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New SMSF trustees drive financial advice uptake

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2025
... report advice gaps around intergenerational wealth transfers (29%) and estate planning (37%), while newly established SMSFs are far more focused on tax minimisation (37%), insurance (26%), and purchasing an investment property (25%). Tax and retirement ...

'Tensions' identified between FAR and other requirements

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2025
... superannuation funds sat down with ASIC and APRA for a roundtable to discuss key issues related to the Financial Accountability Regime (FAR). As part of the discussions, the super fund chiefs emphasised the importance of sustainable behavioural and cultural ...

Mason Stevens welcomes chief strategy officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2025
... this time; Adamantem Capital recently completed the acquisition of Mason Stevens. "I have been impressed by their journey so far and believe there are plenty of opportunities to expand into new segments. I firmly believe they have the right combination ...

DeepSeek, Alibaba: Silver linings for emerging markets strategy

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2025
... pushing forward," she explains. "TSMC's capex for 2025 is going to be between US$38 billion and US$42 billion. It is so far ahead that it keeps putting more and more distance between it and second place." As Taiwan looks to be a flashpoint between ...

Rest lands new chief investment officer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2025
... role" in ensuring the fund continues to deliver value, particularly through the volatile market conditions experienced so far this year.

Zenith to farewell co-founder, managing director

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2025
Zenith co-founder David Wright and managing director Jason Huddy will leave the firm, saying their ambitions for the business no longer match those of owner FE fundinfo. The research house confirmed Huddy will exit the firm in July, shortly before Wright ...

RBA cut expected, but then what?

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2025
... Damien Hennessy agrees that while the situation with the US has caused uncertainty, Australia has weathered the storm thus far, and the RBA is likely to put more emphasis on domestic indicators. "The macroeconomic picture will continue to dominate, and ...

Vanguard ETFs claim first, second, and third place for inflows

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2025
... Companies Quality ETF ($64.1 million). Magellan's year-to-date outflows dwarfed all other ETF issuers, bleeding $285.6 million - far ahead of Franklin Templeton (-$80.5 million) and Platinum (-$75.2 million), which had the next largest outflows. Total ...

Labor vs Liberal: Which government is better for Australian stocks?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2025
... (2013 to 2022) delivered annualised returns of 8.3%, while under Anthony Albanese, the market has returned 8.4% per year so far. Over the full period, Labor governments have averaged 10.85% per year, while Liberal-led governments averaged 10.87%. "Returns ...

US financial market dominance can't last indefinitely: MSCI

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2025
... their asset allocation to a single market - albeit one that's been successful historically - when its financial weighting far surpasses its share of global GDP, and when other opportunities are emerging elsewhere. "We've seen over recent years ...