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Rapid AI adoption leads to heightened private market engagement: Nuveen

MATTHEW WAI | THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026

... and surveying some 800 institutions across 30 countries - demonstrates how institutional investors are approaching megatrends over the next five years, with almost all (96%) now investing in AI-related opportunities. Across the three sectors explored ...

Rest returns 'healthy' 9.22% to members

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026

... investment return objectives. "We'll continue to focus on investment opportunities that are informed by the long-term megatrends that we believe will shape society, economies and financial markets over the coming decades - decarbonisation, deglobalisation ...

Three megatrends to watch in 2026

ELIZA BAVIN | MONDAY, 15 DEC 2025

Experts have identified the megatrends that are likely to play out in financial markets in 2026. Speaking to Financial Standard, policy changes coming out of the US, sticky inflation and how the artificial intelligence (AI) boom progresses will be the ...

Nuveen brings global real estate strategy to Australia

ANGELIQUE MINAS | TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2025

... commercial real estate in the cities that we believe are best positioned to benefit from demographic and structural megatrends, such as urbanisation, technological innovation and the rise of the knowledge economy." "We're pleased to bring this strategy ...

Brookfield raises $4bn for new alts fund

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2025

... significant pipeline of infrastructure debt transactions across the digitalisation, decarbonisation and deglobalisation megatrends, particularly in markets such as Australia, Japan, South Korea and Singapore," Robertson said. "Our Asia Pacific investors ...

Rest invests $390m in US REIT

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2025

... shaping the global economy and society now and into the future. This investment is expected to benefit from one of these megatrends: systemic changes to debt markets," he added. "Inflation and interest rates are likely to stay higher for longer, which ...

Rest awards US$300m mandate to Miami-headquartered investment manager

ANDREW MCKEAN | MONDAY, 31 MAR 2025

... of our members are decades from retirement, so we think deeply about the world they will retire into, as well as the megatrends likely to influence global society and the economy over the long term," he said. "With a focus across sectors including renewable ...

Impact investors need instos, governments to scale: Experts

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2025

... institutional investors, JANA has many conversations with clients that centre on geopolitical issues, and structural megatrends like decarbonisation, demographics and technology. These conversations delve into passive investing, Halpern said, and even ...

HMC Capital makes $2bn acquisition

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2024

... platform providing investors with exposure to institutional grade digital infrastructure assets underpinned by attractive megatrends," Pilla said. "Digital infrastructure represents a major funds management growth opportunity for HMC, and we believe ...

Megatrends impacting portfolio construction: Mercer

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2024

Mercer portfolios solutions leader Rebecca Jacques outlined some of the major trends investors need to take into consideration when building clients' portfolios at the Financial Standard Managed Accounts Forum. Jacques said there are several structural ...

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BT appoints new head of strategy

KARREN VERGARA | 10:47AM

A former Allianz Retire+ executive has joined BT as the new head of strategy.

ASX sees trade volumes soar in May

MATTHEW WAI | 12:24PM

ASX saw a substantial growth in trade volumes last month, despite continued lackluster movement in IPOs.

Otivo launches AI-powered financial advice

MATTHEW WAI | 12:21PM

Otivo has launched a mobile app for Australians to access licensed advice powered by AI.

Munro expands access to climate focused fund

VINNY VUCAGO | 12:09PM

The Munro Global Growth Climate Leaders PIE Fund has been opened to retail investors in New Zealand.

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