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ETF investors bet on global diversification, FX hedging

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2026
Global equities dominated Australian ETF flows in 2025 along with a focus on currency-hedged exposures, as investors managed geopolitical and currency risks. The Australian ETF market grew by 34.1% in 2025, reaching an industry total market capitalisation ...

Forrests' donation crowns WA as most generous state: KPMG

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2026
... Tasmania had one of the sharpest average donation declines, down 9.9% year on year. The Australian Capital Territory saw a small decline at 7%, while South Australia experienced modest growth, with donations increasing by 1.1%. The Northern Territory ...

SEC slams proxy adviser 'oligopoly,' urges AI use

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2026
... 'recommendations' on corporate policy matters that can effectively become industry-wide fiats." This evolution not only gave rise to "a small oligopoly of proxy advisory firms with de facto power to impose their views on social and political matters ...

SMEs prepare for Payday Super cashflow crunch

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2026
The Payday Super reforms, effective from July, will hit cashflows of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) as they scramble to pay superannuation to employees sooner. Earlypay chief executive James Beeson has urged SMEs to begin preparing for the Payday ...

Australians fearful of getting their investments wrong: CFS

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
... super comes with an opportunity cost, particularly if you're not invested in the appropriate investment option," Day said. "Small decisions, made early and reviewed over time, can materially lift retirement wealth. At the very least check your investment ...

Small win for First Guardian victims amid platform transition

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
First Guardian victims who have been forced to remain members of the super funds that wronged them are now able to transfer out. Since the collapse of the investment scheme, members of AusPrac Super and YourChoice Super were essentially forced to remain ...

FEATURE | Recruitment: Laying foundations

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
In 2019, then APRA chair Wayne Byres had a blunt message for superannuation funds: "Are you going to get better, or are you going to get out?" The question marked the decisive shift in the regulator's tone, making its agenda explicit: super funds ...

Global sovereign wealth fund assets grow to $15tn

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
... will increase its relative weight, while North America and Europe may stall. Oceania, Latam and Africa will likely stay small," the report read. The key theme for investments, the report said, remained digitalisation across asset classes as sovereign ...

Resolution Capital rejects takeover bid for National Storage REIT

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 23 DEC 2025
Resolution Capital, which held a 5.4% stake in National Storage REIT (NSR) as at June 2025, has urged shareholders to reject its takeover bid by Brookfield Asset Management and GIC for $2.86 cash per stapled security. The global listed real assets manager ...

Pump and dump conspirators sentenced

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 23 DEC 2025
... integrity Amanda Zeller said the types of schemes are becoming increasingly sophisticated. "Pump and dump operators zero in on small cap stocks with low liquidity, which means when a misleading announcement or rumour is made, it has an outsized impact ...