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Human biases call for simpler retirement framework: Research

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2025
... paradox where too many options can lead to overwhelm, a default preference to stick with what is in place rather than making a big change, overvaluing immediate rewards and undervaluing future benefits, an aversion to losses which loom larger than gains ...

The Big Short's Michael Burry shutters fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2025
... Burry's bet against the US housing market in the lead up to the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) was made famous in the book The Big Short and thereafter the movie where he was played by Christian Bale. Burry is reported to have personally pocketed ...

Passive strategies show 'higher survivorship' over active: Morningstar

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2025
Passive strategies continued to outperform their actively managed counterparts across major segments over the past year, according to Morningstar's latest Active/Passive Barometer. The study spanned over 800 open-ended strategies in Australia across ...

Quant investing bounces back post Trump whipsaw

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2025
US President Donald Trump's policies have had a negative impact on quant investors' strategies, but the investment style has now bounced back and is entering a positive growth phase. That's according to Simone Haslinger, chief executive ...

Stay or leave: ASIC's private credit clampdown tests managers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
ASIC's crackdown on the private credit market has created a 'stay or leave' proposition for some fund managers, a Financial Standard event heard. Speaking at the recent Financial Standard Advisers in Focus event in Melbourne, HMC Private ...

Super good for financial stability, for now: RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2025
RBA assistant governor (financial system) Brad Jones has told the ASFA Conference 2025 that the size of Australia's superannuation system is a "national asset" but warned that funds need to take proper measures to protect it. "Historically, the super ...

Majority reject crypto investments in super fund: Swyftx

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
Australians do not want their super invested in digital assets, despite some super funds and overseas pension funds dipping their toes in. According to Swyftx's fifth Annual Australian Crypto Survey, based on a survey of some 3009 Australian adults ...

Paradice lists mid cap strategy as ETF

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2025
... 26.8% of the top ASX 50 returns and over the last five years more than 50% of the ASX 50 index returns have come from the big four banks and financials, making portfolios with ASX 50 exposure vulnerable to sector concentration risks." "Mid caps in contrast ...

Feature: Retirement | The right mix

LACHLAN COLQUHOUN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2025
There are many myths about retirement, and one of the most common is that people will run out of money. Even as Australians live longer and many spend up to three decades of their lives retired, the Retirement Income Review (RIR) found the typical retiree ...

Payday Super laws passed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2025
... had passed, adding that the super fund has long supported the reforms on behalf of members. "We understand for businesses big and small; Payday Super will be a big change. Our team are focused on supporting business by delivering compliant, integrated ...