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ETFs grow in popularity for SMSF investors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026
... with just 6.4% of their portfolios in global equities compared to 24% for advised investors. Recent research from the University of Adelaide and SMSF Association found SMSFs underperformed APRA-regulated funds by 1.04% in FY24, noting this tends to be ...

Inflation to spike, oil supply plenty: Chalmers

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2026
... doesn't run out, we're certainly not expecting that we will," he told the interview. However, a new Macquarie University study shows that petrol prices have jumped 50 cents a litre on average across Australia since the start of the Iran war. ...

VFMC names head of people

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2026
... practices of the organisation. She first joined VFMC in 2017 as senior manager - people. She has previously worked for RMIT University, Public Transport Victoria, and spent over a decade at NAB in a variety of HR roles. "VFMC has a high-performance and ...

SMSFs continue to demonstrate competitive edge: Data

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2026
... (SMSFs) outperform APRA-regulated funds by about 1.1% on average, according to new analysis. Insights from Adelaide University show that in the five years to 30 June 2024, SMSFs' returns averaged 1.1% higher than APRA-regulated funds. The top 25% ...

Product showcase: Follow the leaders

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2026
... stockmarket wealth created by only 0.2% of companies," Ziller notes, citing 2023 research from academics at Arizona State University, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and Tulane University. "When we dive into this, our research suggests that half of ...

Local custody industry surpasses $6tn milestone

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026
... for Australian investors grew by close to 50% in the second half of 2025 following its deals with Insignia Financial, University of Sydney Endowment Fund and Medibank Private. In the six-month period, BNP Paribas' total assets grew by 45.4% or $257.3 ...

TAL to create Pathways for simpler mental health claims

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
... new digital platform named Pathways will be developed by TAL, the Digital Health Cooperative Research Centre (DHCRC), University of Sydney, and Workcom to improve the experience of making an income protection claims for mental health reasons. The new ...

UniSuper faces fresh greenwashing allegation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026
... of super funds making environmental and sustainability claims. Dixon, who spent nearly three decades working at the University of Sydney, is also writing to universities asking them to raise the issue with UniSuper from a governance perspective. In an ...

Advisers prioritise robust planning, education in retirement planning

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... plan," she said. This is by helping clients understand that market drops are temporary setbacks. Pointing to Griffith University and Iress research, Dunn said 42,000 investment switch decisions made between 2019 and 2021 resulted in negative outcomes ...

Super moves: Brighter Super, UniSuper, Rest, Acenda

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026
... construction and quantitative macroeconomic research. Before joining Frontier, Miao worked as a research assistant at RMIT University on an ESG research project in partnership with Northern Trust Asset Management. She also held a research role at Monash ...