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Cbus vows faster death benefit payouts

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2025
After being caned by ASIC for making beneficiaries wait for more than 90 days to receive a death benefit, Cbus is vowing to pay them faster. Where members have not nominated a beneficiary, Cbus said benefit payments will be paid to the surviving current ...

Another industry body urges Division 296 reconsideration

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2025
While the Institute of Public Accountants (IPA) supports sensible reforms to make superannuation "more equitable", it - like many industry bodies - believes the taxing of unrealised capital gains and the lack of indexation can pose compliance challenges ...

Aware Super makes fee changes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2025
Aware Super has unveiled a slew of investment and administration fee changes for members. Members in the retirement option recently saw their administration fees drop from 0.23% to 0.17% with the annual cap also reduced from $1500 to $1300. There was ...

Ben Samild to leave Future Fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2025
Future Fund chief investment officer Ben Samild is leaving the sovereign wealth fund for a new role. Samild has been with the Future Fund since 2013 when he joined as head of alternatives. He was named chief investment officer in August 2023 after serving ...

Bennelong FM expands into private credit with US partnership

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2025
Bennelong Funds Management has partnered with US lender Monroe Capital, bringing a new private credit opportunity for Australian investors. This marks a step for the fund manager, branching into new asset classes to cater to evolving investor needs. ...

Family offices up equities, dial down alternatives: Goldman Sachs

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2025
New research from Goldman Sachs shows that family offices have upped investments in equities at the expense of alternatives. Goldman Sachs' survey of 245 family offices, including about one quarter based in Asia Pacific, found equities have become favoured ...

Court extends freezing orders on First Mutual Private Equity

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2025
The Federal Court extended orders freezing the bank accounts of First Mutual Private Equity (FMPE) and its sole director Gregory Raymond Cotton, saying it believes investors' funds were used for gambling purposes. The orders were first made on August ...

Macquarie AM wins sovereign wealth fund mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2025
Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) will set up shop in Saudi Arabia after being tapped by sovereign wealth fund PIF for joint venture investments in infrastructure and energy transition sectors. The US$925 billion sovereign wealth fund signed a Memorandum ...

AZ NGA forms strategic partnership with Qld advice firm

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2025
AZ Next Generation Advisory (AZ NGA) has partnered with MiQ Private Wealth to provide succession solutions for its retiring partners, while funding the group's future expansion plans. Established in 2015, the Queensland-based MiQ has over 50 employees ...

Partners Group launches royalties fund for local investors

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2025
Partners Group has launched an evergreen fund giving Australian and New Zealand wholesale investors access to its royalties strategy. The fund will accept a minimum investment of $20,000 and targets 10% net returns as well as a cash yield of 4-6% yearly. ...