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Inflation hits 3.8% in October

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
Inflation rose 3.8% in the year to October, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), beating market expectations of 3.6%. The largest contributors to annual inflation were housing (+5.9%), clothing and footwear (5.4%), education (5.4%) ...

Tech bubble top of mind for super funds in 2026: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
... an all-time. But about half of super funds predict the AI bubble will burst. "With that in mind, almost nine in 10 Australian investors agree markets are due for a correction in the new year. Almost half (47%) predict a market downturn of 10%-20% and ...

Superannuation assets jump to $4.5tn: APRA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
... trillion (US$1.8tn), followed by Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund with $2.5 trillion (US$1.6tn). The other Australian super funds to make the top 300 list were Australian Retirement Trust (ART), Aware Super, UniSuper, Hostplus, Cbus, Rest ...

Super funds lagging RIC obligations: Pulse Check

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
... understanding of member needs since the 2024 pulse check. However, the external data used was from sources such as the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) which regularly publishes data on household financial position, debt levels and spending behaviour. ...

TelstraSuper members caught off guard by Direct Access closure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2025
... a like-for-like investment option to members, though members can invest directly in individual asset classes, like Australian shares, bonds, and term deposits. Following the review, the funds determined that "continuing the Direct Access offering would ...

Clime shutters two funds, offloads retail book

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2025
... advice practice. At the annual general meeting last week, Clime chair John Abernethy announced the closure of the Clime Australian Income Fund and Clime Smaller Companies Fund but did not provide more details. Abernethy also did not provide details on ...

Entireti partners with Striver to shore up talent

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2025
Entireti has partnered with specialist wealth management and talent development platform Striver to launch a program that supports the next generation of financial advisers. The initiative will streamline high quality graduates and job seekers into ...

Two financial services directors fined $15k over reporting failures

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2025
... obligations to do so. Bird and Holmes were also ordered to pay court costs of $268.80 each. According to details from the Australian Business Register and ASIC Register, Sheffield Insurance Services was registered since August 2011 and is currently still ...

Iress dismisses takeover talks

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2025
Iress has denied reports published in The Australian about a potential takeover, saying there is "no basis" to confirm reports on potential price or exclusivity terms. "Iress continues to engage with multiple parties in order to ascertain whether there ...

Super SA introduces indexed options

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2025
... Funds SA, to review its investment offerings and introduce the new options. Triple S is the default scheme for South Australian public sector workers if they joined on or after 4 May 1994. Before this it was the Lump Sum Scheme, which is still running ...