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Emerging markets progress from consumption to innovation: Experts

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... Robertson added, "governance can make huge impacts to returns," highlighting the case of South Korea's and Japan's corporate governance improvements. "When you don't have some of those regulatory backstops, which in many emerging markets ...

Buyer beware: Private credit as a defensive play

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
Financial advisers grapple finding a meaningful place for private credit in portfolios as investment experts urge them to carefully consider the risks of making it part of the defensive allocation. The Stockbrokers and Investment Advisers Association ...

Future Fund makes two new appointments

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
... investment and real estate industries. He has extensive global experience in portfolio, investment and asset management and corporate governance having held leadership and executive roles at AMP Capital, Macquarie Group and Lendlease. "These appointments ...

Combating modern slavery difficult but not impossible: RIAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
While it might be challenging to construct a truly modern-slavery-risk free investment portfolio, it is not impossible, a sustainability expert says, who will help wealth managers combat such risks at next week's Responsible Investment Association ...

Low fees a strong indicator of fund survivorship: Morningstar

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
... fixed-income managers can deliver stronger outcomes over a full economic cycle, primarily through a persistent overweight to corporate credit relative to benchmark indexes," Morningstar said. The divergence between low- and high-cost funds was most pronounced ...

AI to outweigh inflation fears in fixed income markets: Allspring

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
... regions. In Europe, he said bond yields had risen sharply despite weakening economic fundamentals and growing pressure on corporate margins from higher energy costs. By contrast, US credit markets appeared relatively more resilient due to stronger macroeconomic ...

ASX names Lofthouse's successor

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026
... infrastructure. To rectify the underlying issues, including governance and listing requirements, the Advisory Group on Corporate Governance was formed to replace the ASX Corporate Governance Council in October. The AGCG recently met for the third time ...

NZ Super 'accepts' court loss, updates policy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026
... benchmark for those applying them in relation to alleged breaches of human rights standards." Guardians general manager of corporate affairs Cristina Billett said Guardians accepted that its policies need more specificity and would be amending them accordingly. ...

Former adviser jailed over $2m SMSF investment scheme

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026
... to provide financial services from June 2019 onwards, with many of the promised investments never materialising. The corporate regulator alleged Arandez diverted some investor funds for personal use, including the purchase of property and a motorhome ...

Investors the biggest losers in 2026 Budget

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026
... control distributions. Beneficiaries will still need to declare the income in their tax returns. Beneficiaries, other than corporate beneficiaries, will receive non-refundable credits for the tax payable by the trustee, which can be used to offset current ...