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Norges Bank slashes exposure to US government bonds

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2026
... that the three roles remain appropriate, but that they can be weighted somewhat differently in the composition of the benchmark index than they are today," NBIM said. NBIM, from its analysis, suggested to reduce government bonds exposure by reducing ...

Kaplan winds up pooled super trust

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2026
... and taxes from that time, underperforming the index by 0.30% p.a. In the year to May, it returned 7.2% p.a. versus the benchmark's 6.89% p.a. Equity Trustees terminated another fund offered by Kaplan Funds Management in 2023, saying its purpose could ...

APRA hits 12 super options with failed grade

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2026
... product. It is also the lone industry fund to make the failures list. BUSSQ returned 7.04% p.a. and underperformed the benchmark by 0.57% p.a. BUSSQ chief executive Damian Wills said the fund has taken the result seriously and has been focused on improving ...

Future Fund chief steps down

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2026
... Fund said. "Under his leadership as chief executive the Future Fund has delivered strong long-term returns above its benchmark and increased total funds under management across the funds overseen by the board from $205 billion to $356 billion," Future ...

JANA launches private credit trust

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2026
JANA Investment Advisers has launched the JANA Private Credit Trust, expanding its suite of investment trusts to provide wholesale investors with access to a diversified global private credit strategy through an institutional-quality investment structure. ...

ASX launches first Australian bond and credit index futures

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2026
ASX has launched Australia's first exchange traded bond and credit index futures, giving institutional investors a new way to manage exposure to the domestic fixed income market. The contracts, launched in collaboration with Bloomberg Indices, are ...

FinCap launches private markets review for advisers

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2026
... implement it," Davis said. The review will examine areas including liquidity requirements, leverage policies, peer and benchmark risk, fee and complexity budgets, and the balance between liquid and illiquid alternatives. FinCap founder and executive ...

ASIC draws parallels between ASX and super trustee failures

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2026
... benchmarking only against domestic peers, they're already behind. Competition is global and cross-industry - you need to benchmark against best practice."

GQG hit by $21bn outflows, FUM falls

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2026
... during the period. GQG's international equity strategy returned 10.3% from inception, compared with 7.5% for its MSCI benchmark, while its global equity strategy returned 11.6%, ahead of the MSCI ACWI's 10.7%. However, emerging markets equity underperformed ...

Nanuk lands AustralianSuper investment heavyweight

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2026
Nanuk Asset Management adds serious firepower to its investment team when it appointed Oliver Johnson, formerly at AustralianSuper, as portfolio manager early this month. Prior to the announcement, Johnson was a senior portfolio manager at AustralianSuper ...