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Bell Asset Management launches small-caps fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2026
... companies. At this end of the market active managers have a real opportunity to generate superior returns through research and analysis, particularly as many small companies are earlier in the growth lifecycle and therefore have the potential to compound ...

FEATURE | Member engagement | On the ball

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2026
... early findings indicate that five of the 10 trustees we are reviewing have not identified a single systemic issue from analysis of their complaints data over our review period." "At least one trustee failed to analyse their complaints data at all. This ...

Union calls on RBA staff to reject pay offer

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2026
The Finance Sector Union (FSU) has urged Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) staff to reject a proposed wage deal, arguing the offer fails to keep pace with inflation and risks driving skilled employees from the central bank. The dispute centres on a proposed ...

Passive ETFs continue to dominate domestic market

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2026
The latest analysis from Betashares indicates index ETFs continue to drive the expansion of Australia's ETF industry. Index ETFs attracted approximately $53.5 billion in net inflows over the past year, compared with around $6.1 billion for active ETFs ...

Super balances rise but gender retirement gap remains stubborn

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2026
... year, but new data has highlighted a persistent gender retirement gap, particularly among those approaching retirement. Analysis by the Super Members Council (SMC) of recently released Australian Taxation Office data found median super balances increased ...

FCA pursues Neil Woodford again

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2026
... I share four core strategies that reflect how I manage money: long-term, valuation-driven and focused on fundamental analysis rather than market noise," he said. According to LinkedIn, W4.0 is "a new kind of investment platform" for "long-term investors ...

Former APRA deputy chair launches retirement solutions startup

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2026
... period that could extend for 30 years or more," he said. "I thought it would be useful to have a truly independent simple analysis tool that tests how well the different retirement solutions being proposed could actually work out in practice." Laughlin ...

Trustees lack death benefit claims uplift urgency: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2026
... early findings indicate that five of the 10 trustees we are reviewing have not identified a single systemic issue from analysis of their complaints data over our review period. "At least one trustee failed to analyse their complaints data at all. This ...

Investment performance will not help smaller balances: Research

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2026
... bond-heavy portfolios virtually guarantee capital erosion when withdrawals are set at comfortable levels." Further, the analysis also exposes a deeper structural challenge regarding gender gaps and policy implications, as women approaching retirement ...

Investor demand for infrastructure asset mandates intensifies: bfinance

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
A new analysis shows momentum in private market search activity for real assets, including infrastructure, remained strong among institutional investors in the first quarter of 2026, despite private markets slowdown. According to bfinance's Q1 2026 ...