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Australian businesses most worried about possible recession: Survey

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2025
... and wellbeing at fifth place. Compared with the G20 average, after economic downturn, insufficient public services and social protections ranked second, followed by the lack of unemployment (third), inflation (fourth), and misinformation and disinformation ...

Super moves: ART, TCorp, Future Fund, QIC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
... lens, conducting due diligence on fund managers and co-investments to assess ESG integration and alignment with climate and social objectives. She is also charged with monitoring portfolio performance, engaging with managers on sustainability initiatives ...

Federation AM strengthens ESG oversight with fresh leadership

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
... help deepen the rigour of ESG across the portfolio." Prior to joining Federation, Thomas led the impact investing team at Social Ventures Australia. Her background covers debt capital markets, advisory and investment management across Barclays Capital ...

TelstraSuper members caught off guard by Direct Access closure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2025
As it prepares to merge with Aware Super, TelstraSuper is closing its Direct Access option - and some members aren't happy about it. Last week, TelstraSuper informed members that Direct Access would be closed to new investments from this week. The ...

Super SA introduces indexed options

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2025
Super SA is rolling out several new investment options across some of its schemes, including two indexed options. From December 1, Super SA is making two new indexed options available to Triple S scheme members - Indexed High Growth and Indexed Balanced. ...

Future Fund rethinks portfolio amid 'greater uncertainty'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2025
... said. "With the increasing risk of more frequent and more intense novel shocks likely to occur across global economies, and social and environmental systems, a focus on resilience ensures our investment portfolio remains aligned with our long-term investment ...

SMC makes recommendations to safeguard super

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2025
... also outlined six broader ideas for government reform. First, it called for the expansion of anti-hawking laws to tackle social media lead-generation, click-through ads and online funnels that replicate pressure-sales environments. This includes regulating ...

Estimated CSLR levy comes in at $127m for FY27

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2025
The Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) is estimating the sub-sector levy to be payable by the financial advice industry in FY27 will be $126.9 million - but that doesn't account for First Guardian and Shield. In total, the initial estimate ...

The Big Short's Michael Burry shutters fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2025
... than US$700 million. Burry shut Scion Capital in 2008 and five years later relaunched it as Scion Asset Management. On social media, Burry appears to be betting against the technology and AI bubbles, having recently spent US$9.2 million for 50,000 put ...

ART snags TCorp's alternatives head

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
Australian Retirement Trust (ART) has hired a senior investment executive from NSW Treasury Corporation (TCorp). Matt Dellit has left his position as head of alternatives at TCorp to join the $330 billion superannuation giant. Dellit will take on the ...