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Betashares launches retirement income SMAs on CFS Edge

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2026
... (SMAs) on the CFS Edge platform. The SMAs leverage Betashares' institutional-grade investment solutions and portfolio construction expertise across defensive, smart beta, and equity income strategies. Specifically, they combine high-income defensive ...

Big tech has "inconsequential" carbon emissions planning: Research

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2026
... transport, green ammonia and fertilisers, battery production, regenerative agriculture, renewable energy, and low-carbon construction materials. While high levels of spending on low-carbon technologies remain rare, the research noted that companies can ...

Mercer Investments axes managers, awards fresh mandates

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2026
... 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 while maintaining desired idiosyncratic ...

NGS Super appoints asset allocation lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
... after joining the fund more than seven years ago as a quantitative analyst. He was appointed manager of portfolio construction after just 12 months of working with the superannuation fund for education and community professionals. Earlier in his career ...

Praemium governance executive joins MST

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
... investment consulting arm aimed at helping clients meet their investment objectives through a refreshed portfolio construction process. MST chief executive Gerard Satur said Cilmi's appointment was a key step in the firm's investment consulting ...

Wilkin-Smith, Hales join trustee board for AMP Super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
... across public and private markets, alternative strategies and derivatives. He was most recently manager of portfolio construction at TCorp, following more than a decade at the Future Fund, where he was a key architect of its investment model and a long-time ...

Lazard sets up new chief investment role

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026
... its global investment platform. He will partner closely with Lazard's investment teams to strengthen portfolio construction standards and elevate coordination across strategies globally. Van Nostrand most recently served as global head of markets ...

WAM delivers standout 41% return in 2025

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026
... the returns are a direct result of the stock selections and the benefits of the adjustment in its dynamic portfolio construction. "Improved capital markets activity has supported a more dynamic approach toward portfolio construction, enabling the WAM ...

AirTrunk plants second data centre in Victoria

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 DEC 2025
... combined capacity of more than 1.2 gigawatt (GW). Further, MEL2 will create over 4000 jobs during the multi-phase construction and over 200 direct jobs once operational, while creating in excess of 1000 full-time jobs to support its data centres. It ...

An outlook for fixed income allocations in 2026

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 23 DEC 2025
... bonds and equities." Looking to 2026, Wood concluded: "Fixed income is playing a more prominent role in portfolio construction, appealing both to conservative investors focused on stability and to those looking to diversify sources of return."