Australian investors remain committed to private markets as the asset class enters a new era driven by AI, evergreen funds and secondaries

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Private markets are experiencing a significant shift, driven in part by artificial intelligence, the rise of evergreen funds and strong growth in secondaries, according to private markets investment firm Hamilton... Read more continue reading

Ausbil launches the Ausbil Active Sustainable Equity Fund (ASX: ASUS) as an Active ETF

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Ausbil Investment Management Limited (Ausbil) has announced the launch of the Ausbil Active Sustainable Equity Fund (Fund) as an exchange‑traded fund (ETF), expanding investor access to Ausbil’s established sustainable investment... Read more continue reading

Investors should stay the course with quality companies

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With market uncertainty increasing, investors should look to quality companies that have the ability to generate consistent profits and consistent returns regardless of the macro-economic environment, says Fidelity International portfolio... Read more continue reading

CPD: Fixed income, a 360° view – key insights and portfolio implications to stay ahead of the curve

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Positive growth but with rising fragility Key takeaways Global growth remains positive, but increasingly fragile. A narrow set of drivers is supporting activity, increasing sensitivity to shocks and widening the... Read more continue reading

Pengana to launch IPO for ASX Listed Trust investing in some of the world’s leading private AI Companies

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Pengana Capital Group has agreed with US-based global private equity specialist, GCM Grosvenor, to launch an IPO for an innovative self-liquidating ASX listed trust structure that will invest in unlisted... Read more continue reading

Fed’s holding pattern continues amid competing risks

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Markets and observers weren’t surprised when the Federal Reserve held its policy rate steady at the April meeting. More notable, in our view, were the three dissents by voting participants... Read more continue reading

Global infrastructure survey: conviction is near-universal but the era of broad, undifferentiated infrastructure exposure is over

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Institutional investor conviction in infrastructure remains exceptionally strong – but the way capital is being deployed is changing materially, according to a major new global survey from bfinance, the independent... Read more continue reading

Fed leaves interest rates unchanged amid ongoing uncertainties

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The Federal Reserve (Fed) kept its interest rate target unchanged on April 29 at a range of 3.5% to 3.75%, where it’s been since December. This was the final meeting... Read more continue reading

Adapt your bond strategy to geopolitical risk

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In uncertain economic and geopolitical times fixed income investors should look to unconstrained global fixed income strategies to achieve the best returns, according to GSFM CEO Damien McIntyre. US policy... Read more continue reading

Why investors shouldn’t panic during geopolitical shocks

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Ongoing tensions across the Middle East continue to raise questions among Australian investors about what it could mean for markets and whether portfolios need to change. Australian markets have shown... Read more continue reading