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GQG reports $5.8bn net outflows

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2026
GQG experienced net outflows of $3.1 billion (US$2.1bn) for the month of December, resulting in total outflows in the year ended 31 December 2025 of $5.8 billion (US$3.9bn). Despite this, net flows for the year were offset by positive investment performance ...

Australia evades tariff shocks, CPI to surge in 2026: UN

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2026
New research predicts that Australia's inflation rate will surge in 2026 and highlights that the country was left relatively unscathed by the US tariff shocks. According to the United Nations' (UN) latest World Economic Situation and Prospects 2026 ...

Global trade a patchwork of relationships, regional priorities: Analysis

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2026
Global trade could prove more resilient than expected despite growth in economic nationalism and increasing tariffs, Boston Consulting Group (BCG) said. After conducting new scenario analysis, BCG offered four possible models for the future of global ...

AustralianSuper backs BlueScope rejecting $13bn bid

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2026
AustralianSuper has increased its holding in BlueScope Steel to 13.5% after SGH and Steel Dynamics launched a $13.2 billion takeover bid for the Australian steel producer. BlueScope rejected the $30 per share offer, claiming it was not even close to ...

Global X reveals 2025 top performing ETF asset classes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2026
... valuations, along with copper's essential role in the clean energy transition," he said. "Copper climbed to a fresh record high in December, breaking past the US$12,000 per tonne mark, with some investment banks forecasting further price appreciation ...

Equity managers' research most reliant on AI: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2026
Australian and global equities fund managers are increasingly relying on generative artificial intelligence (AI) for their research, with the latter saying it is no longer an "additive" but an integral part of this function, new analysis shows. Frontier ...

NGS Super appoints asset allocation lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
... 11.17% for the 2024-25 financial year. The result was struck on robust performance in Australian and international shares with high-quality infrastructure assets and fixed income investments providing further strength. There has recently been some movement ...

Super moves: WATC, Medibank, HESTA, Future Fund

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
Western Australian Treasury Corporation has appointed Mathew McCrum as head of markets. McCrum joins from U Ethical Investors, where he spent nine months as a fixed income consultant. Before that, he managed fixed interest at UniSuper and spent two ...

Wilkin-Smith, Hales join trustee board for AMP Super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
Nigel Wilkin-Smith and Cathy Hales have been appointed non-executive directors of NM Super, the superannuation trustee for AMP. Wilkin-Smith will also join the trustee's investment committee. He brings extensive experience in the design and oversight ...

A new landscape for sustainable investing in 2026

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
... investor concern that will continue into 2026, the report stated. The UN Oceans Conference led to the ratification of the High Seas Treaty which is a legally binding framework to protect marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction and covers ...