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Super education leads to engagement, higher balances: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
A new survey shows that young Australians who are educated about superannuation are up to six times more likely to be engaged and take actions that improve their retirement savings. The survey of more than 1500 people compiled by the Super Members Council ...

Australians fearful of getting their investments wrong: CFS

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
... year to 30 June 2025 and rental yields sitting a roughly 3%. Further, about half (50%) viewed cash-style products, such as high-interest savings accounts and term deposits, as investments despite the fact they are savings vehicles. CFS warned those products ...

AllianceBernstein promotes private wealth head to president

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
... solutions. Erzan was also responsible for implanting client-segment-specific strategies, providing tailored offerings for ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) clients, while strengthening external partnerships with banking institutions and international custodians ...

Retail investors cautiously confident in 2026: ASA

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
... industrials (8.8%). The second half added around 2.0% but capital rotated sectors to materials (33.9%) as investors reduced high-valuation growth exposure. Information technology fell by 25.4% and healthcare fell by 19.0% amid firmer commodities and ...

FEATURE | Recruitment: Laying foundations

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
... extent to which these services can continue during severe disruptions. "Roles linked to CPS 230 and operational risk are in high demand. A large portion of super funds are going through major risk transformations and need line one and line two expertise ...

Global sovereign wealth fund assets grow to $15tn

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
... sovereign funds continued to allocate capital to digital infrastructure, data centers and AI companies. The US attracted high investor interest with 48% of the total investments in 2025 going to it. The report noted a recovery in the real estate and ...

Rate hikes expected in 2026

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
Persistent inflation has some economists predicting that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will raise interest rates at its first meeting of the year in February. Commonwealth Bank economist Ashwin Clarke said the bank has revised its forecasts, now ...

ART takes 20% stake in Westfield Sydney, hands mandate to QIC

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 DEC 2025
Australian Retirement Trust (ART) will snap up 19.9% stake in Sydney's iconic Westfield mall from Scentre Group for $864 million. Scentre Group will retain 80.1% of the retail asset and remain its property, leasing and development manager. QIC will ...

An outlook for fixed income allocations in 2026

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 23 DEC 2025
... unlikely to return to their previous lows, she said, as central banks and governments pursue expansionary policies to create high-pressure economies, yields are supported for an extended period. LaRusse agreed with this perspective. "While major central ...

CPP Investments, Goodman Group partner in $14bn data centre deal

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 23 DEC 2025
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) and Goodman Group have entered a partnership to establish $14 billion worth of data centres across Europe. The 50/50 partnership will see an initial total capital commitment of $3.9 billion to develop ...