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Australia finalises 'landmark' trade agreement with European Union

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2026
... of super investment, and that's set to continue as Australians' super funds continue to scour to the globe for the best places to deploy hundreds of billions of dollars more in coming years, offering further opportunities to deliver good long-term, risk ...

Clime offloads advice business, keeps 10% stake

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2026
... responsibility, and in my view the business of advice should ultimately be in the hands of those who practise it. This transaction places Clime Private Wealth in the hands of practitioners while ensuring clients continue to benefit from Clime's investment ...

Active ETFs drew unprecedented flows in 2025: Morningstar

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
... 2023, is the most dominant player (25.6% market share) in the active ETFs segment. A similar approach by the Magellan Group places it in third position with 12.3%, behind Betashares (17.6%)," Morningstar said. "Vanguard secures its position as the fourth-largest ...

Equity Trustees places superannuation arm under review

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
As it continues to face scrutiny over the Shield and First Guardian collapses, Equity Trustees has commenced a strategic review of its superannuation business. As part of its half year results announcement this morning, Equity Trustees said it is reviewing ...

Genetic testing ban may drive up insurance cost, premiums: FAAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2026
... will not impact their ability to obtain life insurance cover, or the terms and conditions of that cover. "The legislation places no restrictions on how much cover people who have concerning genetic testing results can seek to obtain, despite having full ...

Trump plans to ban large investors from buying homes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
... and the Center for Geospatial Solutions, about 9% of all residential land in the US is under corporate ownership. In some places, like St. Louis, Missouri, ownership exceeds 20%. However, only 2.4% were found to be owned by out-of-state companies; the ...

FEATURE | Agriculture: Golden soil

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2025
... for example, have a very low dollar per acre value because they're not overly productive. Tasmania, Stewart says, has places that sell for $30,000 per hectare. The second return driver is operational performance. To have a viable dairy farm, Stewart ...

Superannuation assets jump to $4.5tn: APRA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
... increased by 11.3% to $60.9 billion. On the global stage, the latest Thinking Ahead Institute's pension fund rankings places AustralianSuper as the world's 17 th largest in terms of assets size. Norway's Government Pension Fund comes in first ...

Majority reject crypto investments in super fund: Swyftx

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
... 3009 Australian adults, only one in five (21%) currently owns digital assets, which was unchanged from last year. This places Australia within the global top 10 countries in crypto per capita. However, hesitancy remains when it comes to super funds' ...

ASIC considers 'cooling off period' for super switching

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
... fine. I think the remedy we're looking for, or the issue we're trying to deal with, is people sending their money to odd places. Still within the regulated super space, ironically, but sending their money to an entirely different space and very quickly. ...