Aug 31, 2026 – 5.00amBrisbane-based Sharpbridge Funds Management couldn’t have picked a worse time to launch its first global equities fund than April last year.US President Donald Trump had just shocked the world with his sweeping Liberation Day tariffs on America’s major trading partners, unleashing a violent sell-off across equity markets as investors panicked about the fallout to global growth.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles