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Magellan records drop in assets under management

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026
... Previous head of investments Gerald Stack, moved from Magellan Asset Management to MFF Capital Investments, while head of global equities Arvid Streimann exited Magellan Financial Group amid investigation following allegations that he was involved with ...

WAM delivers standout 41% return in 2025

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026
... believe these companies are well positioned for near term outperformance as the US continues to reduce interest rates, global growth improves and the USD moves lower," WAM deputy portfolio manager Shaun Weick said. "WAM active's proven and flexible investment ...

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 ...

Temasek joins consortium to acquire Clearwater Analytics

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
Temasek has joined a private equity consortium that will acquire Clearwater Analytics for US$8.4 billion ($12.5bn). The consortium led by private equity firms Permira and Warburg Pincus is offering US$24.55 per share for the NYSE-listed software company ...

Investors weigh risks amid Venezuelan crisis

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
... are 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 ...

Deutsche Bank shares surpass book value for first time since GFC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
Deutsche Bank saw its stock price rise to €33.82 overnight, trading above book value for the first time since the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) in 2008. The milestone would come as a win for chief executive Christian Sewing who has been focused on ...

AllianceBernstein promotes private wealth head to president

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
... strategic initiatives and develop new solutions for evolving client needs. He joined the firm five years ago as head of global client group and was given the additional role of head of private wealth in July 2022. Erzan will continue to lead AB's ...

Retail investors cautiously confident in 2026: ASA

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
... keeping watch over several risk factors including the interest rate, inflation and economic outlook, the survey revealed. Global and US political developments are also at the forefront of investor consciousness in terms of new or compounding market risks ...

FEATURE | Recruitment: Laying foundations

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
... portfolio internally, with plans to lift that figure to around 50% by 2028. Early this year Rest also kickstarted its in-house global equities trading, handling $300 million on behalf of its members. This has led to a ripple effect on the funds management ...

Global sovereign wealth fund assets grow to $15tn

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
... and, together with public pension funds (PPFs) and central banks (CBs), now manage US$60 trillion in assets and reserves. Global SWF's 2026 annual report State-Owned Investors: from Scale to Strategy noted that state-owned investors benefitted from the ...