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Global X reveals 2025 top performing ETF asset classes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2026
... structural consumption growth. "At the same time, constrained supply, tariff concerns, declining ore grades and increased merger and acquisition activity across the sector supported higher valuations, along with copper's essential role in the clean energy ...

M&A activity falls to two-year lows: LSEG

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026
Despite significant growth in domestic merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in 2025, total volumes have fallen to a two-year low, London Stock Exchange Group's (LSEG) insight shows. The Australia Investment Banking Review Full Year 2025 report ...

WAM delivers standout 41% return in 2025

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026
... investment team to capitalise on trading opportunities that fit within our investment process including earnings updates, merger and acquisition activity and other corporate activities," WAM lead portfolio manager Oscar Oberg said. It's biggest position ...

FEATURE | Recruitment: Laying foundations

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
... acceptable returns net of fees. Funds unable to meet performance standards or deliver efficient services faced closure or merger, driving the push for "mega-funds" in the industry. The results were quick. KPMG's Super Insights 2025 report shows the ...

Most read in 2025: Executive appointments

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 DEC 2025
... chief Former Aware Super head of advice Sarah Forman was appointed chief retirement officer at Team Super ahead of its merger with TWUSUPER to create a $21 billion fund. Forman took up the new role at Team Super, which was rebranded from Mine Super on ...

Most read in 2025: Superannuation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 22 DEC 2025
... super trustees in preventing, detecting and responding to scams and fraud activity. Equip Super, TelstraSuper terminate merger plans Equip Super and TelstraSuper called off their proposed merger in May, with the latter saying it was unlikely to achieve ...

Coastline Advice, Edge Advisory Partners to merge

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2025
... mortgage broking, and will specialise in corporate super. AZ NGA executive general manager Chesne Stafford described the merger as a step in the right direction for broader plans to build a scaled advice business in regional Victoria and New South Wales. ...

Super moves: Aware, VFMC, CareSuper, UniSuper, NGS

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025
Aware Super has added former Future Fund investment chief Sue Brake (pictured) to its trustee board, effective 1 January 2026. Brake has been an independent member of the Aware Super Investment Committee since April and brings more than 30 years of ...

Nambawan Super taps former Prime Super boss for top job

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025
Papua New Guinea's Nambawan Super has appointed a new chief executive, naming Australian superannuation veteran Lachlan Baird to lead the country's largest defined contribution government fund. Baird brings more than two decades of superannuation ...

Mark Delaney to step down from AustralianSuper

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025
... officer in the country," he said. Delaney became chief investment officer in 2006 when AustralianSuper was created via the merger of Australian Retirement Fund and Superannuation Trust of Australia; Delaney was chief executive of the latter, while former ...