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Retirees could be out up to $136k: SMC

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
... financial advice more affordable and accessible using digital tools. The recommendations also included supporting the existent Smart Retirement Pathways platform to suggest the best retirement income solution to clients. Also, preserving flexibility ...

Challenger, Iress partner for retirement income solution

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025
Challenger and Iress have entered a strategic partnership to develop an advice-led solution to improve accessibility of retirement income products in Australia. Iress said the technology solution will enable financial advisers to better serve their ...

VanEck joins uranium rush with new ETF

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2025
... adoption among advisers has intensified in the last year, with over 70% reporting greater usage and 65% using two or more smart beta strategies. The Australian ETF market recently passed the $300 billion mark, hitting the milestone well before it was ...

China wants to be leader in renewable energy: Gore

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2025
... China this year, on the way to 82% within the next four years. "And China is going full speed ahead on wind, batteries, EVs, smart trains and high transmission lines. They are both a hero and a villain [in the energy transition] because they're still ...

Feature: Compliance | Passing the buck

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
... the regulator for the action it is taking now, how much damage could have been avoided had it acted sooner? According to SMART Compliance founder Brett Walker 05, all of it. Walker says history tells us that waiting until things have gone terribly wrong ...

Morningstar calls out platform TDPs' use of rebates

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2025
Analysis by Morningstar calls out a significant number of platform trustee-directed products (TDPs) were able to pass the recent superannuation performance test by tweaking rebates. Morningstar's report Putting the performance test to the test shows ...

Mercer hires chief for Kiwi business

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2025
A former Smartshares chief executive has taken the reins at Mercer's New Zealand business, Anna Scott will spearhead Mercer's operations across New Zealand, working closely with local and regional teams to further develop the firm's capabilities ...

ETF adoption 'intensifies': VanEck

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2025
... adoption among advisers has intensified in the last year, with over 70% reporting greater usage and 65% using two or more smart beta strategies. The 2025 VanEck Smart Beta Survey also found the depth of usage has expanded to cover a broader range of ...

Global X expands GARP suite with fresh ETF

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2025
Following the launch of its first Growth at a Reasonable Price (GARP) ETF over 12 months ago, Global X has launched a second one. The Global X S&P Australia GARP ETF (ASX: GRPA) provides "smarter" exposure to Australian equities that blends growth and ...

Feature: Digital advice | Sleeping giant

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2025
... high on their agenda, releasing new offerings or giving existing ones a face lift. Hostplus, for example, released Super Smart. Colonial First State (CFS) and Otivo launched a digital adviser that charges $88 per year to access guided advice on investments ...