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Performance test changes not necessary: ART

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
... estate infrastructure, are near impossible to mark against the benchmarks set by the regulator because the assets in that benchmark are no longer for sale anymore. Parker said ART is confident in the way it approaches investing in that sector as it actively ...

Cordis AM winds up only fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
... view to explore other funds management and investment business options." The fund struggled to outperform against the benchmark. According to Cordis, since inception the fund delivered 2.42% p.a. against the benchmark return of 6.77% p.a. On a six-month ...

GDG awards Hackett big pay day

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
Generation Development Group (GDG) chief executive Grant Hackett could be earning $3.3 million a year, should he meet all short- and long-term incentives, reflecting the firm's growth and success. As part of his updated remuneration arrangements ...

Big tech has "inconsequential" carbon emissions planning: Research

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2026
Latest research by World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA) has found that top technology companies including Meta, Alphabet, Apple and Microsoft lack in mobilising low-carbon investments through capital expenditure and R&D, even though they have an emissions ...

Betashares launches retirement income SMAs on CFS Edge

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2026
Betashares aims to offer retirees an enhanced income of 2% p.a. above traditional benchmark portfolios through separately managed accounts (SMAs) on the CFS Edge platform. The SMAs leverage Betashares' institutional-grade investment solutions and portfolio ...

Mercer Investments axes managers, awards fresh mandates

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2026
... on managing unrewarded risks such as significant active country and sector exposures. "This is in part driven by the benchmark aware portfolio construction approach of the investment managers, combined with their ability to constrain unrewarded risks ...

GQG reports $5.8bn net outflows

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2026
GQG experienced net outflows of $3.1 billion (US$2.1bn) for the month of December, resulting in total outflows in the year ended 31 December 2025 of $5.8 billion (US$3.9bn). Despite this, net flows for the year were offset by positive investment performance ...

China's two speed economies: Which one wins?

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
... investment strategy and research for APAC Ninghui Liu said the fund manager remains underweight on China relative to the benchmark index. However, the weightage has improved compared to 2024. "There's the two speed economies. One is the old, one ...

ASX to undergo 'circuit breaker' reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 DEC 2025
The ASX has agreed to a package of reforms aimed at strengthening confidence in Australia's critical market infrastructure, providing certainty about the market operator's reset, and responding to the Interim Report released today by the panel of the ...

ASIC releases legal obligations for private credit funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2025
... engage with industry bodies to enhance industry standards. "This initiative complements issue of principles issued as a benchmark for firms to urgently assess its current practices, lifting them where necessary. This step will enhance trust and integrity ...