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Advisers favour non-traditional equity exposures: Fidante

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
... assets. Infrastructure (21%), private credit (17%), and private equity (16%) were the key sectoral beneficiaries of this trend. "We are seeing strong demand for alternative assets that offer defence and diversification from traditional asset classes. ...

Majority reject crypto investments in super fund: Swyftx

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
... regulation (46%), understanding of the asset class (45%), and concerns around fraud (31%)," the report said. "We expect this trend to continue until digital assets are legislated and financial advisers are able to support their clients on the asset class." ...

RBA on hold but 'not as hawkish as feared'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2025
... tone at the February [2026] meeting," Allen said. "It remains our expectation that economic growth will return to around trend rates, unemployment will remain around current levels and inflation will gradually subside, towards the mid-point of the target ...

Paradice lists mid cap strategy as ETF

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2025
Paradice Investment Management has launched an active ETF focused on Australian mid cap stocks on Cboe. Established in 2006, the fund's strategy has delivered actualised returns of 9.79%, outperforming its benchmark by 2.55% per year. Currently, the ...

Zombie companies on the ASX are dying out

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2025
... extended period but are not yet insolvent and continue to trade. The number of zombies on the ASX has been on a downward trend, falling from a peak of 180 last year to 90 in September this year. The average size of these companies also fell, with market ...

Feature: Group insurance | Cold comfort

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
... and 366 days," ASIC said. And while delays in payment of death benefits has dominated the news cycle, there's another trend that's emerged in the insurance space that is also worthy of the spotlight - the rapid jump in mental health claims and ...

APAC insurers favour multi-alternatives strategies: Report

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
Life insurers across the Asia Pacific are favouring multi-alternatives strategies as their top asset class as it offers a more efficient path to portfolio diversification across private assets, new research suggests. BlackRock's 2025 Global Insurance ...

Listed asset managers trail ASX 200 in 2025: Morningstar

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
... Investment Management have tried to withstand fee pressures by shifting focus to higher-margin asset classes, the broader trend on fees remains downward as competition from passive funds continues to exert fee pressure. "We anticipate continued fee compression ...

Super risks continue as advice gets all clear

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2025
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) has released its Systemic Issues Insights Report for the second half of FY25. The report highlighted that delays in processing superannuation rollovers and withdrawals remain a recurring systemic ...

Super funds to double UK, EU investments over next decade

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2025
... $181 billion in the EU, equivalent to nearly one in every five dollars invested overseas by these funds. With the ongoing trend, it is estimated to grow by 10-11% each year by 2035, reaching $203 billion in the UK and $460 billion in the EU. While public ...