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HESTA hits $100bn in assets

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2025
... and the next growth phase will also include work to continue refining this capability. The super fund's default MySuper product Balanced Growth has returned 8.16% per annum on average over the past 10 years.

Retail investors want true hedge fund exposure: Morningstar

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2025
Retail and financial adviser-led investors, who demand exposures to hedge funds, continue to face substantial hurdles and receive lower returns from similar strategies, according to Morningstar. Retail investors see that hedge funds can truly diversify ...

Platform trustees told to improve investment governance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2025
The regulator has written to platform trustees in the wake of the First Guardian and Shield Master Fund collapses, alerting them to the need to strengthen their investment governance processes. In its letter, it shared initial findings from the thematic ...

Australian Food Super to transition to age-based premiums

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2025
... with risks, ensuring premiums reflect the likelihood of claims, while the review identified opportunities for enhancing product features and services, including 'teleclaims', streamlining online lodgment and tracking and reducing the TPD waiting period ...

AWAG to snap up 20% stake in First Mutual

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2025
... four additional boutique licensees. Through its expansion, AWAG hopes to provide shared services and benefits across its product offerings, including centralised professional development, compliance and audit. "AWAG is pleased to be in partnership with ...

ASIC approval puts Cboe, ASX on level playing field

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2025
ASIC will allow Cboe Australia, a subsidiary of Cboe Global Markets, to list new companies on its platform, directly competing with the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). ASIC flagged the possibility of an approval in August. Historically, Cboe Australia ...

Generation Life hires former Allianz Retire+ exec

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2025
... retirement incomes, Brendon's arrival advances our national footprint and amplifies the targeted promotion of our strategic product solutions across wealth management, financial advice and institutional engagement. Commenting on his new position, Rodda ...

Clime gains ground on culture, business model reset

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2025
... Investment Management out of the red, managing director Michael Baragwanath's bold plans to turn the ship around entail a product and culture overhaul, and even giving away his short-term incentives (STI) to staff. After a tumultuous few years marked ...

ASIC sues Fiducian for ESG failures

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2025
... responsible entity of the Diversified Social Aspirations Fund in relation to its description of how the fund works in the Product Disclosure Statement (PDS). The fund, which was available between 2015 and 2024, was established to meet client demand for ...

Alphinity takes global fund to UK, Europe

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2025
... Affiliates Evan Reedman said: "As a partner with Alphinity we are excited to bring their highly regarded global equity product to the market and support their diversification and growth globally." "Stock selection is becoming even more important as uncertainty ...