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ARK Invest awards local distribution mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2026
... platform Kalshi. SpaceX is the biggest holding at 17% followed by OpenAI at 11.5%. Incepted in 2022, the fund has a weighted average market capitalisation of US$340 billion as at March-end and charges a management fee of 2.75%. In the last year, it returned ...

ART, AustralianSuper deliver strong FY26 returns

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2026
Australian Retirement Trust (ART) and AustralianSuper have reported solid investment returns, with both funds crediting diversified portfolios and strong global equity markets for the performance despite heightened geopolitical uncertainty. ART's High ...

MySuper provides consistent returns for members: Rainmaker

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2026
... while Australian fixed interest, international fixed interest and cash returned 0.2%, 2.9% and 4.1% respectively. "The average MySuper portfolio is heavily growth-oriented, with around three-quarters invested in equities and other return-seeking assets ...

Financial services CSLR Levy hits $198m

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2026
... on the advice they need. "The financial advice profession is made up primarily of small and micro businesses, with an average of only 2.5 advisers per practice. These small businesses have little ability to absorb additional significant costs, and the ...

Super the backbone of stressed financial ecosystem: APRA

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2026
... about 8% and 15% of net assets of funds, varying based on different member profiles and investment mixes at each fund. Average daily member switching peaked in the fifth month, slightly exceeding most funds' COVID-19 experience, which resulted in a significantly ...

Advice fee spike raises super concerns: SMC

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2026
... high to ensure that is the case," she said. The analysis also found SMSFs with balances of $100,000 or less delivered average annual investment returns of negative 9.5% over the past decade, compared with positive 7.0% for profit to member funds.

Sovereign wealth funds ramp up direct private investments

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2026
A new survey on global sovereign wealth funds (SWF) found assets under management allocated to private markets is becoming more active, with funds increasingly manage these exposures in-house than through third-party managers. The survey by Bain and ...

Small fee increases cost nest eggs $77k: Vanguard

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2026
... of $1733. The only difference was fees from one account charged 0.56% p.a. while the other charged 1.06% p.a. With the average super fund charging around 0.9% p.a., Vanguard found members may overpay without realising the long-term impact. Vanguard Australia ...

MySuper assets pursue $1.5tn Choice sector

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2026
... only 51 MySuper products in existence versus the number of Choice products at 664. Currently, MySuper accounts have an average balance of $77,000, whereas Choice accumulation members have $142,000. Together with defined benefit members, APRA calculates ...

SMC pushes for carers to qualify for SG

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2026
... workers and part time employees under the age of 18. SMC estimates paying the 12% SG on the Carer Payment would deliver an average of $3072 a year in super contributions to around 334,000 unpaid carers while they are providing intensive care to a loved ...