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Division 296 legislation passes, LISTO to increase

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2026
... low-income workers. "The critical point is that super will still be concessionally taxed for every Australian, from the lowest earner to those with $20 million in super," ASFA chief policy and advocacy officer James Koval said. "In almost every circumstance ...

Financial services' gender pay gap improves at 21.4%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
... Perpetual, Centuria, Viridian Financial Group, Magellan Asset Management, Ord Minnett and Merrill Lynch. Those with the lowest gender pay gaps of 11% or less include Active Super, TelstraSuper, Future Group, Vanguard, Mercer Administration Services ...

Institutional investors' risk appetite trends down: State Street

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026
... equities continued to rise to their highest since October 2007, while allocations to bonds and cash decreased further to their lowest since August 2008. State Street Markets head of Asia Pacific (APAC) macro strategy Dwyfor Evans said: "The equity-bond ...

Global pension assets near $90tn: Research

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026
... which is above average. Conversely, the UK saw weak growth of only 1.4% p.a. over the last 10 years. As of 2025, it has the lowest compound annual growth rate of all 22 major markets, the report said. Consequently, having been the second largest pension ...

Super brand tracker confirms golden status of AustralianSuper

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2026
... Hostplus and Insignia Financial. Interestingly, MLC Super Fund - which is owned by Insignia Financial - was ranked the lowest on 40.2%. "Our initial wave of findings shows AustralianSuper's position as the leader across all primary market metrics, from ...

Active fund managers endure fee pressures, dominate mandates: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2026
... highest amount at 113bps, while private real assets charged 88bps on average. Passive US large-cap managers earned the lowest at 1.9bps, along with US small-cap managers at 3.1bps. Fee weakness was most evident among core-plus fixed income managers ...

Forrests' donation crowns WA as most generous state: KPMG

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2026
... South Australia experienced modest growth, with donations increasing by 1.1%. The Northern Territory continued to see the lowest average donation at $503. "Even removing the postcode which included the Forrest's $5 billion donation to Minderoo, WA still ...

Global X reveals 2025 top performing ETF asset classes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2026
... this under-positioning in 2026 given the strong performance of gold and silver. ETFs are one of the most convenient and lowest cost way to do this, and Global X believes gold demands a strategic role in diversified portfolios, with investors ideally ...

M&A activity falls to two-year lows: LSEG

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026
... total, M&A that involved any Australian firm totalled US$101.4 billion ($150.3bn) in 2025, down 8.9% from last year and the lowest annual total since 2023, LSEG said. The number of announced deals declined 7.8% year-on-year, and target Australia M&A ...

UniSuper acquires $200m industrial assets portfolio

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 22 DEC 2025
... UniSuper manager, property Will Williamson said. "Australia's industrial property sector remains attractive with some of the lowest vacancy rates globally and a strong outlook. We expect the sector to continue to benefit from positive trends driving ...