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QIC backs Queensland startup for faster cattle breeding

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2025
QIC Ventures has invested $10 million in Queensland agritech firm Nbryo, helping advance its cattle reproductive technology that can reduce seven years of breeding into a week. The seed raise, led by existing investor Tenacious Ventures alongside QIC ...

US equities not performing as well as they seem: UniSuper

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2025
... really paint the full picture," Colosimo said. "The gains in the US, they've been concentrated in a smaller number of big companies, while there's been a range of smaller companies that have been weak. "... if you look at the equal weight index ...

ASIC reveals findings from reporting and audit surveillance

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2025
ASIC has released the findings from its financial reporting and audit surveillances for the 12 months to 30 June 2025, after reviewing 254 companies. Report 819 ASIC's oversight of financial reporting and audit 2024-25 outlined findings from company ...

Super moves: Aware Super, Future Fund, ART, AustralianSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
... superannuation and investment consulting, including a stint at National Australia Bank. Prior to her seven years with the Big Four lender, McKinnon worked at Zenith Investment Partners. Following the stream of professionals relocating to the Middle East ...

Super fees continue to fall: Rainmaker

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2025
The Superannuation Benchmarking Report by Rainmaker Information shows FY25 saw superannuation fund fees fall for the sixth consecutive year. Super fund members, including self-managed super fund (SMSF) members, paid an industry aggregate of $34 billion ...

M&A makes rebound, creating higher-value deals: Deloitte

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2025
... James Chown said that despite steady deal volumes, high-value deals are making up for growth. "Pent-up demand is fuelling big-ticket deals, with corporates divesting major assets and significant interest from private equity. That's driving higher value ...

FEATURE: Fund admin | Tight Ship

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2025
... told Financial Standard the regulator will continue to apply pressure on the sector to ensure that all funds - no matter how big or small - are meeting their obligations to members. "It's not up to us to talk about how people get on boards or executive ...

Super moves: AusSuper, Aware, MLC, JANA, VFMC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2025
Major players in alternatives and real assets are reshuffling their ranks, with asset consultants, super funds and investment managers all announcing new hires and promotions. AustralianSuper confirmed that head of mid-risk portfolios Jason Peasley ...

Feature: Retirement | Rewarding risk

LACHLAN COLQUHOUN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
Ben Hillier's 83-year-old mother recently went on her fourth overseas holiday this year. It was, says Hillier, at his insistence. A few years ago, his mother was convinced she wouldn't be able to travel anymore. She couldn't afford to do ...

Feature: Group insurance | Cold comfort

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
For much of the past year or so, there has been a great deal of focus on the superannuation industry and its processing of insurance claims, largely owing to immense delays at some of the largest institutions. Stories have emerged of the likes of AustralianSuper ...