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SEC slams proxy adviser 'oligopoly,' urges AI use

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2026
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has slammed the oligopolistic nature of the proxy adviser industry and floated the potential for artificial intelligence (AI) to upend their stronghold. Brian Daly, the director of the SEC's division of investment ...

GESB alignment strategy sees member, FUM growth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2026
... to leave the West Australian public sector. In May 2025, GESB implemented its One Fund strategy, which involved several State Superannuation Act amendments to allow the scheme to receive contributions for members from non-government employers, meaning ...

Oaktree institutional sales head quits

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
... Capital covering institutional and retail clients, following earlier stints at Platinum Asset Management and Colonial First State in fund administration. Her departure comes amid some turnover in Oaktree's global distribution team. The asset manager's ...

Wilkin-Smith, Hales join trustee board for AMP Super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
... Management's real estate and infrastructure platform. Her earlier career includes senior roles at Macquarie Group, Colonial First State and BT Financial Group. "We're pleased to welcome Cathy and Nigel as two appointments of the highest calibre," ...

A new landscape for sustainable investing in 2026

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
In its recent Sustainable Investing Trends report, Morningstar Sustainalytics provided a comprehensive review of sustainable investing in 2025 and market insights for the new year. Characterising 2025 as an "undeniably challenging year for ESG and sustainable ...

Trump plans to ban large investors from buying homes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
... ownership. In some places, like St. Louis, Missouri, ownership exceeds 20%. However, only 2.4% were found to be owned by out-of-state companies; the majority are owned by everyday investors operating through limited liability companies. Blackstone is ...

Super funds' external fund manager spend hits $2bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026
... spent the second-highest amount at $346.9 million while Rest outlayed $219.9 million. Retail super funds Colonial First State (CFS) and MLC Super spent $210.1 million and $197.2 million respectively. A new report from Frontier Advisors highlights the ...

First Super chief to join rival as investment head

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
First Super chief executive Bill Watson will bid farewell to the fund for the paper, pulp and timber industries to take up a lead investment role. Watson is joining BUSSQ as chief investment officer, effective April. He has served as chief executive ...

No room for a neutral stance in 2026: BlackRock

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
The 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 ...

China's two speed economies: Which one wins?

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
... the economy, technological advancement and industrial modernisation, can pull the country out of its deflationary woes. State Street Investment Management head of investment strategy and research for APAC Ninghui Liu said the fund manager remains underweight ...