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A new landscape for sustainable investing in 2026

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
... a dedicated transition product category in the new year. The report also forecasted that climate investing in private markets will continue to rise as developments continue for energy transition infrastructure. "We expect energy transition infrastructure ...

Rest returns 'healthy' 9.22% to members

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
... returns. Rest said the 2025 return was underpinned by the strong performance of Australian and international listed share markets. The super fund said this latest result contributes to the Growth option's solid long-term annualised return of 7.31% over ...

Russell Investments secures $1.8bn funding from Apollo

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
... Airport, an investment fund and other assets. Russell Investments and Invest Blue also launched the Cornerstone Private Markets Managed Portfolio last year, offering advised clients exposure to private assets. The Cornerstone Private Markets Managed ...

AMP delivers 11% for members in 2025

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
... "Maintaining sustainable returns underpins our long-term approach to turning down the noise and looking for opportunities in markets amid the peaks and troughs," Shelley said. "That's why we were able to tactically reduce risk across the portfolios at ...

Sodali's APAC lead takes on new global role

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
... Sydney office. Sodali said he specialises in advising clients on strategic communications, issues management and capital markets transactions. Prior to Sodali, Clegg spent over two decades in senior executive and editorial roles at Australian newspapers ...

Inflation pulls back in November

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026
... by food and non-alcoholic beverages, up 3.3%, and transport, which rose 2.7%. VanEck deputy of investments and capital markets Jamie Hannah said it was pleasing to see inflation pull back in November. "After a steady climb over the second half of last ...

Lazard sets up new chief investment role

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026
... construction standards and elevate coordination across strategies globally. Van Nostrand most recently served as global head of markets and chief economist at Lazard. Prior to joining Lazard, he served as acting assistant secretary of the US Treasury ...

WAM delivers standout 41% return in 2025

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026
... result of the stock selections and the benefits of the adjustment in its dynamic portfolio construction. "Improved capital markets activity has supported a more dynamic approach toward portfolio construction, enabling the WAM active investment team to ...

No room for a neutral stance in 2026: BlackRock

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
... market is ripe for active investing, the BlackRock Investment Institute said in its annual global economy and financial markets outlook report. The inertia of mounting geopolitical tensions and a rapidly unfolding artificial intelligence (AI) buildout ...

Investors weigh risks amid Venezuelan crisis

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
... 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 when isolation gives way to access. Venezuela has spent years cut off from capital ...