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Investors back active management

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2026
... respondents citing uncertainty around US foreign policy among their top risks, while 70.1% pointed to conflict in the Middle East. Economic slowdown and artificial intelligence driven disruptions also ranked among investors leading concerns. Schroders ...

Capital Group expands active ETF distribution with new hire

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2026
... more than a decade in senior leadership roles, most recently as head of iShares product distribution for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Earlier in his career, he stationed at other financial institutions including State Street, Legal & General ...

RBA on hold, rate cuts expected

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2026
... scenario where inflation is higher and activity lower than the May forecasts, largely dependent on the path of the Middle East conflict from here," Allen said. "At this stage we expect the RBA to remain on hold for the remainder of 2026 based on our ...

Ausbil sees AI, critical minerals driving next growth cycle

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2026
... globalisation, accelerated by the 2025 tariff shock and the 2026 oil disruption linked to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, is driving greater investment in energy security, defence, critical minerals and domestic manufacturing. "The themes of ...

Janus Henderson continues PM expansion with acquisition

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2026
... Henderson head of fixed income Alex Veroude said the deal builds on previous transactions of NBK Capital Partners in the Middle East and Victory Park Capital in the US in 2024 "We are delighted to have the Rantum team join Janus Henderson. They have ...

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2026
Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million. The ASX-listed wealth firm said BMO made the confidential, non-binding and conditional proposal to ...

Cooling economy could keep RBA on hold

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2026
... came from trade. Australia's import bill jumped, partly because of higher fuel prices from the conflict in the Middle East, and partly because of record purchases of computer servers for the data centres being built in New South Wales and Victoria." ...

FEATURE | Emerging markets: Twists and turns

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
... trade, sent supply chains and crude oil prices into a tailspin, and exposed the country's overreliance on the Middle East to supply nearly all its oil. As part of the first nationwide energy-saving measures, Marcos rolled out a four-day work week ...

Future Fund chief says staff departure not at 'worrying level'

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
... since September last year after Ben Samild left the role to take up a role with a major institutional investor in the Middle East. There are speculations he stepped down from the role after two years due to tension between himself and Arndt. Arndt addressed ...

'Shockproof' portfolios integrate geopolitical risks: CIO

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2026
... What is happening now, Armitage explained, is a "magnification" of several forces - a confluence of events in the Middle East and other parts of the world, along with macroeconomic factors, such as the reversal of globalisation, volatile inflation and ...
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