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Annual ReCALIbrate recipients named

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2025
The 2025 recipients of the Council of Australian Life Insurers' (CALI) third annual ReCALIbrate program have been announced. The five beneficiaries are Whitsunday Wealth financial adviser Zoe Kennedy, Parachute Cover life insurance specialist Natalie ...

HESTA hits $100bn in assets

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2025
HESTA has surpassed $100 billion in funds under management, which it hopes will help to bring down costs and deliver sustainable returns. HESTA's chief executive Debby Blakey said the increased scale helps the fund to access a larger and more diverse ...

Full automation key for business success, but not investments

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2025
Financial advisers are moving to automate many business processes, but investment automation remains limited as they look to maintain control over decision-making. The AdviceTech 2025 Turning Data Into Growth report, based on over 300 financial advice ...

Retail investors want true hedge fund exposure: Morningstar

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2025
Retail and financial adviser-led investors, who demand exposures to hedge funds, continue to face substantial hurdles and receive lower returns from similar strategies, according to Morningstar. Retail investors see that hedge funds can truly diversify ...

ASIC raises alarm on auditor independence, conflicts of interest

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2025
Too many auditors are failing the independence test and breaching conflicts of interest obligations, according to an ASIC investigation. A review of 15 audit firms saw nine did not meet rotation requirements while five of them had "relevant relationships" ...

JPMAM launches ETF models with Vanguard

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2025
J.P. Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) has partnered with Vanguard Australia (Vanguard) to launch four low-cost ETF models. The strategic asset allocation models include conservative, balanced, growth, and high growth options. The models are a low-cost ...

ETF adoption 'intensifies': VanEck

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2025
New research has revealed ETF adoption among advisers has intensified in the last year, with over 70% reporting greater usage and 65% using two or more smart beta strategies. The 2025 VanEck Smart Beta Survey also found the depth of usage has expanded ...

Platform trustees told to improve investment governance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2025
The regulator has written to platform trustees in the wake of the First Guardian and Shield Master Fund collapses, alerting them to the need to strengthen their investment governance processes. In its letter, it shared initial findings from the thematic ...

Aware Super, TelstraSuper advance merger plans

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2025
Aware Super and TelstraSuper have moved to the next stage of their merger plans, signing a binding Heads of Agreement to create an entity with nearly $235 billion in assets. Providing an update to its members, TelstraSuper chief executive Chris Davies ...

Aussie family office chiefs earn up to US$625k

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2025
About two in five Australian family offices are run by chief executives who are a member of the family and can earn up to US$625,000, according to a new KPMG study. Some 43% of chief executives running family offices are aged over 50 and commonly come ...