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Controversial US policy to benefit Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2025
... impact on tariffs on Australia is relatively small given the US made up only 4.6% ($24.4bn) of Australia's $517 billion total goods exports in 2024. Additionally, the US currently imposes a 10% tariff on Australia, which is the lowest of all countries ...

Platform trustees told to improve investment governance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2025
... platforms are seeing significant growth, rising 14.5% in the 12 months to June end. They currently represent about 13.1% of total super assets. The Financial Services Council (FSC) is currently developing best practice principles for platforms' investment ...

Aussie family office chiefs earn up to US$625k

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2025
... 2023. Nearly 50% also reported an interest in pursuing philanthropic objectives - an 80% increase from two years ago. In total, the study canvassed 585 family office leaders and professionals from across the world. "While wealth administration was the ...

Australia dominates APAC real estate private credit raisings

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2025
... through 2028, according to Knight Frank. Additionally, private credit now accounts for about $76 billion (US$50bn) or 16% of total commercial real estate lending in Australia, as momentum continues to draw borrowers away from traditional banks. A recent ...

QIC delivers $9.6bn for Queensland

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2025
QIC delivered record FY25 results of $9.6 billion to its Queensland government clients in FY25, taking total earnings for the state to more than $22 billion since 2022. QIC said despite fluctuating market conditions during the financial year, assets ...

IFM Investors exits Australian PE strategy

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2025
... infrastructure market. Just $1 billion was invested in the private equity portfolio, representing 0.4% of IFM Investors' total capital allocation. It has $125 billion allocated to infrastructure investments in private markets. "Whilst the team have delivered ...

Managed portfolios now the default: AMP

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2025
... mainstream popularisation of managed portfolios in the past year. The report references recent IMAP and Milliman data showing total managed portfolio assets under management (AUM) has increased by 25% in FY25, reaching $256.24 billion by June 30. Report ...

Super funds must improve reporting, audits: ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2025
... The auditors it reviewed audited $286 billion of investments; the reliability of valuations for some $102.5 billion of the total were not adequately tested. ASIC said often RSEs are relying on the redemption prices provided by external managers to calculate ...

Explosive rise in claims drives new TPD solution for Acenda

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2025
Acenda has launched a new insurance benefit, Total Permanent Disability (TPD) Severity, in response to a significant surge in claims, particularly for mental health and musculoskeletal conditions. According to the life insurer, there was a 166% increase ...

Australia misses out on global dividends growth

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2025
... Equity Study Dividend Watch, global dividends increased 7.7% year on year to $1.7 trillion (US$1.14tn), nearly matching the total for the whole of 2017. Japan recorded the strongest growth, with core payouts rising 13.8% year-over-year, more than twice ...