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WAM delivers standout 41% return in 2025

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026
... Wilson said. Weick said in recent weeks the fund manager has seen a material shift in domestic investor sentiment as the outlook for inflation and interest rates has been reassessed higher. "Whilst capital markets activity has generally improved this ...

No room for a neutral stance in 2026: BlackRock

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

Retail investors cautiously confident in 2026: ASA

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
... said. In 2026, investors are keeping watch over several risk factors including the interest rate, inflation and economic outlook, the survey revealed. Global and US political developments are also at the forefront of investor consciousness in terms of ...

Rate hikes expected in 2026

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
... economist David Bassanese said there is still a possibility the RBA will cut interest rates this year. "Critical to the outlook... is whether inflation can moderate without the need for more monetary restraint and slower economic growth," he said. "On ...

An outlook for fixed income allocations in 2026

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 23 DEC 2025
... Insight Investment April LaRusse told Financial Standard. Providing guidance for the new year, LaRusse offered an optimistic outlook for investors. Yields are back, according to the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond Index. After sinking as low as 1-2% ...

Change in AI sentiment, credit events could 'derail activity': AustralianSuper

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 22 DEC 2025
... accelerating economy could lead to supply capacity issues underpinning the need for investment spending, Page said the outlook for productivity will determine how fast economies can expand without reviving inflation. "Strong US productivity growth has ...

UniSuper acquires $200m industrial assets portfolio

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 22 DEC 2025
... "Australia's industrial property sector remains attractive with some of the lowest vacancy rates globally and a strong outlook. We expect the sector to continue to benefit from positive trends driving occupier demand for modern, high-quality warehousing ...

Investment managers enter 'paradox' in 2026: Deloitte

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2025
Deloitte's 2026 investment management outlook report said the investment management industry will face a paradox in 2026: elusive profit growth, yet the opportunity for differentiation has never been greater. The report said investors who continue to ...

Increases coming for veterans' superannuation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025
... the Defence Force Superannuation Benefits program, Treasurer Jim Chalmers confirmed in the mid-year economic and fiscal outlook (MYEFO). Treasury said payments related to the Defence Force Superannuation Benefits program are expected to increase by $501 ...

Super tax receipts to increase by $10.9bn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025
... increase by $10.9 billion over forward estimates, Treasurer Jim Chalmers revealed in the mid-year economic and fiscal outlook (MYEFO). "Superannuation fund tax receipts have been revised up by $4.3 billion in 2025-26 and by $10.1 billion over the four ...