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Chalmers advocates for Aussie instos on 'Big Beautiful Bill'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2025
... confirmed he has shared the concerns of Australian super funds and institutional investors over potential issues they may face when it comes to US President Donald Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill'. Chalmers said he had a "very productive" conversation with ...

Old challenges push asset managers to inflection point: Citi

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2025
Asset managers continue to face existential challenges amid the rise of passive funds, fee compression and difficulty in generating alpha, a new report from Citi shows, forcing them to rethink their business models and value propositions in the future. ...

Uncertainty propels investors towards active managers

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2025
... findings come as research shows active equity managers consistently struggle to outperform their related benchmarks in the face of several headwinds, including heightened market concentration and US equity dominance.

Group insurance premiums paid by super funds up 7%

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2025
... week at age 20, climbs steadily to a peak of $8.78 by age 55, and eases slightly to $6.48 by 65. High-risk workers, however, face steeper premiums from the start - $3.47 a week at age 20 - peaking at $12.09 by 55. Premium value - the amount of cover ...

Investor optimism premature, fund flows in firing line

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2025
While investor sentiment has improved since Liberation Day, geopolitical and tariff uncertainties will continue to deteriorate fund flows for asset managers, Morningstar predicts. The latest Industry Pulse shows how fund manager flows dwindled in the ...

Pacific workers face barriers to claiming super: University

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2025
Financial experts are calling on the government to simplify the process for Pacific and Timor-Leste workers that come to Australia under the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme to access unclaimed superannuation once their visa expires ...

Investors face headwinds in integrating physical climate risks

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2025
... Investments and thinktank OMFIF looks at how public funds are addressing climate-related physical risks and the barriers they face, drawing on the experiences of five investors - CPP Investments, GIC, NZ Super Fund, Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan ...

Trade war threat sparks allocation rethink by asset owners

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2025
Geopolitical uncertainty, particularly the spectre of a global trade war and its ensuing market fallout, was top of mind for asset owners surveyed in part one of Morningstar's annual Voice of the Asset Owner Survey. Of the asset owners surveyed, nearly ...

Telegram pump and dump schemers plead guilty

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2025
... guilty to one count of dealing with money or other property that was proceeds of crime, valued at $10,000 or more. They all face a maximum penalty for the conspiracy offence of 15 years' imprisonment and a fine of over $1 million. ASIC alleges the four ...

Fidelity International launches first global equity SMA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2025
... Swift. Fidelity International head of wholesale Lauren Jackson said the SMA will help solve a problem that financial advisers face when allocating to core global equities, noting that many still allocate passively or use discretionary active global managers ...