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AMP delivers 11% for members in 2025

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
... MySuper Lifestage options automatically adjust asset allocations based on a member's age, gradually shifting from higher growth to more defensive investments as retirement approaches. "Despite some volatility and wobbly markets in November, particularly ...

Apex to acquire Mercer's super admin business

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
... Review Board (FIRB) approval, is expected to complete around the end of the first quarter of 2026. "Australia offers strong growth potential for us. The superannuation technology and servicing sectors are a key strategic focus for Apex Group, and by ...

M&A activity falls to two-year lows: LSEG

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026
Despite significant growth in domestic merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in 2025, total volumes have fallen to a two-year low, London Stock Exchange Group's (LSEG) insight shows. The Australia Investment Banking Review Full Year 2025 report ...

Inflation pulls back in November

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026
... current fashion among some forecasters to justify a rate hike - implies that measuring the economy's potential rate of growth is an exact science. Far from it. "These estimates come with wide margins of error and should be treated with caution." Smith ...

HESTA records over $10bn in investment returns

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026
... billion added to their retirement savings in 2025, driven by strong investment performance. The default MySuper Balanced Growth option returned 9.42% for the 2025 calendar year, recording above the industry average of 9.1% for the period. Over the last ...

WAM delivers standout 41% return in 2025

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026
... believe these companies are well positioned for near term outperformance as the US continues to reduce interest rates, global growth improves and the USD moves lower," WAM deputy portfolio manager Shaun Weick said. "WAM active's proven and flexible investment ...

Super funds' external fund manager spend hits $2bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026
... still remains the number one concern for managers, but fees and internalisation are regaining prominence as challenges to growth," Frontier said.

Fund managers 'remarkably positive' despite headwinds: Frontier

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026
... face of many challenges. Asked if they expect their businesses to grow over the next five years, other than via market growth, an overwhelming majority are optimistic - a sentiment that has not wavered since the survey kicked off in 2014. Some 93.9% ...

First Super chief to join rival as investment head

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
... leadership during his tenure as chief executive," it said, adding the fund experienced strong investment returns, membership growth and fund inflows during his time in charge. The announcement of Watson's impending departure comes as a new deputy ...

No room for a neutral stance in 2026: BlackRock

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
... by a handful of companies with significant spending capacity, 2026 is primed to witness the shift to a capital-intensive growth with the potential for unprecedented speed and scale. BlackRock predicts revenues will be concentrated in the tech companies ...