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Government taps IFM, Plenary for Southeast Asia boost

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025
... companies. These investments will boost exports and supply chains, helping grow jobs back home," Albanese said. Minister for trade and tourism Don Farrell added: "As a bloc, Southeast Asia is projected to become the world's fourth-largest economy by ...

Russell Investments launches private markets offering

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2025
Russell Investments and Invest Blue have launched the Cornerstone Private Markets Managed Portfolio, offering advised clients exposure to private assets. The Cornerstone Private Markets Managed Portfolio offers an advised pathway into private equity ...

Fees below 0.65% drive ETP success, flows: Rainmaker

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2025
Exchange-traded products (ETPs) that charge less than 0.65% p.a. in management fees tend to experience higher net inflows and greater success, new research from Rainmaker Information shows. In its latest ETP Report, Rainmaker analysed the management ...

FEATURE: Fund admin | Tight Ship

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2025
... seen, and I feel that with technology, you have to have the right people involved who can actually work with technology." Trade-offs Next to performance, super funds are adept at spruiking low administration fees, made possible by economies of scale. ...

Insignia Financial posts strong quarter

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2025
Insignia Financial delivered a strong first quarter for FY26, with funds under management and administration now exceeding $340 billion. Over the period, the business saw total net inflows of $1.0 billion, driven by $1.3 billion of net inflows into ...

Feature: Retirement | Rewarding risk

LACHLAN COLQUHOUN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
... positive note, it is also driven by increased confidence after receiving advice, especially among members who understand the trade-offs between risk and return." The risk zone Jason Teh, chief investment officer at Vertium Asset Management, warns of ...

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 ...

'We have entered a new economic era': CBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
... likelihood of future shocks. "The current US-China frictions are a case in point. China and the US aren't negotiating a typical trade deal; they are flexing their economic and strategic muscle as part of a contest for long-term supremacy," he said. On ...

ETF Shares flees Cboe for better 'connectivity'

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2025
... across trading platforms and investment channels. Under the current Australian exchange rules, ASX-listed ETFs automatically trade on Cboe, but it does not apply in reverse, ETF Shares said. The ETFS US Quality ETF (BEST), ETFS Magnificent 7+ ETF (HUGE) ...

Qualitas co-founder trades in equity for $53m

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2025
Qualitas group managing director Andrew Schwartz is offloading 15.1 million shares in the company he co-founded to rake in about $52.9 million. Schwartz is selling about 5% of his total stake to an unnamed large global listed equities manager. He told ...