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Geopolitical risks, private credit threaten financial stability: RBA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2026
... Furthermore, the conflict has impacted the energy and other commodity markets, resulting in spill over to other asset classes. "The geopolitical environment remains highly fluid. The conflict in the Middle East could trigger a larger shock that destabilises ...

Index managed portfolios still most popular among advisers: North

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2026
... the next advent for managed portfolios will see more practices shift towards providing access to non-traditional asset classes like private markets that can offer greater sources of return and diversification. North recently expanded its investment menu ...

Tahlia Rozis heads to Generation Life

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2026
... options across private markets, geared strategies, and global small caps. The enhancements give investors access to asset classes traditionally reserved for institutional clients, adding choice and deepening diversification for financial advisers and ...

Mercer's OCIO lead set to depart

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
... investment needs. "Managing a portfolio in this economic climate is becoming increasingly complex, and access to certain asset classes is challenging without deep knowledge and significant scale," he said. "More and more, we are seeing clients come to ...

Metrics hires Allianz deputy CIO

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
... "Over the years, I've had the privilege of helping transform a large institutional portfolio: expanding into new asset classes, building a strong investment team, and developing the operating, risk and governance frameworks that support it. The role ...

Generation Life expands investment menu

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
... across private markets, geared strategies and global small caps. It said the enhancements provides investor access to asset classes traditionally reserved for institutional investors, adding greater choice and deepening diversification for investors ...

Product showcase: Strength amid noise

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... consistency and resilience," he says. This helps the fund weather any potential political storm that could impact other asset classes. "We're not taking equity positions, and we're not betting on short-term macro moves," Paton says. "The bipartisan ...

Aware Super overhauls investment team structure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... has grown in size and scale, so too has the need for faster, more accurate and integrated decision making across asset classes, liquidity and risk spectrum," Warner said. "This structure is about empowering the portfolio to work as a whole, rather than ...

SMSFs avoid advisers due to lack of asset-specific support

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... "Financial advisers don't offer these choices, such as cryptocurrencies and properties or many other alternative asset classes. That is why a lot of people come to us and say they want to do it themselves," Clack said. She also highlighted that most ...

Super moves: Top super funds lose key risk executives

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026
... at Suncorp Group. Earlier, he managed the independent investment risk and compliance function across all managed asset classes at QIC. Horn's early career included roles as an international equities manager, financial adviser, and derivatives trader ...