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Global X reveals 2025 top performing ETF asset classes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2026
... benefited from strong central bank demand, persistent geopolitical tensions, elevated fiscal deficits, fears around US currency debasement and strong safe-haven buying, including from Australian retail investors who are turning to the yellow metal," ...

NGS Super appoints asset allocation lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
... Mohamed Noureldin to the newly created role of head of asset allocation. Noureldin was previously senior manager for currency, commodity and tactical asset allocation, a role he held after joining the fund more than seven years ago as a quantitative ...

Super moves: WATC, Medibank, HESTA, Future Fund

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
... global markets division. Burton's team advised CBA's largest corporate and institutional clients about their currency and rates exposures, designing solutions to help in risk management. Finally, Karin Halliday has stepped down from her role ...

Digital asset firm names investment chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025
... industry initiatives, including ANZ's bank-issued stablecoin, the Reserve Bank of Australia's central bank digital currency pilot, and the ASX's tokenisation and digital asset infrastructure projects. The appointment comes as Vector positions ...

South Korea looks to Australia for next sovereign wealth fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2025
... slowing national economy. Currently, South Korea's existing wealth fund, Korea Investment Corporation, only manages foreign currency assets. The new fund will be able to invest more broadly, including "proactively acquiring good companies overseas through ...

Nuveen brings global real estate strategy to Australia

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2025
... the Asia Pacific, the strategy includes offices, industrial, healthcare and retail property options. It also includes currency hedging to protect Australian investors from US dollar fluctuations. As of October 31, the fund manages US$3 billion in assets. ...

UBS, RQI deliver for EM investors: Rainmaker

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2025
... p.a. Across all asset classes, the top-performing product over the 12-month period was the Betashares Global Gold Miners Currency Hedged ETF, delivering a whopping 105.3% p.a. The analysis found that gold mining-focused ETFs were the top performers for ...

Super moves: HESTA, Nest, Resolution Life, NZ Super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2025
... investment banking. At HESTA, she led the fund's research and asset allocation processes, oversaw rebalancing and currency overlays, managed portfolio risk, and evaluated performance. Before joining the $110 billion industry fund two years ago, Sandoval ...

AusSuper exec finds new gig

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2025
... Investments as head of Australian macro-fixed income, leading the team responsible for interest rate, inflation, and currency alpha strategies, while actively contributing to credit strategies for Australian fixed income funds. Prior to that, he worked ...

Betashares launches new global equity ETFs

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2025
... developed market indices, Betashares said. Betashares is also introducing the Betashares FTSE Global Infrastructure Shares Currency Hedged ETF (ASX: TOLL). TOLL provides exposure to a portfolio of global infrastructure companies including, utilities ...