Over half of Australian investment funds available 15 years ago have either merged or closed, with Australian equity A-REITs faring the worst. According to the latest SPIVA Australia Mid-Year 2025 ...

In the latest episode of Relative Return Insider, host Maja Garaca Djurdjevic and AMP’s Shane Oliver break down US and Australian rate cuts, soaring gold, and bitcoin’s volatility. The pair also ...

Australia’s second largest super fund is prioritising impact investing with a $2 billion commitment, targeting assets that deliver a combination of financial, social and environmental outcomes.

Australian superannuation funds have slightly lifted their hedge ratios on international equities, reversing a multi-year downward trend. Superannuation funds have raised their hedge ratios on ...

Portable alpha, long considered complex and costly, is experiencing a quiet resurgence as investors navigate macro-driven markets and the dominance of private markets puts pressure on liquid assets to ...

Active fund managers in Australia face mixed fortunes as global equities and real estate outperform but domestic equities lag. The latest SPIVA Australia Mid-Year 2025 Scorecard showed active fund ...

Australia’s $2.68 trillion superannuation system is being shaped not only by the dominance of MySuper and Choice products but also by the way funds allocate trillions across equities, fixed income, ...

The major bank has indicated that central banks are nearing the end of their rate-cutting cycles, while Trump’s pressure on the Fed is heightening credibility risks on a global scale. The Commonwealth ...

While some believe reliable diversifiers are becoming increasingly rare, others disagree – citing several assets that continue to drive portfolio outcomes. BlackRock this week announced “reliable ...

Risk sentiment has remained positive for the fourth consecutive month in August, as indicated by State Street’s risk appetite index, even as long-term equity allocations have continued to decline.

The peak body has called on the corporate watchdog to add superannuation to its recently announced simplification process which aims to cull red tape in financial services. The Association of ...

BlackRock has announced its global assets under management in ETFs have exceeded US$5 trillion worldwide and $50 billion domestically, as the firm continues to explore new frontiers beyond traditional ...