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Family offices up equities, dial down alternatives: Goldman Sachs

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2025
New research from Goldman Sachs shows that family offices have upped investments in equities at the expense of alternatives. Goldman Sachs' survey of 245 family offices, including about one quarter based in Asia Pacific, found equities have become favoured ...

Retirees unfairly targeted by tax: HESTA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2025
Australians receiving the Age Pension are often subjected to higher marginal tax rates of 60% to 80%, disincentivising them from being more active in the workforce, new research from HESTA suggests. The research said in some extreme cases, these rates ...

FEATURE: Back in action

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2025
... more than anything else." In a research project with Griffith University, Hunt tracked the efficacy of geared strategies, finding the investment timeline is the most important element for retail clients. "The biggest issue that we found was that gearing ...

Geopolitical risks to drive infra investments: Report

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2025
The report indicates infrastructure investments have emerged as a key tool for investors to mitigate risk, with allocations expected to rise 20%. The PM700 tracks responses from over 700 senior investment professionals at an international scale and ...

AI adoption by investors 'grows rapidly': Research

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2025
Investors turning to artificial intelligence (AI) for investment advice is rising, according to new survey from Chartered Accountants ANZ (CA ANZ). CA ANZ survey of 1000 Australian retail investors with more than $10,000 invested in the stock market ...

Receivers appointed to two Australian Fiduciaries entities

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2025
... Rushton appears to be the sole director of the entities in question. Dividends were apparently paid to Avenir, with ASIC finding that $600,000 paid to a luxury car dealership in Brisbane may have, in part, been transferred from Avenir. ASIC had been ...

Family offices stand firm on sustainable investing

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2025
Family offices say they remain committed to sustainable investments despite ongoing political and financial uncertainty, according to a survey by the Sustainable Finance Initiative (SFI). Nearly all the 144 Asia Pacific family offices surveyed feature ...

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 ...

Federal Court slaps Mawhinney with 15-year ban

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2025
... investors," Justice Button said. In response, Mawhinney vowed to appeal the decision. "I respectfully disagree with the court's finding that Mayfair's clients have suffered losses. Our clients made loans which we applied to acquiring underdeveloped real ...

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 ...