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TelstraSuper members caught off guard by Direct Access closure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2025
... like-for-like investment option to members, though members can invest directly in individual asset classes, like Australian shares, bonds, and term deposits. Following the review, the funds determined that "continuing the Direct Access offering would ...

CalPERS adopts total portfolio approach

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2025
... investment model, with a planned implementation from 1 July 2026. It will use a reference portfolio set at 75% equities and 25% bonds, which it will use to benchmark the performance of the investments selected by the team. It said this will improve transparency ...

Future Fund rethinks portfolio amid 'greater uncertainty'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2025
... response, Future Fund said it is investing more heavily in gold, hiring more active fund managers and avoiding fixed-rate bonds. "It was and remains our view that the world going forward will be characterised by deep structural change across geopolitics ...

Passive strategies show 'higher survivorship' over active: Morningstar

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2025
... strategies in Australia across nine categories including large-blend, mid/small blend, global large-blend, emerging markets, bonds and real estate. It looked at the efficacy of active funds against a composite of passive fund performance across trailing ...

MST Financial acquires FIIG Securities' unit, boosts assets

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2025
... Following the completion, AUSIEX chief executive Patrick Salis told Financial Standard that the core FIIG business of providing bonds to wholesale clients is performing well. "The FIIG staff have fully integrated into AUSIEX offices located in Brisbane ...

BlackRock to launch first active income-focused ETF

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2025
... deliver returns above RBA Cash Rate. The diversified portfolio will primarily focus on Australian investment-grade corporate bonds, including subordinated and senior credit. There will be a capacity to add select securitised exposures for diversification. ...

HESTA, Vision Super divest Israeli securities

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2025
As HESTA and Vision Super move to divest members' money from Israeli bonds and shares, other superannuation funds' ethical options continue to overlook human rights abuses. HESTA confirmed the move, saying that as part of its investment strategy ...

Feature: Retirement | The right mix

LACHLAN COLQUHOUN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2025
... such as Perennial offering a retirement "income model" and life insurers in the market with an alternative in investment bonds. But while many Australians are engaging with these products, many are not. In addressing this, the solution lies in education ...

BlackRock expands fixed income ETF lineup

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2025
... Bond Index, and investors can access 19,000 securities including government, securitised and investment grade corporate bonds across multiple regions. BlackRock Australia head of global product solutions Steve Ead said fixed income ETFs continue to play ...

Super funds raise stakes in US investments to US$1.44tn

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2025
... investment in the US at the time would grow to about US$1 trillion over a decade. Most of this is invested in US equities and bonds, on top of significant investments in US infrastructure, real estate and private equity. At an event to celebrate BHP's ...