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Netwealth sees $15.8bn in net flows

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025
Netwealth has reported a $24.8 billion increase in total funds under administration (FUA), including a record $15.8 billion in FUA net flows. Total FUA at 30 June 2025 was at $112.8 billion, and increase of $8.7 billion for the quarter, including $3.8 ...

Insurer names interim chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025
Adrian Stewart is set to leave Allianz Australia Life Insurance and Allianz Retire+, with an acting chief executive appointed. David Kane, currently chief operating officer, is stepping into the lead role in an interim capacity. Allianz said Stewart ...

Instos turn to risk as volatility lessens: State Street

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025
Institutional investors are aggressively buying into risk as stocks are reaching new highs, likely spurred by falling market volatility as Australia sees surges in local investments, new data from State Streeet finds. The State Street Risk Appetite ...

ETF market breaks through $280bn

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025
... 40% for the half-year." According to VanEck, the top 10 performing ETFs in the first half of the year were Global X Defence Tech (DTEC); Betashares Global Gold Miners ETF - Currency Hedged (MNRS); VanEck Global Defence ETF (DNFD); VanEck Global Gold ...

Australia an 'efficient' market for multinationals

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2025
A new report by Mercator by Citco (Mercator) has revealed that while multinational organisations face significantly higher operations demands in Asia-Pacific (APAC), Australia has proven to be one of the most efficient markets. The report found that ...

GQG assets hit record high despite underperformance

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2025
... communication services, materials and industrials across all four flagship strategies, but not to the extent that it undercut tech and consumer discretionary investments. For the June quarter, the fund manager reported net inflows of US$3.4 billion. ...

AustralianSuper readies tech stack for Payday Super

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2025
Following a successful pilot program with Rest, Wrkr and MUFG Retirement Solutions will now work on a Payday Super solution for AustralianSuper. Wrkr and MUFG Retirement Solutions will work together to deliver a digital platform that will integrate ...

Microsoft flips AI switch on for MUFG

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2025
MUFG Pension and Market Services (MPMS) has collaborated with Microsoft to adopt AI-powered solutions across its MUFG Retirement Solutions and MUFG Corporate Markets business divisions. The five-year strategic partnership is built on a co-investment ...

AustralianSuper's MySuper option returns 9.5%

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2025
AustralianSuper's MySuper option delivered 9.5% p.a. for members in the 2025 financial year, slightly trailing behind its peers. The MySuper Balanced option, in which the majority of its nearly 3.7 million members are invested, has about 25% invested ...

Insignia finalises 1300 staff transfer to SS&C

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2025
Insignia Financial has finalised the outsourcing of about 1300 staff who worked in the master trust business to SS&C Technologies after striking a deal in February. Last week, staff working in administration, technology and digital teams that support ...