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Hostplus delivers double-digit FY26 returns

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2026
... suite reflected a disciplined approach to investing and a focus on long-term opportunities through periods of market volatility. "We have built a portfolio designed to perform through changing market conditions, and this year's result reflects that ...

Traditional investing principles unsuitable in decumulation: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2026
... accumulation context are ill suited to decumulation mode. Standard deviation, for example, treats upside and downside volatility as equally bad, which they are not," the paper read. "A portfolio that occasionally surges and a portfolio that occasionally ...

Future Generation returns top 20%

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2026
... returns of 9.1%, outperforming the S&P/ASX All Ordinaries Accumulation Index by 0.9%, per annum, while doing so with less volatility than the broader market. Future Generation chief investment officer Lee Hopperton said the fund's manager selection ...

UniSuper, Aware Super deliver positive returns

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2026
... Conservative Balanced option delivered 6.24% for the period. Aware Super said diversification provided a buffer against market volatility with approximately 25% of the total portfolio in private markets, including infrastructure, private equity and unlisted ...

AUSIEX launches cash account for advisers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2026
... positions - enabling client cash to earn income while giving advisers the flexibility to meet cash needs, respond to volatility and take advantage of investment opportunities without unnecessarily disrupting long-term portfolio strategies."

Retirement confidence slides in Australia

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2026
... preparedness falling sharply over the past six months. New research from Brighter Super found cost-of-living pressures, market volatility and global economic uncertainty have eroded optimism. Brighter Super's 2025-26 State of Retirement report found ...

HESTA, Cbus, Mercer report super returns

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2026
... to 10.6% for the same period across age-based cohorts for members aged between 18 and 52. Mercer said despite market volatility, geopolitical headwinds and global economic uncertainty, the fund is delivering for members and showcasing the importance ...

ART, AustralianSuper deliver strong FY26 returns

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2026
... markets, investing an additional $12 million over the year, including a record $3 billion in Australian real estate. "Volatility driven by the global external environment is no longer a one-or two- year event, so taking a multiyear investment approach ...

Vanguard delivers double-digit returns, Rest comes just shy

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2026
... Vanguard both reported solid returns as global equities continue to underpin portfolio performance despite ongoing market volatility. Rest's flagship MySuper Growth option returned 9.81% for the year to June 30, marking the fourth consecutive financial ...

MySuper provides consistent returns for members: Rainmaker

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2026
... the recovery, Rainmaker said. "The Rainmaker MySuper Index demonstrates the value of staying invested through market volatility," Rainmaker Information associate director of research Camille Schmidt said. "Despite short-term shocks, including geopolitical ...