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Global sovereign wealth fund assets grow to $15tn

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
Sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) crossed US$15 trillion in assets under management for the first time in December 2025 and, together with public pension funds (PPFs) and central banks (CBs), now manage US$60 trillion in assets and reserves. Global SWF's ...

An outlook for fixed income allocations in 2026

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 23 DEC 2025
... due to the positive tailwinds generated by high government spending, falling interest rates in the UK, US and emerging market nations, and AI-related investment spending. "[So], there is a lot of "good news" in the price and it would not take much for ...

Morningstar boosts analyst team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025
... research for equities, reporting to Eva Cook. Bootsma landed at Morningstar from London-based Ninety-One, the emerging market specialist, where she supported investment teams delivering presentations and materials for institutional clients. She earlier ...

UBS, RQI deliver for EM investors: Rainmaker

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2025
Actively managed emerging market strategies outperformed other assets classes, according to new Rainmaker Information research, with funds from UBS and RQI Investors leading the pack. Emerging market funds delivered 21.1% p.a. in the 12 months to September ...

Fidelity launches research-driven global equities fund

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2025
Fidelity International has launched a research-driven equities strategy, the Fidelity Research Global Equities Fund, giving investors access to its analysts' best stock picks. The fund is a repurposing of the Fidelity Global Demographics Fund, with ...

Passive strategies show 'higher survivorship' over active: Morningstar

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2025
Passive strategies continued to outperform their actively managed counterparts across major segments over the past year, according to Morningstar's latest Active/Passive Barometer. The study spanned over 800 open-ended strategies in Australia across ...

First Sentier Group to combine investment affiliates

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
A decade on from separating the two, First Sentier Group is merging Stewart Investors and FSSA Investment Managers back together. FSSA Investment Managers will take over Stewart Investors' funds this week, First Sentier Group said. The decision follows ...

Advisers favour non-traditional equity exposures: Fidante

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
... Australian equities to perform strongly over the next six months, adviser interests still favour small cap and emerging market opportunities. Reedman said: "Large cap equities remain the 'engine room' for portfolio returns, but our survey revealed a ...

Betashares launches new global equity ETFs

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2025
Betashares will launch two new foundational ETF products investing in global equities. The Global Shares Ex US ETF (ASX: EXUS) will provide exposure to over 900 large and mid-cap companies across 22 developed markets, excluding Australia and the US. ...

Super moves: Aware Super, Future Fund, ART, AustralianSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
Aware Super has appointed Simon Warner as chief investment officer, replacing outgoing CIO Damian Graham, who announced his intention to step down from the role in May. Warner, who joined Aware Super in 2023 as head of portfolio management, will lead ...