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Lower interest rates conducive for bigger risk appetite, small caps

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2025
... more exposure to sectors like industrials and materials, areas we expect to benefit from the onshoring and near-shoring trend," he said.

New SMSF trustees drive financial advice uptake

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2025
Trustees of newly established self-managed super funds (SMSFs) are behind a surge in the uptake of financial advice, according to a Vanguard/Investment Trends SMSF report. The report, while showing that adviser influence is growing in new SMSF set-ups ...

Commodities 'crucial' for portfolio resilience: QIC

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2025
The Queensland asset owner says that as institutional investors prioritise portfolio resilience, there's an asset class that stands out. According to a new paper published by the Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC), commodities are positioned well ...

'Going corporate' key to family business success: KPMG

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2025
Corporate structures in family businesses including having a board, M&A activity, and capital investment are key to achieving growth in family businesses, according to the latest KPMG Enterprise/STEP Global Family Business report. The new report - which ...

Most investment managers see outflows - but who captured the most?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2025
Over the past year, most investment managers recorded net outflows, however, a few defied that trend in a big way, netting over $1 billion, according to Rainmaker Information. Of the 160 managers in Rainmaker's database, 90 had net outflows, with a ...

Rest lands new chief investment officer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2025
Rest has named a new chief investment officer, appointing a former super fund chief, following the departure of Andrew Lill in November last year. Michael Clancy, the former chief executive of Qantas Super, has been appointed to the role and is set ...

Vanguard Super leads in organic growth: KPMG

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2025
... highest administration fee, followed by Prime Super, smartMonday, IOOF (Insignia), and Virgin Money (Mercer). KPMG noted a trend of funds reviewing their administration arrangements, resulting in moving administrators or transformation their operational ...

Alternatives spark 'real' opportunities for HNW advisers

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2025
... inflation and lessen returns related to the public markets, with Praemium saying advisers should look to capitalise from this trend. The research follows the company's recent report on HNW clients leaning towards investing in non-custody assets, which ...

Criminal attacks, human error drive data breaches

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2025
The number of data breaches reported to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) rose 25% in 2024; 54 or 9% of which occurred at financial services organisations. New statistics from the OAIC show there was a total of 1113 notifications ...

Former Qualitas duo launch funds management shop

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2025
... control amid contractor failures and escalating labour costs. Industry commentary refers to this as a "strategic delivery trend" that more developers in South-East Queensland are adopting as construction resources become scarce. It also notes that an ...