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DigiCo interim chief to step down, successors named

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2026
... improve balance sheet and portfolio strategies in the financial year ending June 30. "The divestment of lower-yielding US assets allows capital to be recycled into our highest conviction growth opportunity, the SYD1 88MW Project, which is fully funded ...

DigiCo offloads US asset for $1bn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2026
... and capacity to accelerate the delivery of the SYD1 development program," Maher said. Despite the speedbumps with the US assets, DigiCo reaffirmed its FY26 guidance, expecting underlying EBITDA of $125 million. Maher took over as interim chief executive ...

Potential US recession in three years: Global insurers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2026
... medium term. Despite the concerns, 88% of respondent predict the S&P 500 Index this year will climb higher and that US assets will continue to dominate global multi-asset portfolios. "The US accounts for over 65% of global equity indices and nearly 50% ...

Product showcase: Strength amid noise

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... foreign currency volatility by hedging the FX capital exposure. That's essential for our investors in accessing US assets, and something we spent a lot of time on getting right," he says. However, he says the most important point of difference is ...

Investors weigh risks amid Venezuelan crisis

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
... heightened geopolitical risks and currencies because of what it may mean for the US dollar (and the trustworthiness of US assets), and equities because of risk appetite." Rodda said there is also two-sided risks when it comes to the energy complex. "In ...

Special feature: Hunting for value

LACHLAN COLQUHOUN  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2025
... commensurate with that heightened interest rate volatility." While Frontier's house view is comfortable with owning US assets, despite some qualms around the fiscal position, McMahon says some clients have been pursuing diversification away from ...

UK treasury provides guidance on local pension consolidation

MATT TOLEDO  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2025
In the UK, there are 86 local government pension schemes (LGPS) and more than a dozen multi-employer defined contribution pension funds that collectively manage $822 billion (£392bn) in assets. The ruling Labour Party's Treasury wants to consolidate ...

Benchmark-clinging passive investors risk meagre returns: Perpetual

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2025
Perpetual head of investment strategy Matt Sherwood has warned that passive investors banking on a repeat of the past 15 years of very strong global equity returns may be sleepwalking into a decade of disappointment. Sherwood said the past decade of ...

Market turmoil hits portfolios

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2025
... investor sentiment. "It was only a few months ago that American exceptionalism was the topic du jour and the appetite for US assets with a negative equity risk premium was near-insatiable. Now, with Trump's new 'Liberation Day' tariffs representing a ...

How to warm up for a 50-degree day

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2023
Institutional investors need to prepare for what would happen when Australia's temperature hits 50 degrees and analyse the impacts on investments and communities. The impact of a 50-degree day was the subject of a climate risk simulation exercise at ...
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