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Future Fund adds $30bn to FUM in 2025

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2026
The Future Fund returned 12.4% in the 12 months to 31 December 2025, adding some $29.54 billion to funds under management (FUM), ending the year at $267.4 billion. The long-term return also exceeded the fund's mandate target (7%), coming in at 8.5% ...

ISS MI acquires Family Office Access

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2026
ISS Market Intelligence (ISS MI) has acquired Family Office Access in a move that expands and strengthens its data and analytics offerings to wealth managers, insurers and advisers. Family Office Access provides a trove of family office research, and ...

Government consults on victim access to child sex abusers' super

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2026
... guilt for child sexual abuse, Treasury confirmed. These reforms will also be complemented by amendments to the Bankruptcy Act 1966 to allow compensation debts to survive an offenders' bankruptcy. However, under the proposed law, there are circumstances ...

US economy 'really taking off': UniSuper

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2026
UniSuper head of fixed income David Colosimo said the US economy may be performing better than was expected despite ongoing inflation and geopolitical concerns. "If you look at the market-wide numbers, both Australia and the US were up between 1-2% ...

Australian managed funds up $35.9bn in 2025: Calastone

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2026
Data provided by Calastone revealed that Australian managed funds gained $35.9 billion in 2025. Amid geopolitical tensions and global trade uncertainties, investors prioritised stability through allocating to fixed income strategies last year, the research ...

Palisade restructures leadership, creates partnership group

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2026
Palisade Investment Partners has established a partnership group to support its growth, while its chief executive will take a step back. The partnership comprises Karen Gould as managing partner with oversight of the Palisade business and the broader ...

Australian Unity cops fine for TMD, DDO failures

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2026
... said: "AUFM co-operated with ASIC in its investigation, and AUFM agreed that it contravened s 994E(3) of the Corporations Act when it failed to take reasonable steps to ensure that its issuing of interests in the Fund to retail clients was undertaken ...

Trump taps Kevin Warsh as new Fed chair

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2026
... and 12 other central bank leaders - believe the move from the Trump administration was less about his statement, and more an act of political pressure and intimidation from the Trump's administration, which has been pushing for the Fed to lower interest ...

Review launched into thin capitalisation reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2026
Treasurer Jim Chalmers, Minister for Financial Services Daniel Mulino and Assistant Minister for Productivity, Competition, Charities and Treasury Andrew Leigh have tasked the Board of Taxation to undertake an independent review of the government's ...

Super brand tracker confirms golden status of AustralianSuper

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2026
A new superannuation fund brand tracker is being rolled out, with some metrics measured producing interesting results. The new Brand Tracker by Conjointly tracks the brand performance of the nation's super funds, measuring things like aided awareness ...