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Superannuation is Australia's 'productivity engine': ASFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2025
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) said Australia's superannuation sector provides a fundamental contribution towards the nation's growth, but argues there is more that needs to be done. ASFA has released The Impact and Opportunity ...

UniSuper delivers 10.3% to members

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2025
UniSuper has delivered a 10.3% return for its Balanced (default) option for the year to June 30. Members in the Growth option saw 11% returns for the year. The two sustainable-branded options, Sustainable High Growth and Sustainable Balanced, returned ...

BNP Paribas names two new global heads

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2025
... alternatives capabilities, across AXA IM Alts, AXA IM Prime, BNPP REIM and BNPP AM's Private Assets, in addition to her current role as global head of AXA IM Alts. The combined structure brings together over $533 billion (€300 billion) in alternatives ...

Platinum, L1 merger to help fight 'organic business decline'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025
... of the merged entity. The balance will be owned by existing Platinum shareholders. The merged business will be led by current Platinum chief executive Jeff Peters, while current chief financial officer Andrew Stannard and chief operating officer Joel ...

Insurer names interim chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025
... lead role in an interim capacity. Allianz said Stewart has decided to step down and take a break. Kane has served in his current position since 2020. He first joined the insurer in 2019 as chief technology officer. Before that, he'd spent close to two ...

Instos turn to risk as volatility lessens: State Street

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025
Institutional investors are aggressively buying into risk as stocks are reaching new highs, likely spurred by falling market volatility as Australia sees surges in local investments, new data from State Streeet finds. The State Street Risk Appetite ...

L1 Capital, Platinum seal merger deal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2025
... of the merged entity. The balance will be owned by existing Platinum shareholders. The merged business will be led by current Platinum chief executive Jeff Peters, while current chief financial officer Andrew Stannard and chief operating officer Joel ...

Barings expands into local self-storage sector

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2025
The asset manager has acquired a majority stake in Swift Storage, committing $200 million in seed investment. The acquisition includes majority ownership in both the existing portfolio of assets and the operating business. Swift Storage was founded ...

Vanguard, CFS deliver strong FY25 returns

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2025
... funds under management. "Despite the rebound, uncertainty remains elevated. This highlights the volatile nature of the current market environment. As we anticipated, investment returns are now starting to come back down to more normalised levels but ...

CSLR releases revised levy estimate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2025
The Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) has released a FY26 revised levy estimate, coming down slightly from the figure estimated in January. The CSLR said the need for a revised estimate was triggered due to the initial levy estimate, issued ...