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Human biases call for simpler retirement framework: Research

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2025
Financial advisers need to tackle inherent behavioural bias in members and build simpler frameworks to improve retirement outcomes, according to research by Industry Fund Services (IFS). The whitepaper, published in collaboration with Challenger, identified ...

Ten Cap launches first active ETF

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2025
Ten Cap will launch its first active ETF on the ASX, to be available to investors from November 24. The ETF will be based on the firm's existing Alpha Plus Fund, a long-short equity only strategy in Australia. Ten Cap co-founder and lead portfolio manager ...

RBA says it can 'afford to be patient' on rate decisions

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2025
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) November meeting minutes revealed there are ongoing concerns amongst board members about Australia's economy. While board members noted the central projection was for the economy to remain broadly in balance, and ...

SQM vows to 'respectfully' defend ASIC case

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2025
Almost a week after ASIC decided to take the research house to court over 'favourable' ratings of the Shield Master Fund, SQM Research has confirmed it will defend itself against the allegations. In a statement overnight, SQM Research managing director ...

Milford appoints country head

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2025
Milford Asset Management has appointed an acting country head for Australia after news Kristine Goodwin is taking on a new role at AMP. Milford confirmed Goodwin is departing in December after resigning. She will be taking on the newly established role ...

Future Fund rethinks portfolio amid 'greater uncertainty'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2025
Australia's sovereign wealth fund has outlined how the investment landscape has shifted and how it has rethought its portfolio construction amid greater global uncertainty. In its most recent Position Paper, Future Fund said it has been thinking "more ...

Global resilience is a key systemic risk: HESTA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2025
HESTA chief executive Debby Blakey told the recent ASFA Conference 2025 that the super fund has been considering global resilience as a key thematic when making responsible investment decisions. "We see this as a systemic risk, the same as climate change ...

Macquarie terminates more options

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2025
Macquarie yesterday announced it is terminating several investment options within its SMA Model Portfolio over the coming weeks. Three options each offered by Activam and Boutique Wealth Australia will shutter on November 30 and December 15 respectively. ...

ASIC not acting as a 'market maker': Constant

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2025
ASIC commissioner Simone Constant said superannuation funds are working well with the regulator in terms of their investments in private markets, but said as whole, more needs to be done by all large investors. Constant said the regulator's increased ...

Passive strategies show 'higher survivorship' over active: Morningstar

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2025
Passive strategies continued to outperform their actively managed counterparts across major segments over the past year, according to Morningstar's latest Active/Passive Barometer. The study spanned over 800 open-ended strategies in Australia across ...