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Small industry super funds beat giants on trust, service, value

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2025
... particularly unhappiness with returns and fees, also drive decisions. "That's where small [industry] funds are vulnerable. Even though they have really high trust, really good service levels and satisfaction, they still have some of the highest consideration ...

Pacific workers face barriers to claiming super: University

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2025
... part of their wages. Their analysis suggested that direct payments to home country funds as the most practical solution, though recent visits to PALM worker sites in South Australia and New South Wales revealed a preference for upfront wage payments. ...

Investors face headwinds in integrating physical climate risks

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2025
... risk in the market and makes it difficult to fully incorporate long-term physical risks into investment decisions - even though private market investments, such as infrastructure, are less affected due to their longer time horizons," the report reads. ...

State Street's plan for power, product, partnerships

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2025
... (SSGA) is the largest asset management firm in Australia by locally sourced assets under management (AUM) - by some margin - though few realise. With nearly $500 billion in local assets under its watch, mostly via institutional mandates, State Street ...

Regulators note advances in life insurers' practices

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2025
... increases might not have aligned with policy terms or met policyholder expectations set by disclosure and marketing materials, though has since noted progress. The regulators said life companies need to strengthen their risk management and compliance ...

Industry funds feast, retail funds snack, corporate funds freefall

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025
... SMSFs sit at $1 trillion. Total superannuation assets hit $4.1 trillion, up from $3.9 trillion a year prior, a 5% increase, though they dipped 0.8% over the quarter. Total contributions rose from $177.2 billion to $202.8 billion over the year, a 14.5% ...

Large penalties against super funds are appropriate: ASIC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025
... which they'll set the fine for penalty. So that is a matter for the courts," she said. "The way ASIC thinks about it, though, is that we need to do our job, and our job by law is to bring full force and effect for law. Where we see this sort of failure ...

La Trobe debuts first ASX-listed investment product

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2025
La Trobe Financial, the Brookfield-owned alternative asset manager with $20 billion in assets under management, has launched its first fund on the ASX. The IPO seeks to raise between $100 million and $300 million, with units priced at $2.00. La Trobe ...

Cost-of-living, unaffordable advice fuels financial stress: Surveys

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2025
Even with more potential interest rate cuts in the works, Australians feel as though their financial situation is in dire straits as many struggle with the cost-of-living crisis and do not know the best place to seek financial advice, new surveys reveal. ...

DeepSeek, Alibaba: Silver linings for emerging markets strategy

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2025
... sabbatical, Ma reportedly taught and conducted research at universities while Alibaba wasted away. "In the last couple of years, though, Alibaba has rebuilt itself, focusing on its cloud business, which is partly why it's now doing so well," Whiting ...