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Super funds to double UK, EU investments over next decade

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2025
Australian super funds are expected to more than double their investments in the UK and Europe over the next decade, reaching around $660 billion. A report commissioned by IFM Investors and Super Members Council, and produced by Mandala Partners, noted ...

Former Statewide Super executives acquitted

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025
... to the appointment of Cosight to deliver services to Statewide. Eastwood and Netting were charged with six counts and one count respectively of using their positions dishonestly for the benefit of another, contrary to s184(2)(a) and (b) of the Corporations ...

Former First Sentier PMs join Blackwattle

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
Blackwattle Investment Partners has taken in three of First Sentier Investors' (FSI) former portfolio managers who are set to launch a new strategy in 2026. Rudi Minbatiwala, Jason Moodie and Marlon Chan were all part of FSI's equity income team until ...

APRA lifts final Westpac capital add-on

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
APRA has lifted Westpac's remaining $500 million capital add-on after the bank completed its multi-year risk transformation program spurred by several breaches and misconduct. APRA slapped the first $500 million capital add-on in July 2019 as a ...

Superannuation system quality stagnates: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
The quality of Australia's retirement system continues to stagnate at the B+ level based on the annual Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index (MCGPI) over the last four years. The retirement system has not improved since 2021 when it moved from a ...

Australian super funds 'important' for the UK economy

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2025
Australian superannuation funds continue to play an "increasingly important" role in the UK economy, with a group of local super fund leaders set to head there later this month to explore more collaborative investment opportunities. The Australian Superannuation ...

New 100% tariffs on China: Another TACO moment?

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2025
As the US threatens more outlandish tariffs on China, investment experts foresee more market volatility in the short term with neither side backing down. But will US President Donald Trump once again "chicken out"? Trump roiled investor confidence last ...

ASIC exposes holes in managed funds' offshoring cyber controls

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2025
Responsible entities (REs) of managed funds lack robust risk management practices when it comes to the cyber and security risks relating to services they offshore, according to ASIC. A review of 30 REs found that more than half or 17 rely on offshore ...

ETF market hits $300bn milestone early

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2025
The Australian exchange-traded fund (ETF) market has seen explosive growth, now passing the $300 billion mark and hitting its milestone well before it was anticipated to, according to various sources. In July, total assets under management (AUM) reached ...

Tim Unger to depart ART

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2025
Australian Retirement Trust is losing one of the country's most prominent sustainability specialists, with veteran ESG expert Tim Unger set to depart at the end of the month. Unger, senior portfolio manager of sustainable investments, is tasked ...