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InvestorDaily 2025 kicked off with the emergence of DeepSeek-V3, a cost-effective AI model from a Chinese start-up, which sent ripples through global markets and signalled a shift towards an emphasis on not only power but efficiency in AI. But the case for Chinese tech extends beyond DeepSeek, according to Global X, with the start-up’s low-cost […]

InvestorDaily There has been a slowdown in the volatility of investment markets following US President Donald Trump’s decision to pause the higher rate of tariffs on every trading partner outside of China, but there’s no telling how long that could last. Every morning there is a chance of waking up to news of a Trump […]

InvestorDaily Mercer has taken a more cautious stance on global markets, trimming its exposure to international equities and increasing its allocation to the euro, as geopolitical uncertainty and elevated valuations prompt a rethink of positioning. Darren Spencer, lead investment director for Mercer Pacific, said the moves are part of the firm’s dynamic asset allocation process […]

InvestorDaily In 2021, the $285 billion fund released a position paper, titled A New Investment Order, where it identified 10 major paradigm shifts that will be important for building investment portfolios in the next decade. These included deglobalisation, technological disruption, climate change, a changed inflationary regime, and decline of sovereign bond duration in portfolio construction. Speaking […]

InvestorDaily New analysis has found a $12.5 billion superannuation fund beat out some of Australia’s mega funds to deliver the top-performing growth option over the 2023 calendar year. With a return of 11.8 per cent, Mine Super has delivered the top-performing growth option in the last calendar year, according to a Chant West analysis. This […]

InvestorDaily In its latest Year in Review report, the Future Fund declared that in 2022–23, “the role of beta is increasingly challenged and the role of alpha is more important than ever”. “The divergence of economies means companies can better distinguish themselves in a more difficult environment,” the sovereign wealth fund said. “As a result, active alpha-seeking […]