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Rest strengthens investment approach, digital member services

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2026
Rest is bolstering its total portfolio approach with a new mandate, while appointing an executive to help grow its digital member services. Rest will implement UK-based Rimes' total portfolio view capability through its investment platform, Matrix ...

NGS Super awards mandate to Milliman FRM

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2026
... seasoned traders sitting across Sydney, London and Chicago." NGS announced in January it hired Robeco to manage its Government Bond Sustainable Enhanced Indexing and Emerging Markets Enhanced Indexing strategies. NGS Super chief investment officer Ben ...

FEATURE: Global equities | Triaging tech's second act

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
... supplement internal cash to continue the investment. Miller agrees, highlighting Alphabet's recent issuance of a 100-year bond denominated in British pounds to fund its expenditures. "But we do see strong investor support and demand for that kind of ...

Dimon warns private credit crisis will hurt retail investors most

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2026
... shareholders, Dimon pitted the size of the US$1.8 trillion private credit market in the US against the US$1.5 trillion US high-yield bond market, and the bank syndicated leveraged loan market of US$1.7 trillion. "Taking a wider view, the total market ...

Challenger injects $3.7bn in BOQ, bolsters private credit book

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2026
... compelling alternative to public fixed income, offering enhanced yields and access to high-quality cash flows outside traditional bond markets. Challenger Investment Management continues to expand its capabilities, partnering with high-quality counterparties ...

Global recession a 'real possibility': UniSuper

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2026
... thinks the oil prices have been relatively well behaved despite all the tensions, he was surprised by the markets' reaction to bond yields and gold. Historically big oil price shocks would mean a fall in bond yields, he said, showing an increased demand ...

FEATURE: Estate planning | Best laid plans

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2026
... advisers around what they want to achieve," Brooke says. "Other than the fact that estate planning through an investment bond is excluded from and can't be challenged through the Will, in general investment bonds allow very bespoke settings to be ...

Potential US recession in three years: Global insurers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2026
... continue to dominate global multi-asset portfolios. "The US accounts for over 65% of global equity indices and nearly 50% of bond benchmarks. While interest in managing this US asset dominance persists, strategies have involved selective hedging or diversifying ...

Chalmers looks to shore up fuel supply as Iran war continues

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2026
... further signs the US is considering 'boots on the ground' could see oil prices soar, which would hurt both equity and bond markets," Bassanese said. "As we saw in 2022, if a global energy shock plays out, there may be a further rotation from ...

AustralianSuper says no to leveraged gains, yes to stability

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2026
AustralianSuper independent chair Don Russell used his panel at the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) conference in Sydney to clarify the call to abolish the ban on superannuation funds from borrowing money or issuing debt. AustralianSuper ...