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Potential US recession in three years: Global insurers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2026
... have involved selective hedging or diversifying dollar risk - for example, through allocations to emerging market assets - rather than selling US assets. And the Middle East war has highlighted that the Dollar can also help diversify risks from rising ...

Platform funds, mega funds to dominate: Mercer

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2026
... address this attrition. While this is multifaceted, Mercer said it partly reflects a historical focus on acquiring members rather than retaining them. Typically, members are between 32% and 74% more likely to exit within five years of joining, compared ...

Managed accounts increase confidence amid volatility: Research

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2026
... three-quarters of advisers using managed accounts now position them at the center of client portfolios as a core solution rather than as satellite allocations. This has led to advisers directing 61% of new client flows into managed accounts, up from ...

AustralianSuper says no to leveraged gains, yes to stability

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2026
... difficult times, but no sense whatsoever of leveraging up the portfolio to improve performance," Russell said. He added rather than changing provisions, AustralianSuper is comfortable with lines of credit which can make handling a liquidity situation ...

FAAA urges inclusion of advisers on occupational shortage list

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
... vacancies as some may be sole traders/SMEs who shut their doors or sell their business to another financial adviser or firm - rather than their exit a job creating an open position for someone else to fill," she said. "The combined loss of experienced ...

Inflation could surge above 4%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2026
... challenge in our economy and developments in the Middle East over the last couple of weeks will make that more challenging rather than less challenging," Chalmers said. "We've seen already the way that the global oil price has spiked. We've been speaking ...

FEAL names Fund Executive of the Year

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2026
... continues to be an award-winning, member outcomes-led organisation. He consistently shines a light on members and staff rather than himself, embodying the highest standards of leadership within our industry." Other awards on the night were given to Hostplus ...

Constant slams super funds over complaints handling

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2026
... deliver on its promise to its customers because it has looked backward, not forward, whilst seeing its issues separately rather than listening to customers and bringing them together, for best practice. "We are all one system. Every part of the system ...

Fixed income becoming an ETP staple: Rainmaker

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2026
... fixed income ETP's attracted sustained flows alongside equity index products, becoming a structural portfolio component rather than a mere tactical rate trade. "This suggests structural rather than purely tactical demand, indicating fixed income ...

Digital assets don't need new regulatory logic: ASIC

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2026
... senior executive leader of fintech Rhys Bollen said digital assets should be regulated primarily on economic substance rather than technological form. He added financial history shows regulators have repeatedly adapted to technology without abandoning ...