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Australians fearful of getting their investments wrong: CFS

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
... well as uncertainty about where or how to begin (26%), and a wariness of market volatility (31%). Common to both non-investors and investors was a lack of confidence in making independent investment decisions. However, for those who are investing, CFS ...

Retail investors cautiously confident in 2026: ASA

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
... (10.6%) and industrials (8.8%). The second half added around 2.0% but capital rotated sectors to materials (33.9%) as investors reduced high-valuation growth exposure. Information technology fell by 25.4% and healthcare fell by 19.0% amid firmer commodities ...

FEATURE | Recruitment: Laying foundations

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
... impacting their mandates from super funds, as they already struggle to maintain market share in competition with passive investors. Morningstar's 2025 pulse check on asset managers estimated lumpier growth in fund flows of listed Australian fund ...

Global sovereign wealth fund assets grow to $15tn

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
... and central banks (CBs), now manage US$60 trillion in assets and reserves. Global SWF's 2026 annual report State-Owned Investors: from Scale to Strategy noted that state-owned investors benefitted from the financial market rally in 2025 and expects them ...

ASIC sues BDO Audit for misleading statements

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
... 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 for ASIC." Notably ...

MetLife completes PineBridge acquisition

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 DEC 2025
... cash flow of US$25 billion, MetLife said. More than half of the client assets acquired in the transaction are held by investors outside of the US, with one-third in Asia, but it excludes PineBridge's private equity funds group business and its joint ...

An outlook for fixed income allocations in 2026

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 23 DEC 2025
Fixed income allocations are becoming an increasingly viable and attractive option for investors in 2026, head of investment specialists at Insight Investment April LaRusse told Financial Standard. Providing guidance for the new year, LaRusse offered ...

Resolution Capital rejects takeover bid for National Storage REIT

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 23 DEC 2025
... assets manager said it believes the current takeover offer for the self-storage provider is inadequate. "As long-standing investors in NSR, we do not believe the bid price reflects the intrinsic value of this outstanding portfolio and platform," Resolution ...

Pump and dump conspirators sentenced

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 23 DEC 2025
... social media to rig the market, artificially pump-up penny stocks, then dump them for quick profits - leaving everyday investors to wear the losses," Longo said. "ASIC pursued this crime against the market to hold this group accountable, and to protect ...

Janus Henderson acquired for $11bn, set to go private

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 23 DEC 2025
... in part by investment vehicles managed by Trian and General Catalyst supported by financing commitments from global investors, including Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) and Sun Hung Kai & Co. Limited, as well as MassMutual, and others. QIA chief executive ...