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WAM delivers standout 41% return in 2025

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026
Wilson Asset Management's (WAM) active investment portfolio delivered significant performance in 2025, returning 41.4% for its investors, outperforming the S&P/ASX All Ordinaries Accumulation Index by 30.8% in the period. The exceptional returns enabled ...

Super funds' external fund manager spend hits $2bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026
Superannuation funds spent more than $1.9 billion on external fund manager fees last financial year, with nearly 60% of the amount going to equity fund managers, according to APRA figures. The prudential regulator's breakdown of super funds' ...

Fund managers 'remarkably positive' despite headwinds: Frontier

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026
Fund managers remain "remarkably positive" and bullish about their prospects over the next five years despite menacing headwinds stemming from institutional clients, a new report from Frontier Advisors shows. Canvassing the perspectives of 83 fund managers ...

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 ...

China's two speed economies: Which one wins?

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
Fund managers are increasingly looking at China for opportunities in the high-growth sectors, as government policies tackle structural concerns in the Chinese economy. Most remain cautiously optimistic as they assess whether the new engine of the economy ...

Investors weigh risks amid Venezuelan crisis

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
Oil prices have seen volatility globally after the US bombed Venezuela and captured President Nicolas Maduro. Venezuela holds the world's largest proven oil reserves, estimated at more than 300 billion barrels, alongside substantial deposits of gold ...

Retail investors cautiously confident in 2026: ASA

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
According to a survey from the Australian Shareholders Association (ASA), the ASX200 had a solid year, gaining 6.8% in 2025, however there were dramatic sector rotations and significant discrepancies in outcome performance across different markets and ...

FEATURE | Recruitment: Laying foundations

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
In 2019, then APRA chair Wayne Byres had a blunt message for superannuation funds: "Are you going to get better, or are you going to get out?" The question marked the decisive shift in the regulator's tone, making its agenda explicit: super funds ...

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 ...

ART takes 20% stake in Westfield Sydney, hands mandate to QIC

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 DEC 2025
Australian Retirement Trust (ART) will snap up 19.9% stake in Sydney's iconic Westfield mall from Scentre Group for $864 million. Scentre Group will retain 80.1% of the retail asset and remain its property, leasing and development manager. QIC will ...