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Prime Super calls time on sustainable option

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2025
Prime Super will remove the SRI Balanced option from its investments lineup, saying its performance failed to meet expectations. The $8 billion industry superannuation fund will close the option on June 4, it confirmed. "After a period of observation ...

Vanguard ETFs claim first, second, and third place for inflows

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2025
A trio of Vanguard ETFs topped April inflows, pulling in over $1.1 billion, according to Betashares' Australian ETF review. The Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF brought in $533.6 million in inflows, followed by the Vanguard MSCI Index International ...

Bain Capital backs out of Insignia takeover race

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2025
With the exit of Bain Capital, it leaves one potential buyer left in the takeover talks that have now spanned more than six months. In an ASX announcement this morning, Insignia Financial confirmed that Bain Capital is "unable to proceed" with a binding ...

NZ Super appoints inaugural chief operating officer

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2025
The Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation, manager of NZ Super Fund, has promoted Paula Steed to the newly created position of chief operating officer. The appointment combines Steed's current role of general manager technology and general manager ...

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

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2025
Labor has secured 93 of the 150 seats up for grabs in the House of Representatives, with a few still in doubt - more than Kevin Rudd or Bob Hawke claimed in their maiden election victories - but does this historic win over the Coalition spell bad news ...

TPD claim settlements take 'considerably longer': Rainmaker

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2025
New group insurance research finds that total permanent disability (TPD) claims are taking much longer to process, while death claims appear to have more efficient processes in place. According to Rainmaker's latest benchmarking data, a total of ...

'Lunatic' tariffs can directly hit Australia: Academics

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2025
Australia can get hurt by US President Donald Trump's 'incoherent' and 'lunatic' tariff policies that appear to have no logic or endgame if China's economy experiences a drastic slowdown, academics say. Australian National University ...

US financial market dominance can't last indefinitely: MSCI

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2025
The US stock market has returned nearly twice as much as international markets since the Global Financial Crisis, which subsequently resulted in its share of global equity market capitalisation approaching almost 70% by the end of last year. History ...

Alvia scoops up majority stake in ice cream cone maker

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2025
Alvia Asset Partners has acquired a majority stake in Altimate Foods, Australia's largest ice cream cone manufacturer, in partnership with the company's founding Rizzo family. According to Alvia, Australia's ice cream market has more than ...

Former financial adviser charged in alleged $160k super fraud case

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2025
Former financial adviser Abdullah Popal has been charged with alleged fraud offences in Sydney's north-west, accused of hoodwinking five individuals out of over $160,000 from their self-managed super funds (SMSFs). A statement from Police NSW said ...