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Younger Aussies want personalised financial advice: CALI

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2025
... compared to 16% who just want basic information. "We have a growing generation of Australians who are motivated to make smart financial decisions, but for many, professional advice is out of reach," CALI chief executive Christine Cupitt said. "We need ...

HNWIs, family offices embracing private real estate credit

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2025
The appetite of Australia's wealthiest people to invest in private real estate credit is growing, with a new report from Centuria Bass revealing many family offices and ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) individuals plan to boost their investment in the ...

ASIC fines advice groups over unregistered advisers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2025
... after they were found to have authorised advisers and had them provide personal advice while unregistered. Skye Money and Smart Financial Capital have both paid fines of $31,300 to ASIC for authorising an unregistered financial adviser to provide personal ...

ETF market breaks through $280bn

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025
... came from market capitalisation strategies in 1H24, this has gone down to 68% in 1H25, with the remaining 32% coming from smart beta and active ETFs. "In Australian fixed income, investors have continued to favour short duration strategies with high ...

Microsoft flips AI switch on for MUFG

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2025
MUFG Pension and Market Services (MPMS) has collaborated with Microsoft to adopt AI-powered solutions across its MUFG Retirement Solutions and MUFG Corporate Markets business divisions. The five-year strategic partnership is built on a co-investment ...

Mercer SmartPath returns exceed 12%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2025
Mercer Super Trust's default lifecycle option made more than 12% p.a. for the 2025 financial year for members aged between 18 and 52. The Mercer SmartPath returned between 12.3% p.a. and 12.6% p.a. For the same age range over a five-year horizon ...

Future Group reveals super fund returns, fee changes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2025
Future Group has announced the returns for smartMonday, GuildSuper and Child Care Super while also announcing a fee reduction for smartMonday members. smartMonday super fund has reduced fees across all investment options effective 7 June 2025, delivering ...

TA Associates invests in Viridian Financial Group

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2025
TA Associates announced it will make an undisclosed investment in Viridian Financial Group to help the latter accelerate its next phase of growth. Viridian chair James Joughin said: "By combining the strengths of both companies, the Viridian board anticipates ...

Dodgy dentist defrauds members after draining super for medical procedures

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2025
... member's dependent, marking a whopping 157% increase. "For many patients, accessing their superannuation early seemed like a smart way to fund dental treatment. But now they've lost tens of thousands from their retirement savings, and are still ...

Productivity woes endure in March quarter

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2025
Productivity, a concept treasurer Jim Chalmers recently described as too often seen as "cold" and "almost soulless," despite it being, as he also noted, the best way to improve people's lives over time, was stagnant in the March quarter and declined ...