and a rising need for diversified sources of yield, the fund aims to provide investors with an actively managed solution ...

Trump hit by Supreme Court's 'body blow', strikes back with 15% global tariff

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026
... lumber and the Section 301 tariffs on China. The decision to strike down the tariffs by the court was not unexpected with markets pricing the outcome with a 75% probability, Barclays said. The Supreme Court stayed silent on the matter of providing a ...

Product showcase: Strength amid noise

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... assessed," Paton says. "This is one of the major reasons USPC's performance has remained stable even as broader technology markets have seen significant swings."

Aware Super overhauls investment team structure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
Aware Super is restructuring its investments team, creating a new Liquidity and Markets division and making Private Markets a standalone function. The fund said the new structure brings together data, liquidity management, public and private markets ...

Harry Mitchell joins Investment Trends

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... of Investment Trends' growth. "At a time of rapid change across trading, super, advice, technology and investment markets, the deep analytical research and strategic insights that Investment Trends delivers to clients is more critical than ever," ...

Ex-Zenith partner joins private assets platform

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... intersection of advisers, consultants, and asset managers. He joins from Ascalon Capital Partners, where he was head of private markets for seven months helping the asset consultant set up that function. But Davis is perhaps most recognised for his more ...

ART taps ex-HESTA manager for opportunistic role

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... implementation. Sommers said it is a portfolio with plenty of moving parts, requiring close attention to how different markets, instruments and structures interact, both linear and with optionality. "That combination of structure, optionality, portfolio ...

Super moves: Future Fund, NZ Super, Aware Super, VFMC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... Mubadala since 2018. The Abu Dhabi theme continues this week with Australian Retirement Trust's former head of capital markets also moving to the Emirates. Herbert Chang has taken up the role of head of capital markets at the Abu Dhabi Pension Fund ...