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Platform trustees told to improve investment governance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2025
The regulator has written to platform trustees in the wake of the First Guardian and Shield Master Fund collapses, alerting them to the need to strengthen their investment governance processes. In its letter, it shared initial findings from the thematic ...

Aussie family office chiefs earn up to US$625k

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2025
... 12% in 2023 to 31% in 2025, and the percentage of women playing the CEO role increased from 8% to 2%. We anticipate this trend continuing." Australian family offices expressed stronger objectives for preserving wealth in this survey compared to 2023. ...

Australian women most likely to retire early

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2025
... 2023. In contrast, only 13% of Chinese women said the same, a fall from 39% in 2023. Notably, the research found that the trend applied across all age groups, with 24% of 18- to 34-year-olds expecting to retire early. The report highlighted that menopause ...

APRA warns of super fund sustainability challenges

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2025
Almost half of all super funds have seen a decline in member accounts over the last year, despite the number of member accounts across the industry having increased. APRA assessed super funds' performance against a variety of metrics over one, three ...

Managed portfolios now the default: AMP

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2025
The North Managed Portfolios Insight Report by AMP indicates the mainstream popularisation of managed portfolios in the past year. The report references recent IMAP and Milliman data showing total managed portfolio assets under management (AUM) has ...

Australia misses out on global dividends growth

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2025
... clients seeking resilience and reliability because they aim to deliver income even in downturns." Additionally, a similar trend is observed in the UK, where cuts in the mining sector have kept core dividend growth well below that of the wider world ...

Aware Super, Goodman Group launch US logistics platform

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2025
Aware Super will own 49% of the new US logistics platform, with Goodman Group to own the remaining 51% stake. Goodman Group will also provide comprehensive asset and property management services to the platform. The platform consists of three logistics ...

Australian Unity picks new chief executive

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2025
Australian Unity has appointed Kelly Bayer Rosmarin as the next group managing director and chief executive, succeeding Rohan Mead who will retire in December. Rosmarin will commence in the new role from 15 December 2025 after completion of the transition ...

UBS shutters international shares fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2025
UBS Asset Management has decided to terminate the 33-year-old UBS International Share Fund, noting the fund is not at an "optimal size" to continue. The fund is to be terminated on or around October 21. "After analysis of market conditions and investment ...

Feature: Digital advice | Sleeping giant

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2025
... regulatory strangulation, fierce competition and tepid investor interest. Meanwhile, Raiz Invest and Stockspot are bucking the trend. Raiz recently hit $1.8 billion in funds under management (FUM), emboldened by a 4.6% ownership stake State Street Investment ...