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FEATURE | Emerging markets: Twists and turns

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
On March 24, merely weeks into the US-Israel war on Iran, the Philippines became the first domino to fall when President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. declared a national energy emergency. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical maritime chokepoint ...

Rainmaker Information hires from APRA

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2026
... executive director, research David Gallagher said: "Camille's background, including her recent APRA experience, combines academic rigour with real-world industry impact. Camille has a proven ability to translate complex data into insights that inform ...

Product showcase: Follow the leaders

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2026
... Founder-led companies have historically outperformed - it's been established many times over through both industry and academic research. In perhaps one of the most notable examples, having observed that profitable growth was becoming more challenging ...

What Australia must do to be at the forefront of financial innovation

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026
... across all metrics. ASIC is also piloting access to advanced supercomputing infrastructure in collaboration with several academic institutions to explore "early signal intelligence" in life insurance claims and disputes, a necessary step in using quantum ...

Unintended consequences of passive investing materialise: MFS

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2026
The unintended consequences of the passive investing boom are materialising into ownership concentration, short termism and the erosion of long-term value creation, MFS Investment Management warns. Carol Geremia, president and co-head of global distribution ...

Frontier hires senior consultant from JANA

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026
... consistently ranked the capability of our consulting team as market leading. When adding to our group, we look for a strong academic foundation and a professional background that adds to the depth and diversity of our team. Martin meets both of those ...

Betashares, VanEck add to product lineups

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026
... of returns across global equity markets," Betashares chief executive Alex Vynokur said. "While momentum has a strong academic and empirical foundation, implementing the strategy effectively in portfolios can be complex to execute and time consuming to ...

Perpetual staffer lands CIO role

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
... said. "We've known Eddie for some time, and he is a natural fit for the organisation. He is both a practical and an academic thinker, which works well for us. We are a boutique but are continuing to grow, and his remit will expand too."

Danish pension fund dumps US bonds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2026
A Danish pension fund is divesting all US government bonds from February 1, citing the country's growing debt crisis. Akademiker Pension, the $36 billion pension fund for academics, is selling off all its US government bond holdings, to the tune ...

BlackRock loses $8.9bn pension fund mandate

MATT TOLEDO  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025
PME Pensioenfonds, a Dutch pension fund with $105 billion in assets, has terminated an $8.9 billion equity mandate with BlackRock due to the manager's misalignment with the fund's environmental, social and governance framework. According to a release ...
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