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Waning AI optimism, Fed rate cut driving US pullback: UniSuper

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2025
... incredible run from the post Liberation Day lows, and so over time, a lot of market participants, they start to get up a little bit long as they chase that momentum," Colosimo said. "All it takes is a bit of negative news and you can get a bit of a pullback ...

FEATURE | Agriculture: Golden soil

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2025
... where there is more certainty around rainfall and irrigation and productive capacity, versus areas where it might be a little more marginal," he says. Expensive properties in Queensland and Northern Territory, with millions of acres, for example, have ...

APRA's fresh guardrails to impact property investors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
... lending and stable. That means that in the near term, these new limits won't be binding on most banks, so will have little impact on the aggregate flow of credit to either owner occupiers or investors." Lonsdale said it is important for the regulator ...

Super funds lagging RIC obligations: Pulse Check

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
... enhancements to member support, and only 36% had delivered improvements specifically targeted at retired members. Further, a little over one in five (21%) indicated they did not have targets or measures in place to assess how effectively they are assisting ...

TelstraSuper members caught off guard by Direct Access closure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2025
... saying it compromises their retirement savings and describing the treatment of members as unacceptable. "Forced selling with little compensation [and not] being offered to rollover to equivalent alternative fund with similar features at no cost or loss ...

Why risk advice is on the verge of collapse: Experts

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2025
... the intention of the quality of advice (QAR), whether they go in a different direction, perhaps relax that requirement a little bit. It'll remain to be seen. "They simply can't offer advice where the amount of time and complexity they're ...

Wealthy families double down on private markets: JP Morgan

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2025
... for stewardship and value in action. "My father spent 101% of his time on making money, not giving it away. I see it a little differently," one principal said.

November rate cut likely off the table as inflation lifts

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2025
... unlikely. "I often get asked where we think neutral is, the neutral interest rate, we don't really know. We think we're still a little bit restrictive. We think the neutral rate is probably a little bit below this," Bullock said. "When we look at the ...

Shield, First Guardian fallout calls for tougher scrutiny on research houses, licensee governance

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2025
... and accuracy of fund research, adding that the payment system needs to be changed as well. "At the moment, there is very little regulatory oversight to ensure the accuracy and independence of fund research," he argued. "A research house should have an ...

Feature: Group insurance | Cold comfort

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
... Cupitt says. "This should not be the story of young Australians experiencing mental ill-health. People are being left with little choice but to label themselves totally and permanently disabled, even where the medical evidence shows there is a chance ...