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FEATURE | Agriculture: Golden soil

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2025
... largely political matters." These are matters of international commodity agreement, unpredictable decisions by controlled economies and political decisions, along with the "flukes of world politics." "The best Australia can do is to hope that the bottom ...

Future Fund rethinks portfolio amid 'greater uncertainty'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2025
... Future Fund said. "With the increasing risk of more frequent and more intense novel shocks likely to occur across global economies, and social and environmental systems, a focus on resilience ensures our investment portfolio remains aligned with our ...

Super fees continue to fall: Rainmaker

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2025
... director of research David Gallagher said: "Super fund consolidation and their respective FUM growth has created increased economies of scale, which, alongside increased investments in indexed products, have been two key drivers for fees declining in ...

Government taps IFM, Plenary for Southeast Asia boost

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025
... said. "By working closely with the Australian government, we aim to help deliver significant benefits to Southeast Asian economies while creating attractive opportunities for Australian institutional and superannuation capital that grows the retirement ...

FEATURE: Fund admin | Tight Ship

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2025
... technology." Trade-offs Next to performance, super funds are adept at spruiking low administration fees, made possible by economies of scale. KPMG highlighted this in its Super Insights 2025 report, finding 14 funds with assets under management (AUM) ...

'We have entered a new economic era': CBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
... far-reaching," Yeaman warned. "Population decline will continue to drag down long-term potential growth rates across the major economies, put greater pressure on fiscal positions (as dependency rates rise and older households dissave), and drive more ...

Super funds to double UK, EU investments over next decade

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2025
... trillion by 2035. "Australia's pool of retirement savings is growing at such speed and scale that the world's biggest economies are competing for our pension capital, which means more money in retirement for Australians and finance that supports critical ...

Australian super funds 'important' for the UK economy

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2025
... law and familiar regulatory settings," Delahunty said. "Aussie super funds are providers of capital to international economies, and we look for offshore opportunities to diversify and grow member returns. This is a key element of giving working Australians ...

Instos continue to bite on risk: State Street

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2025
... head macro strategy in the Americas Lee Ferridge said that despite heightened geopolitical uncertainty in several major economies, risk appetite among institutional investors continues to show strong positivity. "Equity markets continue to make fresh ...

HESTA hits $100bn in assets

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2025
... the increased scale helps the fund to access a larger and more diverse range of high-quality investments and provide economies of scale to keep costs down over time. "Far more than a milestone, we believe this growth enables us to deliver greater value ...