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Aussie investors entering 'regime shift': VanEck

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
... past year on the back of strong copper prices and demand for critical minerals, technology stocks have struggled amid valuation pressure and concerns around AI disruption. VanEck said mid-cap companies have also outperformed larger peers on an earnings ...

AI to outweigh inflation fears in fixed income markets: Allspring

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
... 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 economic fundamentals and growing ...

WAM offers global real assets exposure via new offering

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
Wilson Asset Management (WAM) has launched a real assets fund, providing investors with exposure to assets, including natural capital like water, agriculture and timber. The Wilson Asset Management Real Assets Fund (WRAF) will partner with specialist ...

Government pushes for investment risk taking

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
The government has introduced a package of reforms in the budget in a bid to support resilience, investment and risk taking as well as unlock patient capital for young and expanding firms. It said it will permanently extend the $20,000 instant asset ...

Macquarie Asset Management earnings soar to $2.6bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026
... Locally, MAM manages $325.9 billion in assets. The increase in AUM was the result of increased investments, net asset valuation changes and net flows. It was partially offset by unfavourable foreign exchange movements and divestments. Of the total $416.1 ...

FEATURE: Fixed income | Adjusting the lens

PENNY PRYOR  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026
... question mark over some elevated tail risks in the system. "Even at the start the year, credit was relatively tight in valuation terms, and in our view, not overly compensating you for some of these risks," he says. "We're kind of cautious on credit. ...

Vale Steven Glass

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026
Pella Funds Management co-founder and managing director Steven Glass has passed away. "To all of us at Pella, Steve was far more than a colleague, he was a close friend and a valued part of our family. From the very beginning, he brought energy, and ...

Prime Super awards mandate to boutique manager

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2026
... independent fundamental research and a long-term perspective, which is particularly relevant in the current environment, where valuation discipline and fundamentals are paramount to cutting through market volatility and noise," Margolis said. "The addition ...

Smart beta ETF inflows on track to hit $10bn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2026
... discretionary stock picking, these strategies use transparent rules to target characteristics such as earnings quality, valuation discipline, growth potential and balance-sheet resilience." Wickenden said the growth has changed the way portfolios are ...

More M&A amid AI buildouts, heightened costs: Fidelity International

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2026
M&A activity will continue to ramp up across most sectors as businesses look to capitalise on artificial intelligence (AI) buildouts while sustaining higher operational costs, a new survey found. Fidelity International's annual Analyst Survey 2026 ...