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Global X reveals 2025 top performing ETF asset classes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2026
Global X has revealed that precious metals, copper miners and critical minerals were among the best-performing ETF asset classes in 2025, saying investors gravitated towards real assets amid heightened geopolitical uncertainty, inflation concerns and ...

Praemium governance executive joins MST

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
Damian Cilmi has left his position as head of investment managers and governance at Praemium to set up a new business at MST Financial. Cilmi, formerly head of investment managers and governance at Praemium, joins MST as a partner responsible for building ...

FEATURE | Recruitment: Laying foundations

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
... to be left behind when it comes to AI. However, Turner warns underlying data must be structured and business ready. "The ideal in medallion architecture is gold layer which everyone is aspiring to, but with all the other technical advancements and integrations ...

CPP Investments, Goodman Group partner in $14bn data centre deal

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 23 DEC 2025
... particularly when they offer speed to market and delivery certainty." "The quality and scale of this partnership make it ideal for our long-term relationship with CPP Investments. We're pleased to be investing alongside them for their entry into the ...

Comfortable retirement requires $432k in super: SCA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2025
Super Consumers Australia (SCA) states that a financially comfortable retirement requires $432,000 in superannuation for couples and $322,000 for singles who are homeowners. SCA's modelling, which is based on Australians owning their homes outright ...

FEATURE | Agriculture: Golden soil

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2025
... says. What has taken off, though, is investments in opportunities like forestry, which are linked to climate change and ideal for investors who want to take advantage of potential carbon offsets and credits. McKay admits there are indeed some barriers ...

DC funds "leaving member money on the table": Report

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
... further insights, indicating that "retirement income remains an unsolved challenge," due to systemic deficiencies. "The ideal system does have some longevity protection in it, so you mix a drawdown benefit with a deferred annuity or an annuity so that ...

Advisers want to boost client book by 36%: CFS

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2025
While financial advisers have marginally increased the number of clients on their books to 112 on average, they aspire to serve 36% more, a new Colonial First State (CFS) survey finds. Advisers on average have increased the number of clients served ...

Outsourcing will 'supercharge' value of advice: Netwealth

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2025
A new report from Netwealth outlines key methods of growth for advice businesses, including pinpointing where to outsource some business activities. Netwealth's Innovation starts with curiosity report touches on several solutions, spanning from ...

Uniseed appoints chief executive

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2025
Uniseed has appointed Alastair Hick as its chief executive starting January 2026, succeeding Peter Devine who will leave the organisation in December after 20 years in the role. Hick will take over the role next year following a transition period through ...