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US financial market dominance can't last indefinitely: MSCI

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2025
... Distributions to investors from recent vintages of private venture capital funds are around one-fifth of their historical average, he said, while buyout funds are distributing at around 20% to 40% of typical levels. Private credit, meanwhile, has held ...

NZ Super recognised for two decades of outperformance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2025
... found NZ Super Fund's returns over the 20 years to June 2024 significantly outperformed its peers. Over the period, the average sovereign wealth fund returned 6.4% and the average pension fund return was 6.8%, but NZ Super Fund achieved an average annualised ...

Finchley & Kent adopts Padua Solutions tech suite

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2025
Advisers tied to Finchley & Kent will be able to use the full suite of Padua Solutions' services under a new partnership. Striking a strategic partnership, Finchley & Kent's network of advisers will have access to Padua's new Paraplanning as a Service ...

Work from home saves employees $5308

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2025
... cut their commutes by around three hours a week, equivalent to a time saving worth an estimated $5308 a year based on average wages, new research by the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) found. CEDA analysis of the latest data from ...

WA takes the economic crown: CBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2025
For the third quarter in a row, Western Australia topped the economic leaderboard in the latest CommSec State of the States report. Victoria made the biggest leap, overtaking both Queensland and South Australia to move into second place. The State of ...

Datt Capital sets in motion Koonenberry Gold board spill

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2025
... sets the minimum standards for Public Reporting of Minerals Exploration Results, combined with a 30-day volume-weighted average share price metric. "The board's new proposal departs from past practice and represents poor governance. Our proposed ...

DII drives life insurance disputes: APRA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2025
... lion's share of resolved group super disputes at 996, finalising 91.1% of them in 0-45 days. AIA took 1.3 months on average to resolve these disputes, as did MetLife and ART Life. TAL resolved a total of 691 group insurance disputes and took 1.3 ...

Centrepoint Alliance to acquire Brighter Super's advice book

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2025
... acknowledged that not all members' advice needs can be met by its internal team, despite having nearly double the industry average of advisers, according to SuperRatings. For this reason, it said it would continue to explore opportunities to expand ...

New government must prioritise payday super: SMC

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2025
... analysis found that in 2021-22, about $5.1 billion of super went unpaid for 2.8 million Australians. This equates to an average underpayment of $1800 per worker. In its submission on the draft legislation, SMC makes nine recommendations for the incoming ...

Collectables market reaches $17bn: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2025
... Charizard #4, purchased for over $62,000. The Eminem B-Rabbit 8 Mile 1052 Funko Pop and LEGO Star Wars Cloud City saw their average sale prices on eBay over the last three years jump by 100% and 55% respectively. While collectables represent a small ...