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Emerging markets progress from consumption to innovation: Experts

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... adding that, ultimately, it comes down to a stock-by-stock basis. Robertson added, "governance can make huge impacts to returns," highlighting the case of South Korea's and Japan's corporate governance improvements. "When you don't have some ...

Federated Hermes launches global equity fund

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... The Australian unit trust, now registered for sale to wholesale investors and advised clients, aims to deliver long term returns through a diversified portfolio of global equities incorporating both fundamental and ESG considerations. The launch marks ...

Buyer beware: Private credit as a defensive play

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... "Buyer beware." "Do your due diligence. If you can't figure out what's in the portfolio and what's driving the returns, then how can you possibly understand the risk? And how can you price that risk?" she told the panel. "It is very important ...

Emerging markets a 'reasonable' opportunity: Colchester

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... investment officer Martyn Simpson emerging markets have remained uncorrelated to other risk assets while providing reasonable returns to investors. Speaking at the Financial Standard Advisers Big Day Out (ABDO) in Sydney, Simpson said the asset class ...

AI can give fundies an edge over the market: Invesco

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... ratings from employees, that will likely mean it's a positive company with a good culture and will provide positive returns. Bennett contends the data shows something completely opposite. "The worse your Glassdoor rating was, the better your share ...

Removing CGT discount on all assets will make tax system fairer: Chalmers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... distortions, and ultimately that's bad for investors and for the economy," he said, noting if a company generates high returns from capital gains it will still generate a better post-tax return than a company with lower returns. On the comparison ...

Future Fund makes two new appointments

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
... September 2026. "These highly qualified appointees will ensure our sovereign wealth fund can continue its strong record of returns for the Australian people," Chalmers said. Trafford-Walker is a highly experienced investment professional with over 30 ...

Plato launches global shares ETF

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
... an active dividend rotation strategy targeting monthly income distributions and tracks the MSCI World ex Australia Net Returns Unhedged Index, Plato said. The launch of PGI2 is in response to increasing demand for income diversification and convenient ...

Low fees a strong indicator of fund survivorship: Morningstar

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
... categories examined in this study, the lowest fee quintile achieved both higher success ratios and stronger average total returns than the highest fee quintile, underscoring the pervasive influence of fees across asset classes," Morningstar said. This ...

AI to outweigh inflation fears in fixed income markets: Allspring

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
... investors were increasingly chasing headline yields without fully differentiating between the underlying risks driving those returns leading to valuation distortions between regions. In Europe, he said bond yields had risen sharply despite weakening ...