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US exceptionalism may have peaked: ART

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
Australian Retirement Trust chief economist Brian Parker told the Financial Standard 2026 Economic Outlook webinar that we're likely going to face more frequent and severe disruptions as a "new world order" appears. Speaking at the event - which ...

New SMC campaign to help Aussies care for 'golden super goose'

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026
Super Members Council (SMC) has launched a national education program, urging young Australians to start looking after their superannuation savings. The 'Look after your super' initiative uses the concept of the golden super goose to help Australians ...

Mulino acknowledges some regulation 'not thought through'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2026
The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) has called on the government to urgently prioritise regulatory reform to address the growing burden of red tape that is stifling productivity and economic growth. The ACCI released a report, Path ...

FEATURE | Recruitment: Laying foundations

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
... and director Sean Turner highlights that data platforms of super funds have seen big shifts through the years, going from basic record-keeping tools to cloud-based platforms processing large volumes of data and driving decision-making. Turner says while ...

South Korea looks to Australia for next sovereign wealth fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2025
South Korea is establishing another sovereign wealth fund, with this one to be modelled on the Future Fund. Launching the National Growth Fund yesterday, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Yooncheol Koo said the government would ...

Morningstar widens private credit coverage, kicks off with Metrics

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2025
... with ASIC's recent investigation revealing that private credit fund managers downplay the risks of their products and flout basic disclosures of the state of their investments. Olsen noted that the distribution, governance and manager track record would ...

FEATURE | Agriculture: Golden soil

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2025
... is the insatiable demand for the produce, particularly from Australia's largest trading partner - China. "Food is a basic necessity. It's like water finding its way through a maze - it'll eventually find a home. What the tariffs have done ...

DC funds "leaving member money on the table": Report

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
... drawdown benefit with a deferred annuity or an annuity so that people don't run out of money," he added. Whether this is "basic use of an annuity market, which is basically giving you longevity protection," or "setting up a mortality pooling vehicle," ...

'We won't bet against the US', but 'China is not a foe': Elia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
Hostplus has no plans to switch up its investment strategies as tensions between the US and China continue to rise, chief executive David Elia told the ASFA Conference 2025. "I don't think it's about having to choose between either country. ...

Stay or leave: ASIC's private credit clampdown tests managers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
... into the private credit sector, finding some fund managers have been downplaying the risks of their products and flouting basic disclosures of the state of their investments, which could potentially harm investors, the sector itself and the broader financial ...