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HESTA, Vision Super divest Israeli securities

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2025
... sparked by the events of 7 October 2023 that has led to the deaths of about 67,000, according to media reports, but could be as high as 377,000 Palestinians who are unaccounted for. In August, Norway's US$2 trillion sovereign wealth fund announced ...

Macquarie half-year profit rises to $1.7bn

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2025
Macquarie Group has a reported net profit of $1.7 billion in the first half of the financial year to September, up 3% on the same period last year. Assets under management rose by 5% from last year to $959.1 billion in September 2025. Macquarie Asset ...

Hume's super sharing bill lashed in parliament

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2025
... Loosening the rules governing spouse rollovers and spouse contributions would provide the most benefit to a very small group of high-wealth and high-income individuals. "It would allow these individuals access to more superannuation tax concessions ...

NRFC invests in brain-computer interface devices

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2025
The National Reconstruction Fund Corporation (NRFC) has taken a $54 million stake in Australian medical device company Synchron, to support the production of minimally invasive Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) devices. Synchron's Strentrode BCI device ...

Top Regal Partners exec departs

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
... markets. Fesq earlier spent five years at Pendal Group in several roles, including head of client experience and head of high-net-worth clients and family office. She began her career at Citigroup Global Markets Australia, where she worked for nearly ...

HESTA pays $40k fine for greenwashing

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
... this online advertising and made in error.​ We apologise to our members and partners, recognising we fell short of the high standards they should expect from us in our communications," HESTA said in a statement. HESTA self-reported the incident to ...

Advisers favour non-traditional equity exposures: Fidante

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
... increase client allocations to this sector. Reedman credited this shift to a combination of broader market uncertainty and high valuations. "Small caps have performed well, have historically offered a return premium, and can help to reduce concentration ...

Majority of SMSF establishments based on bad advice: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
... outcomes." "Nonetheless, the review highlights that more work is needed to ensure all consumers have access to competent, high-quality advice when making decisions about SMSFs," he said.

Metrics supports efforts to raise standards in private credit

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
... partner Andrew Lockhart noted Metrics' role as an experienced manager with scale, with its networks helping to originate high-quality investment opportunities, diversify portfolios, and protect investor capital. With over $30 billion in assets under ...

ASIC considers 'cooling off period' for super switching

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
... ordinary Australians, in many cases, moving, in my words, their super from a relatively safe, conventional environment into a high-risk environment. And there's plenty of blame to go around for what went wrong there," Longo said. "If you go and buy a ...