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HESTA hits $100bn in assets

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2025
... economies of scale to keep costs down over time. "Far more than a milestone, we believe this growth enables us to deliver greater value for our more than one million members," Blakey said. "This is money that represents greater security, more choice ...

Retail investors want true hedge fund exposure: Morningstar

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2025
... Retail investors see that hedge funds can truly diversify their portfolios amid rising inflation, higher interest rates and greater market dispersion and volatility. Morningstar found that many have turned to liquid and semi-liquid hedge fund options ...

ETF adoption 'intensifies': VanEck

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2025
New research has revealed ETF adoption among advisers has intensified in the last year, with over 70% reporting greater usage and 65% using two or more smart beta strategies. The 2025 VanEck Smart Beta Survey also found the depth of usage has expanded ...

Australian Food Super to transition to age-based premiums

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2025
... maximum monthly default income protection from $2500 to $3500, meaning that the benefit level has expanded to cover a greater salary (75% of a salary of $40,000 to $56,000). Australian Food Super appointed TAL as its group insurer in September 2024 ...

ASIC approval puts Cboe, ASX on level playing field

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2025
... entities increased to 26 in the three months to September end, the number of entities de-listed was also substantially greater in FY25 (60) than in FY24 (46) over the same period. Financial Standard contacted Cboe for comment.

Australia dominates APAC real estate private credit raisings

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2025
... levels in the US, the Australian market is not yet fully mature, and the share is likely to rise further. As this occurs, greater market depth will enable providers to offer larger and more sophisticated loans and achieve greater diversification across ...

Explosive rise in claims drives new TPD solution for Acenda

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2025
... Gerard Kerr said the enhanced benefit was designed in collaboration with advisers, while reflecting "evolving" needs for greater stability in the cost of TPD insurance. "TPD insurance provides Australians with valuable financial protection in the event ...

Crypto providers to hold AFSL under proposed laws

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2025
... honestly and fairly, while prohibiting misleading and deceptive conduct and unfair contract terms. They must also provide greater transparency for the market and consumers. Under the proposed laws, entities can be penalised upwards of $16.5 million or ...

More than 75% of asset owners wary of trade disputes

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2025
... dollar, and the evolving AI landscape. The significance of a rapidly expanding artificial intelligence landscape was of greater concern to asset owners in North America (71%) and APAC (66%) than their counterparts in Europe (51%). Of the asset owners ...

Australian Retirement Trust chief executive steps down

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2025
... focused strategy and streamlined operating model designed to drive the next phase of ART's growth and deliver even greater outcomes for our members," Fraser said. "This work has been fundamentally important to positioning ART for the long term. We ...