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Special feature: Hunting for value

LACHLAN COLQUHOUN  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2025
... Chicago. "The US economy is not crashing, and we may even see some rebounding and growth in the fourth quarter." The bond market sell-off that followed US President Donald Trump's 'Liberation Day' tariff announcements was in April, but in ...

CFS taps JPMAM for private equity push

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2025
... global clients, will invest in secondaries and co-investments on behalf of CFS. This will have a focus on small- and mid-market buyout transactions that offer attractive risk and return characteristics, CFS chief investment officer Jonathan Armitage ...

Investors 'ignoring' volatility: Schroders

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2025
... the market," Conlon said. "We remain committed to a disciplined, risk-adjusted approach to value creation, even as market forces and policy settings make this increasingly uncomfortable. We will continue to seek out opportunities where the crowd is not ...

Escala unveils new leadership team

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2025
... addition of Escala to Focus Partners Australia is an important step towards solidifying our position within the Australian market through a leading operating and growth platform, capable of delivering holistic solutions to our clients and their advisors," ...

State Street's plan for power, product, partnerships

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2025
... Pacific Kevin Anderson mapped out the firm's game plan for Australia - its ETF positioning in a fiercely contested market, product development aspirations, and partnership strategy. SSGA has 17 ETFs listed in Australia. Their genesis, Anderson said ...

Labor vs Liberal: Which government is better for Australian stocks?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2025
... in their maiden election victories - but does this historic win over the Coalition spell bad news for Australia's stock market? History says no. Over the last 45 years, stock market returns have shown little correlation with which political party holds ...

'Lunatic' tariffs can directly hit Australia: Academics

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2025
... autarchic. But there's one thing to be said, though, and that is even the Trump administration is not immune to market forces." White added this was evident in Trump's pullback from the Liberation Day announcements as soon as "the bond market ...

MFS expands Australian offering with contrarian strategy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2025
... businesses and industries involved," MFS said. "With an investment objective of long-term capital appreciation over a full market cycle, it invests in a diversified portfolio of global equity securities of companies located in developed and emerging ...

Private capital, active ETFs to continue shake up of financial services: Deloitte

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2025
... to five years, Deloitte predicts. Deloitte's 2025 Financial Services Industry Predictions report lays out six major forces that will disrupt investing, starting with the exponential growth in private capital from retail investor demand. US and European ...

CBRE taps industry veteran for research head

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
... global head of research to lead the team tasked with advising investors on the forces shaping the commercial real estate market. Henry Chin succeeds Richard Barkham, who will retire at the end of June. A more than 10-year veteran of CBRE, Chin most recently ...