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TelstraSuper Balanced option makes 9.3%

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2025
... p.a. For three-, five- and 10-year returns, this works out to be 9.4% p.a., 8.3% p.a. and 7.2% p.a. "While funds built momentum over the start of the year, the second half of the year has been a rollercoaster for members' returns. In the first seven ...

ESSSuper, UniSuper spearhead member satisfaction

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2025
... reflects rising member confidence, and this is emerging as a critical competitive edge. The challenge now is to sustain this momentum," Investment Trends research director Olivia Beringer said. Over the 12 months, super funds upped their investment in ...

Investor optimism premature, fund flows in firing line

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2025
... have lagged the S&P/ASX 200 Index since 2022, when interest rates began rising from historic lows. For shares to gain momentum, Ler said lasting improvements in fund flows and operating margins are needed. Most ASX-listed asset managers have also underperformed ...

Geopolitical risks force family offices into alternatives, cash: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2025
... their allocations to private credit (32%) and infrastructure (30%) in 2025-26. Infrastructure is also gaining strong momentum, with three-quarters (75%) of respondents feeling positive about the prospects for the asset class. BlackRock head of the Americas ...

Australian Ethical, CEFC pour $30m into climate tech venture

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2025
... technologies, while Europe remains steadfast in developments toward emissions reduction and green innovation, displaying strong momentum in the space. Commenting, Australian Ethical chief investment officer Ludovic Theau believes the partnership will ...

ECB drops interest rates by 0.25%

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2025
... conditions. "A pull-forward of activity ahead of the US tariffs has also buoyed growth in Q1 and is likely to provide some momentum through the rest of the year. Moreover, there have also been increased signs that inflation is likely to stabilise and ...

GAM nabs Janus Henderson equities team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025
... seeing a more assertive Europe: a looser fiscal stance in Germany, more coherent messaging from EU leaders, and growing momentum for innovation, investment, and regulatory simplification. "Europe has a generational opportunity to redefine itself that ...

BlackRock to list its first active ETF in Australia

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025
... mid-June, is priced at 0.45%. It aims to outperform the broad US equity market based on six factors: value, quality, momentum, size, growth, and minimum volatility, with a "bottom-up, data driven stock selection approach." This should reduce short-term ...

QIC completes equity raise, refinancing for energy platform

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2025
... projects, including several Power Purchase Agreements. QIC head of global infrastructures Ross Israel said the fundraising momentum represent a "distinct opportunity" in Australia. "Having invested in the energy transition thematic for over a decade ...

Vanguard Super leads in organic growth: KPMG

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2025
... super funds (SMSFs), which shrank from 24.5% to 22.7%. Over the past five years, industry funds have "gained significant momentum," KPMG said, increasing their market share by 10.4% - from 29.6% in 2020 to 40% in 2025. During the same period, retail ...