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Norway wealth fund told to pause ethical divestments

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
The world's largest sovereign wealth fund is halting ethical divestments until its guidelines, unchanged since 2004, are reviewed. Norway's parliament earlier this week voted to pause ethical divestments by Norges Bank Investment Management while it ...

Member engagement lies in rewards, gamification: Whitepaper

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
... member benefits program that offer curated discounts across retail, travel, and entertainment. "When members can access real-world savings on groceries, fuel, entertainment or experiences, their relationship with their fund begins to shift. Instead of ...

Feature: Retirement | The right mix

LACHLAN COLQUHOUN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2025
... other things that kind of then become the sort of plumbing of the back end of your business." Serving the system Over in the world of industry super funds, the $350 billion Australian Retirement Trust (ART) has been a sector leader in retirement solutions ...

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 ...

Future Fund returns top $200bn since inception

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2025
... infrastructure and timberland," he said. Arndt highlighted the need for portfolios to reflect the move to a more multipolar world marked by geostrategic competition, national capability building and technological ambition. "These conditions suggest higher ...

AustralianSuper expands executive lineup

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2025
... one of the fastest growing among them. Members rightly expect their retirement savings to be managed by a highly skilled, world-class team," he said. "These changes increase the breadth of expertise on our executive team, equipping us to navigate an ...

Janus Henderson launches small caps fund in Australia

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
... The fund defines smaller companies as those with market capitalisation within the range of companies included in the MSCI World Small Cap Index. The fund has an exposure to Australian small cap companies of 5.4%, higher than the MSCI World Small Cap ...

Uniseed appoints chief executive

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2025
... forward to building on the exceptional record established under Peter's leadership, and to accelerate the translation of world-class discoveries into companies that deliver real impact." Miles thanked Devine for his contributions over the past two decades ...

Aberdeen adds emerging markets option for Australian investors

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2025
... Australian market. SG Hiscock's head of distribution Anthony Cochran said an income focused fund that invests in the emerging world will appeal to Australian investors looking to diversify their equity allocation. "Matt and the global emerging markets ...

Canadian pension giant sued over alleged climate failures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025
... contributors' best interests, CPP Investments is failing to adequately consider what retirement will look like for Canadians if the world fails to phase out fossil fuels and avert dangerous climate impacts, the case argues. "It underscores the problematic ...