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Managed fund inflows jump over 20x: Report

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2025
... Australia and New Zealand Marsha Lee noted that it was interesting how relatively insulated Australia was from the Trump tariff fallout. Investor sentiment in Australia, nevertheless, underwent extraordinary shifts. Calastone said that optimism surged ...

Chalmers advocates for Aussie instos on 'Big Beautiful Bill'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2025
Treasurer Jim Chalmers confirmed he has shared the concerns of Australian super funds and institutional investors over potential issues they may face when it comes to US President Donald Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill'. Chalmers said he had a "very productive" ...

Select stocks in charge of their own destiny: Aoris

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2025
In an uncertain environment, Aoris Investment Management is attempting to steer clear of volatility by avoiding businesses that exhibit significant ties to what it calls the 'no-go zone'. Aoris aims to have up to 15 investments in its portfolio at any ...

Investor optimism premature, fund flows in firing line

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2025
While investor sentiment has improved since Liberation Day, geopolitical and tariff uncertainties will continue to deteriorate fund flows for asset managers, Morningstar predicts. The latest Industry Pulse shows how fund manager flows dwindled in the ...

Geopolitical risks force family offices into alternatives, cash: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2025
Geopolitical uncertainties are forcing family offices out of US equities, diversifying into cash and liquid alternatives, according to BlackRock's annual Global Family Office Survey. Global family offices find themselves in "risk-management mode" ...

Lower interest rates conducive for bigger risk appetite, small caps

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2025
... going forward, rather than independent of that," Sheridan noted. And as for the impact of US President Donald Trump's tariff war? Sheridan said geopolitical uncertainty and the risk of tariffs have seen businesses actively seek to shorten supply ...

ECB drops interest rates by 0.25%

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2025
The European Central Bank (ECB) lowered its benchmark interest rates by 25 basis points overnight as inflation comes within its target levels. The three key interest rates on the deposit facility, main refinancing operations and the marginal lending ...

Alternatives high on the radar to escape Trump's tariffs: Fidante

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2025
... from the public markets. Fidante Affiliates general manager Evan Reedman said the markets have reacted strongly to the tariff announcements, forcing some advisers to pivot. "This was an unexpected jolt, but advisers largely stayed the course with the ...

Global stock markets rally, but Trump's next post could flip the script

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2025
Global stock markets roared back in May, staging a spectacular turnaround from the extreme volatility and negative returns that rattled most developed equity markets in April. But uncertainty still looms large. UniSuper head of fixed interest David ...

Responsible investing buoyed by instos: RIAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2025
Responsible investing is buoyed by strong tailwinds coming from asset owners despite the political and regulatory headwinds, the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) Conference heard this morning. The sector is being emboldened by institutional ...