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Super fund growth: The winners and losers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2025
... ART, meanwhile, stayed in the race by undertaking multiple mergers, including Commonwealth Bank Super and Qantas Super. Equip Super and TelstraSuper, which are slated to complete their merger later this year, ranked as the next fastest growing super ...

Investors warned to sell hybrids before phase out

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2025
As APRA phases out hybrids, and with retail investors holding an estimated 20-30% of the $42 billion sector, Schroders fund manager Helen Mason said now is a good time for investors to consider a new income solution. Mason said the phase out of retail ...

Labor accelerates defence spending

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
The defence portfolio will grow to $57.6 billion over the next decade as the Albanese government tightens national and economic security amid growing geopolitical tensions. As announced last year, the government will invest an additional $50.3 billion ...

Australia can benefit from China's economic growth amid trade war: Experts

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2025
China is now better equipped to absorb US trade tariffs compared to 2018-19 and is poised for growth that can benefit Australia despite the unrelenting trade war, according to experts who spoke at the China Investor Symposium. Amid the spate of universal ...

Outlook favourable for practice valuations: Guide

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2025
Buyers of financial planning practices and client books are becoming more focused on profit, leading acquirers to be much more discerning when it comes to fee per client - but they should continue to trade at a premium to other small businesses. According ...

Perennial beefs up sales team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025
Perennial Partners has made three key appointments to bolster its distribution team and better support its institutional and wholesale marketing efforts. Scott Curtis joins as director for private wealth and family office, based in Sydney. Bringing ...

Partners Wealth Group appoints new head of Partners Private

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025
Partners Wealth Group has appointed a new head of its wholesale investments business, Partners Private. The wealth management firm named Fraser Herd to oversee the development and expansion of its private investment opportunities for clients and partner ...

Industry fund insurance bungle adds fuel to mounting outrage

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025
Rest is the latest fund to botch its handling of insurance - this time for incorrectly charging uninsured members for coverage - adding to a growing pile of industry failures. Rest's mishandling comes as other major superannuation funds have been caught ...

Mercer appoints chief investment officer from TelstraSuper

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025
... the strong foundation that Graeme has built," Davies said. Separately, TelstraSuper confirmed last year it will merge with Equip Super, which will create a profit-to-member fund with more than $60 billion in funds under management and over 225,000 members. ...

Future Fund reaches value of $237.9bn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2025
The Future Fund has delivered an investment return of 12.2% - boosting its value to by $26 billion to $237.9 billion as of 31 December 2024. Total funds managed by Future Fund, including across its other investment funds, rose to $304.5 billion. In ...