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InvestorDaily Despite the possible deferral of key measures of US President Donald Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill – like Section 899 until 2027 – institutional investors remain concerned. Currently, two versions of the bill exist – one from the House and one from the Senate – and both must be reconciled before being sent to President […]

The $240 billion Future Fund has cautioned investors to consider their FX exposure as geopolitical turmoil threatens to derail US exceptionalism. “The global institutional order is changing,” Future Fund chief investment officer Ben Samild said at a keynote session at the 2024 Fiduciary Investors Symposium in the Blue Mountains. “The stability of the post-Bretton Woods […]

InvestorDaily Over the month of May, VanEck’s new data shows top-performing exchange-traded funds (ETF) have included those focused on Ethereum, uranium and crypto/tech, while year to date gold miners, global defence and video games ETFs are the front-runners. Namely, in May, the top three ETFs for monthly performance were all focused on Ethereum: Global X […]

InvestorDaily The $34 billion fund has seen a sizeable increase in scale in recent years, largely driven by a series of successful mergers. Born out of a merger between LGIAsuper and Energy Super in 2021, the resulting $22 billion entity became Brighter Super. Since then the fund has picked up Suncorp’s super business to expand […]

InvestorDaily Entering the unlisted asset space is akin to getting married, according to John Woods, deputy chief investment officer (CIO) and head of multi-asset at Australian Ethical. Speaking on a recent Morningstar webinar, Woods emphasised that due diligence challenges in the private market are significantly more demanding than those in public markets. “When you make […]

InvestorDaily In a statement on Wednesday, TelstraSuper’s board said it had decided to terminate the heads of agreement that proposed a merger of the two funds. The two funds had signed a binding heads of agreement in December 2024, following the signing of a non-binding memorandum of understanding in September last year. “The board has […]