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FEATURE | Agriculture: Golden soil

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2025
... relying on its luck. Horne correctly foreshadowed that the most worrying thing about Australia's trade and "the future of world trade in foodstuffs are largely political matters." These are matters of international commodity agreement, unpredictable ...

New private credit provider lands down under

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
... Tenn. We often say we're a truly global business, and I think we've proven that with lending in 22 locations around the world." Meanwhile, chief executive Matt Watson said the Australian market boasts an exceptionally strong real estate sector and a ...

Superannuation assets jump to $4.5tn: APRA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
Members' superannuation savings climbed 9.4% in the year to September to $4.5 trillion, new APRA data shows, spearheaded by the industry funds dominating the asset pool. Industry super funds' assets under management (AUM) grew by 13% annually ...

FX coaching platform handed additional conditions over compliance failures

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
... stakeholders to know who is responsible for the licensee's audit." The company has trained over 400,000 traders around the world, the LTT website states. However, details of LTT's courses and coaching programs were inaccessible at the time of ...

Ditch cash, curb emotionally led investing: Expert

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2025
... at Oxford Risk, said reluctance is a major factor behind people's decisions to remain idle in cash. "All around the world we see people sit on cash. The portion of investable assets that are uninvested is between 60% and 70%," he said. Pointing to ...

Resilience more important than growth: Arndt

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2025
Future Fund chief executive Raphael Arndt said portfolio construction must focus on resilience over growth as the world sits at a "perpetual inflection point". "The weaponisation of trade, the persistence of inflation, climate shocks and a rising cost ...

ETF Shares reduces management fee

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2025
... strongest performing index ETFs in Australia since its launch in May and has outperformed the Nasdaq 100, S&P 500 and the MSCI World," Man said. "As the fund continues to scale, we are pleased to pass those efficiencies directly back to investors." Man ...

CalPERS adopts total portfolio approach

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2025
One of the world's largest pension funds is shifting to a total portfolio approach (TPA), saying it will improve transparency and provide flexibility to capitalise on opportunities. Following a board vote, the California Public Employees' Retirement ...

Future Fund rethinks portfolio amid 'greater uncertainty'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2025
... more heavily in gold, hiring more active fund managers and avoiding fixed-rate bonds. "It was and remains our view that the world going forward will be characterised by deep structural change across geopolitics, economies, policy and markets," it said. ...

Betashares expands platform offering with JPMAM partnership

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2025
... retail investors. Betashares chief executive Alex Vynokur said partnering with JPMAM reinforces its commitment to bringing world-class expertise to Australian investors. "Betashares Direct is designed to make high-quality investing accessible to all ...