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WAM delivers standout 41% return in 2025

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026
... result of the stock selections and the benefits of the adjustment in its dynamic portfolio construction. "Improved capital markets activity has supported a more dynamic approach toward portfolio construction, enabling the WAM active investment team to ...

No room for a neutral stance in 2026: BlackRock

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
... 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 ...

Investors weigh risks amid Venezuelan crisis

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
... obvious, there are also opportunities for investors, especially given the South American nation has been cut off from global markets for around a decade. "Markets respond when isolation gives way to access. Venezuela has spent years cut off from capital ...

Retail investors cautiously confident in 2026: ASA

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
... 2025, however there were dramatic sector rotations and significant discrepancies in outcome performance across different markets and companies. In the first half of 2025 the ASX 200 rose by 4.7% led by communication services which surged by 13.9% followed ...

Global sovereign wealth fund assets grow to $15tn

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
... million. "State-owned investors continued to gain scale in 2025. On the one hand, they benefitted from the rally in financial markets, which is way more important that oil prices at this point," the report read. "On the other hand, they continued to ...

ASIC sues BDO Audit for misleading statements

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
... "Confidence and trust are fundamental to the role of company auditors, and critical to maintaining the integrity of our markets and enabling investors to make informed decisions," Court said. "Auditor misconduct continues to be a key enforcement priority ...

Most read in 2025: Executive appointments

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 DEC 2025
... depart in reshuffle Australia Retirement Trust appointed new heads for its equities, fixed-income, private debt and capital markets businesses following a revamp of its investment team. The superannuation giant's plan to simplify the investment process ...

An outlook for fixed income allocations in 2026

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 23 DEC 2025
... yield curve is also crucial; and disparities in fundamentals can reward rigorous credit analysis in high yield, emerging markets and sectors facing structural transition. "Given recent stronger than expected economic data, the futures market is now pricing ...

CPP Investments, Goodman Group partner in $14bn data centre deal

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 23 DEC 2025
... partnership with Goodman Group and establish a strong European foothold in the data centre sector across key tier one markets, aligned with our global data centre strategy," CPP Investments senior managing director and global head of real assets Max ...

Pump and dump conspirators sentenced

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 23 DEC 2025
... vigilant about widespread, coordinated pump and dump schemes targeting retail investors, including those trading in overseas markets. ASIC senior executive leader, market integrity Amanda Zeller said the types of schemes are becoming increasingly sophisticated. ...