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Labor vs Liberal: Which government is better for Australian stocks?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2025
... returns over the period were nearly 11%, the magnitude of underperformance in both cases is trivial," he said. "The bigger point here is that Australian equity performance has historically tracked global equity performance very closely-casting doubt ...

Reducing super tax cap to $2m 'a concern': FAAA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2025
... there's still a hell of a lot of work to do there to get rid of unnecessary red tape." De-regulation has been a sticking point for the industry, with SMSF Association (SMSFA) chief executive Peter Burgess agreeing that the complexity behind the DBFO ...

BlackRock takes stake in Generation Life parent company

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
BlackRock will acquire a minority stake in Generation Development Group (ASX: GDG), forming a strategic partnership with its retirement income subsidiary Generation Life to "set a new standard for managing longevity and sequencing risk." Joint working ...

Franklin Templeton brings Lexington Partners PE fund down under

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
... the appeal of secondary private equity investments, not only for diversification and liquidity, but also as a key entry point into their expanding private equity exposure," Walsh said. "While secondaries may be less familiar in the retail and wholesale ...

Fed holds rates, but RBA still poised for a cut

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
... the uncertainty. Focusing on what this means for the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), Miller is anticipating a 25 basis point cut when the board meets towards the end of this month. "The March quarter consumer price index (CPI) was a good enough result ...

Rest details internal program to reform death benefit processes

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2025
Rest has disclosed the existence of 'Project Scarlet,' an internal program that the fund's carried out over the past 18 months to improve its death benefit claims processes. A spokesperson for the $93 billion super fund said the program ...

Vado Private announces senior hire

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025
Vado Private, the private credit provider, has recruited a funds management lead as demand for private corporate loans soars. Mark Zukerman has been appointed to the newly created position and will join the investment committee, ensuring the private ...

GROW Inc. names new chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025
... mandate from HESTA. The transition from MUFG Pension and Retirement Services - formerly Link Group - to GROW Inc. has been a point of serious contention for HESTA members and financial advisers of late, with the fund having implemented an extensive limited ...

Global X China Tech ETF in the works

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025
Global X is preparing to launch a China technology ETF, citing the country's shift from policy planning to delivery, stabilising fundamentals and depressed valuations, while also emphasising the critical nature of selective exposure. Ahead of the launch ...

Smaller super funds unfairly burdened by regulatory levy model: CPA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2025
Members of small and medium-sized super funds have become "collateral damage" in an imperfect regulatory funding model, CPA Australia says, in response to Treasury's proposed levy changes for 2025-26. CPA Australia superannuation lead Richard Webb said ...