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Beware risks in private markets: bfinance

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2025
... increase their exposure to open-ended and semi-liquid private markets strategies, such as evergreen products. There are currently over 400 evergreen strategies available, bfinance found. Hence, investors are met with more simplicity with the expanded ...

IFS recovers $226m in unpaid super

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2025
... Despite the effort, the ability to easily recover super is still a fair distance away from the total unpaid super, which currently sits close to $6 billion for 3.3 million Australians according to recent data shown by the Super Members Council (SMC). ...

QIC to sell partial stake in US renewable energy financing platform

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2025
... energy infrastructure and enhance energy independence, QIC said, presenting surging potential for the sector. Renewa currently owns land or holds a ground lease for more than 140 major clean energy assets, with these projects representing about 26 giga ...

Australian Ethical promotes pair to accelerate growth

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2025
... dedicated leaders who will drive our superannuation and investment management businesses forward." In addition, the firm is currently recruiting for a chief operating officer, as well as a chief risk officer to allow Karen Hughes, who is currently serving ...

Stop delaying Payday Super laws, says SMC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2025
... employers to make super contributions within seven calendar days of paying wages or face additional charges. There is currently about 3.3 million Australians with unpaid super, with the total bill now sitting at about $5.7 billion. Over the past decade ...

Hostplus extends MetLife partnership

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2025
... lower premiums, improved insurance terms, and a more personalised claims experience from the life insurer. Hostplus currently provides more than 865,000 members with Death, Total and Permanent Disablement (TPD), and Income Protection insurance through ...

Superannuation is Australia's 'productivity engine': ASFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2025
... "super productivity dividend" of around $2500 in pre-tax wages every year. Further, Australia's enormous super pool, currently sitting at $4.1 trillion, has an investment claim on a quarter of Australia's capital stock, with 14% through institutional ...

UniSuper delivers 10.3% to members

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2025
... Defined Benefit Division, the defined benefit fund remains in a healthy surplus and members' accrued benefits are currently well funded. "These returns are key to delivering the retirement outcomes our members deserve," the fund said. "As genuine ...

Insurer names interim chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025
... to leave Allianz Australia Life Insurance and Allianz Retire+, with an acting chief executive appointed. David Kane, currently chief operating officer, is stepping into the lead role in an interim capacity. Allianz said Stewart has decided to step down ...

Instos turn to risk as volatility lessens: State Street

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025
... Risk Appetite Index stood at a high level of +0.36 at the end of June, with exposure to stocks increasing by 0.7% and currently stands above the start of year level, State Street Markets said. The increase in allocation has been mainly funded by lower ...