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Future Fund achieves 12.2% in FY25, tops other instos

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2025
Australia's sovereign wealth fund beat the returns of other institutional investors by achieving 12.2% p.a. in the last financial year and in the same breath boosted assets to a new high of $252.3 billion. Global equities from developed markets, which ...

Aware Super launches new features for advisers

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2025
Aware Super has launched a slew of new digital features, as well as upgrades to existing features on the Aware Super Adviser Portal. The super fund said the new features should help simplify and enhance advisers' efficiency, allowing them to receive ...

Macquarie ventures into land lease development

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2025
Macquarie's real estate platform has launched a new land lease communities group, Millbray, to cater to the rising demand of quality residential accommodations for Australians over the age of 50. The community group will be fully owned by Macquarie ...

World's pension market hits $36.9tn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2025
The world's largest 300 pension funds have reached a new $36.9 trillion (US$24.4 trillion) record in terms of assets under management (AUM), according to a report by Willis Towers Watson's Thinking Ahead Institute. The annual Global Top 300 ...

Female fund managers' triumphant decade: Report

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2025
Assets run by female fund managers have tripled over the past decade across the world, as Asian countries are emerging on top for female fund manager representation, according to Citywire's latest research. As the Alpha Female Report reaches its ...

Latest adviser exam sees 69% pass

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2025
ASIC has handed down the results for the 30th Financial Adviser Exam, held in August, with the pass rate once again falling under the 70% mark. The previous exam cycle in June saw the lowest pass rate in recent times at 66%. Although slightly improved ...

Federal Court slaps Mawhinney with 15-year ban

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2025
Mayfair 101 Group director James Mawhinney has been banned from receiving or soliciting funds related to financial products for 15 years after the Federal Court determined he had a "cavalier attitude to compliance" and was "reckless" in operating his ...

Ausbil launches active ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2025
Ausbil Investment Management has launched an active ETF version of its seven-year-old dividend income fund. As first flagged last year, the Ausbil Active Dividend Income Fund - Active ETF (DIVI) officially began trading. Debuting on the ASX today, DIVI ...

Advisers favour third-party support in product selection

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2025
Research and asset consultants continue to play a pivotal role in financial advisers' product selection, especially in managed accounts and superannuation, Investment Trends says. According to its 2025 Adviser Product and Marketing Needs Report, which ...

CFS, Wellington Management team up on new fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2025
Colonial First State (CFS) has announced the launch of the CFS Wellington Global Small Companies Fund, made available on its FirstChoice and Edge platforms. The fund is managed by Boston-based Wellington Management and designed to provide investors ...