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Rest returns 'healthy' 9.22% to members

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
... performance in 2025. Markets responded positively to earnings strength, which supported company valuations, and several central banks eased monetary policy," Clancy said. "It's great to deliver another year of healthy investment returns in 2025 for Rest's ...

Global sovereign wealth fund assets grow to $15tn

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
... in assets under management for the first time in December 2025 and, together with public pension funds (PPFs) and central banks (CBs), now manage US$60 trillion in assets and reserves. Global SWF's 2026 annual report State-Owned Investors: from Scale ...

An outlook for fixed income allocations in 2026

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 23 DEC 2025
... growth and central bank responses, Wood indicated. Yields are unlikely to return to their previous lows, she said, as central banks and governments pursue expansionary policies to create high-pressure economies, yields are supported for an extended period. ...

FEATURE: Private credit | At the precipice

GLENDA KORPORAAL  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2025
... competitive with an estimated size of more than US$800 billion. But critics argue Dimon is talking his own book and that of other banks, which see big-ticket private credit cheque books supplying an increasing percentage of corporate America's financing ...

Vanguard identifies strongest asset classes for coming decade

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2025
... income levels" from future inflation, offering compelling real returns given higher neutral rates. It also said central banks' activities will have little impact on the asset class, as US fixed income can also provide diversification if artificial intelligence ...

VanEck launches fixed-rate subordinated debt ETF

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2025
... total of $3.17 billion in assets and holds a portfolio of floating-rate subordinated debt issued by Australia's largest banks. FSUB will be the sister fund of SUBD and will offer fixed-rate exposure within the same regulatory capital framework, enabling ...

Betashares launches new Enhanced Credit Income ETF

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2025
... investment solutions range. The ETF is designed to invest in floating-rate subordinated bonds issued by Australia's Big 4 banks, as well as interest-rate hedged investment-grade corporate bonds from Australian companies. ECRD is intended to boost investor ...

Former Pendal insto lead quits Citi

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
... few years," she said. "With superannuation funds merging and insourcing, their needs have changed. Ashton pointed out that banks are well-positioned to service not only the super industry but also sponsors who work with asset owners, insurers and asset ...

APRA's fresh guardrails to impact property investors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
... 4% for owner occupier lending and stable. That means that in the near term, these new limits won't be binding on most banks, so will have little impact on the aggregate flow of credit to either owner occupiers or investors." Lonsdale said it is important ...

Advisers may be caught by new AML/CTF reforms: Expert

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2025
... lawyers, accountants, financial advisers and other professional service providers tend to better understand their clients than banks, as he outlines how advisers may need to refresh their compliance framework to prepare for the upcoming changes. According ...