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Super moves: PE exec quits Future Fund for ART

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2025
One of Future Fund's top managers has left to join Australian Retirement Trust as a portfolio manager within the private equity team. Anika Choudhury has left Australia's sovereign wealth fund where she started out a senior analyst nearly five ...

Regal Partners adds to stable, plans hotels strategy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2025
Regal Partners has bought a stake in a Sydney-based real estate investment manager, as well as acquiring an Adelaide hotel to seed a new strategy. Regal Partners now owns 50% of Ark Capital Partners, a specialist hotel investment and asset management ...

Managed fund inflows jump over 20x: Report

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2025
Managed funds domiciled in Australia received $8.6 billion in inflows from January to May this year, over 20 times the level recorded over the same period last year, according to global funds network Calastone. Calastone said local investors appeared ...

Chalmers advocates for Aussie instos on 'Big Beautiful Bill'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2025
... Chalmers confirmed he has shared the concerns of Australian super funds and institutional investors over potential issues they may face when it comes to US President Donald Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill'. Chalmers said he had a "very productive" conversation ...

Betashares gearing up to expand Wealth Builder product suite

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2025
... investors in its Wealth Builder ETFs. As for concerns that the superior economics Betashares achieves on its interest rate may be largely offset by the management fee it charges, Gleeson said that, even after accounting for fees, investors still access ...

Inflation continues to drop, calls for RBA cut grow

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2025
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data shows inflation rose 2.1% in the 12 months to May, down from 2.4% in April. "The 2.1% annual Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation in May was down from 2.4% in April and the lowest since October 2024," ABS ...

Union redundancy funds in ASIC's sights

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2025
... seeking feedback on changes to the definition of "employee redundancy funds" to provide guidance on any ongoing relief it may grant the sector. ASIC said it is considering three options: to allow the relief to expire and require full compliance with ...

Super a 'taxpayer subsidised inheritance scheme': Grattan

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2025
Grattan Institute housing and economic security program director Brendan Coates has slammed the government's superannuation tax concessions, reinforcing his view that the super system is no longer being used to fund retirements. "The concessions available ...

4600 relevant providers yet to meet qualification standards: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2025
... financial advice on 1 January 2026," ASIC commissioner Alan Kirkland said. "It's possible that some of these relevant providers may be eligible for the experienced provider pathway, but their AFS licensees are yet to advise us of that. "It is crucial ...

SMC backs principles-based approach to corporate governance

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2025
... third-party performance assessments every three years, covering boards, committees, and individual directors. "While there may be increased compliance costs for some entities, the positive impact to improved governance could result in long-term reduced ...