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Inside Colonial First State's fund manager selection overhaul

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2025
Colonial First State (CFS) managed the two best-performing MySuper options over the year to March 31. The wealth management and superannuation provider's head of equities Ben Lam explains the "art and science" behind its recently evolved manager ...

Patience urged over 'shortsighted' super tax

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2025
... effectively." Meanwhile, Heffron managing director Meg Heffron said while for some a "don't act now" approach would be the best course of action - there is one group of SMSF members facing a difficult choice. "Division 296 tax depends heavily on how ...

Prime Super calls time on sustainable option

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2025
... to meet our performance objectives," Prime Super chief executive Raelene Seales told Financial Standard. "As such, in the best financial interest of our members, Prime Super has made the decision to discontinue offering the SRI Balanced option from 4 ...

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

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2025
... billion, or 3.43% for the month. Over the past year, however, the Australian ETF industry has grown by $63.96 billion. The best performing products month were mostly crypto related exposures, with the Monochrome Bitcoin ETF returning 13.32%, followed ...

Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners adds to APAC leadership

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2025
... APAC investors," Scaysbrook added. "Quinbrook sincerely thanks Rob for his contributions to the firm and wish him the very best for the future."

Panic selling of SMSF assets 'totally unnecessary'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2025
... outcome by reducing their super balance to $3 million but they don't need to do it in haste. And there are many who will be best served by making no change at all," Busoli said. "There is plenty of time to consider what the legislation ultimately ...

Cbus increases insurance premiums

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2025
... TAL Life, which is the fund's group insurance provider. "Each year we negotiate carefully with our insurer to get you the best value cover we can," Cbus said to members.

NZ Super appoints inaugural chief operating officer

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2025
... ideal person to take on this role." The appointment follows NZ Super's recent recognition of becoming the world's best-performing sovereign wealth fund over the past 20 years, according to GlobalSWF's annual rankings. In FY24, the fund reported ...

HESTA sells out of MinRes after failed engagement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2025
... focused on the delivery of strong long-term returns to our members, and believe selling our remaining holdings was in their best interests at this time. We may reconsider our position if circumstances change." Santos, WiseTech, and Woodside remain on ...

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

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2025
... Halloway said. He added that while there's variation at the level of individual prime ministers - with equities performing best under Hawke and Keating (1983-1996) and worst under the Rudd-Gillard-Rudd period (2007-2013), both Labor governments - such ...