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ETF adoption 'intensifies': VanEck

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2025
... advisers targeting cost-efficient outcomes. Penetration is effectively universal at 96.41%. We see smart beta tracking the same arc, with adoption lifting from 36.81% in 2016 to 47.85% in 2025. "The smart beta switch has been reflected in net flows. ...

Alternative Investment Awards winners announced

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2025
Last night at the 24 th Annual Hedge Funds Rock fundraising dinner, the Alternative Future Foundation (AFF) announced the winners of its Australian Alternative Investment Awards for 2025. In addition to 11 categories, the awards also recognise a Fund ...

Former staffer sues ASX, Lofthouse over bullying

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2025
ASX chief executive Helen Lofthouse is being sued by the former ASX head of trading technology Jamie Halstead, accusing Lofthouse of bullying. Halstead has also alleged the ASX failed to provide adequate resources for major projects, including the embattled ...

FEATURE: Hyped up

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
Financial services firms stand at a pivotal juncture. Those in one camp, with their heads buried in the sand, can no longer ignore the fact that artificial intelligence (AI), particularly its sidekick generative AI (GenAI), is everywhere. The other ...

Advisers overlook hype, embed AI in practice: Investment Trends

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2025
Financial advisers no longer see artificial intelligence (AI) as hype as the majority use it for simple tasks as well as complex functions, a new Investment Trends survey found. In the latest Adviser Technology Needs Report, many are now embedding AI ...

Super moves: TCorp, Mercer, Commonwealth

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025
After nine years with Commonwealth Superannuation, Rob Firth has decided to step down as chief risk officer. "I am really proud of the team I have led and the impact they have had,' conceding he leaves with "mixed emotions". "We have built a leading ...

MA Financial makes $380m real estate investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2025
MA Financial Group has confirmed institutional funding of $380 million for the delivery of a $540 million development in North Burleigh. The investment has been made via MA Financial's $1 billion Australian Real Estate Credit Vehicle was announced last ...

CareSuper to undertake cloud transformation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2025
The $57 billion super fund is making the move from VMware Cloud on AWS to Microsoft Azure as it looks to create a more modern, cost-efficient environment. CareSuper has mandated Macquarie Cloud Services to migrate and recalibrate its cloud environment ...

Former TCorp exec sets up consultancy

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025
A longtime investment professional has set up an investment consultancy to advise superannuation funds on the total portfolio approach (TPA) to investment. Nigel Wilkin-Smith founded Long Horizon Enterprises to address what he sees as a glaring gap ...

Vision Super defends new but 'archaic' policy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2025
Vision Super has defended a policy not to share member information to anyone it believes are located offshore, however the way in which the fund allegedly determines the location of an individual has caused a stir. Lifestyle Solutions Financial Planning's ...