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M&A activity falls to two-year lows: LSEG

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026
Despite significant growth in domestic merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in 2025, total volumes have fallen to a two-year low, London Stock Exchange Group's (LSEG) insight shows. The Australia Investment Banking Review Full Year 2025 report ...

HESTA records over $10bn in investment returns

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026
HESTA members saw over $10 billion added to their retirement savings in 2025, driven by strong investment performance. The default MySuper Balanced Growth option returned 9.42% for the 2025 calendar year, recording above the industry average of 9.1% ...

WAM delivers standout 41% return in 2025

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026
Wilson Asset Management's (WAM) active investment portfolio delivered significant performance in 2025, returning 41.4% for its investors, outperforming the S&P/ASX All Ordinaries Accumulation Index by 30.8% in the period. The exceptional returns enabled ...

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 ...

An outlook for fixed income allocations in 2026

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 23 DEC 2025
Fixed income allocations are becoming an increasingly viable and attractive option for investors in 2026, head of investment specialists at Insight Investment April LaRusse told Financial Standard. Providing guidance for the new year, LaRusse offered ...

Productivity Commission makes 47 recommendations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 22 DEC 2025
The government released the final reports of the Productivity Commission's five pillars of productivity inquiries - containing 47 recommendations to support productivity growth across five key areas of the economy. "Australia's productivity ...

UniSuper acquires $200m industrial assets portfolio

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 22 DEC 2025
In an off-market transaction, UniSuper has acquired a portfolio of high-quality industrial assets in Brisbane, Queensland. The portfolio includes three modern manufacturing, warehouse and logistics assets located in the south-western corridor of Brisbane's ...

Treasury seeks feedback on major super tax reform

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2025
Treasury is seeking industry feedback on the proposed reforms that aim to reduce tax concessions under Division 296 "enjoyed by individuals with large superannuation balances." The proposed changes centre on applying a 30% tax rate on earnings from ...

Super tax receipts to increase by $10.9bn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025
The superannuation sector is expected to get a bigger tax bill with super tax receipts expected to increase by $10.9 billion over forward estimates, Treasurer Jim Chalmers revealed in the mid-year economic and fiscal outlook (MYEFO). "Superannuation ...

ASX-listed companies at breaking point: Alvarez & Marsal

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 DEC 2025
Australia's corporate distress levels have increased by almost 50% across most industries since the pandemic, due to elevated interest rates, persistent inflation and sector-specific vulnerabilities, new research indicates. The inaugural Australian ...