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World's pension market hits $36.9tn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2025
The world's largest 300 pension funds have reached a new $36.9 trillion (US$24.4 trillion) record in terms of assets under management (AUM), according to a report by Willis Towers Watson's Thinking Ahead Institute. The annual Global Top 300 ...

Federal Court slaps Mawhinney with 15-year ban

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2025
Mayfair 101 Group director James Mawhinney has been banned from receiving or soliciting funds related to financial products for 15 years after the Federal Court determined he had a "cavalier attitude to compliance" and was "reckless" in operating his ...

Ausbil launches active ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2025
... invests in the S&P/ASX 200 Index and holds up to 50 companies. The underlying fund launched in 2018 and has $967 million of funds under management. Since inception, the fund has generated 9.18% p.a. net of fees. The investment process aims to exploit ...

Advisers favour third-party support in product selection

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2025
... study showed, as 24% (up from 21%) of new non-super inflows went to ETFs compared to 31% (down from 43%) to unlisted managed funds. ETFs for international equities are the most favoured, as advisers are expanding their use of active ETFs across all asset ...

InterPrac wants super funds' reserves to remediate Shield, First Guardian victims

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
... Shield Master Fund and First Guardian Master Fund, saying that victims should be "fully compensated" via superannuation funds' reserves. InterPrac is currently facing $22 million worth of Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) pertaining to ...

BlackRock nabs $122bn Citi mandate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
... forefront of clients' evolving needs." This comes as BlackRock saw Dutch pension fund PFZW cease investing in equity funds it managed in part because of concerns over its voting record on sustainability issues. That mandate is reported to have been ...

FEATURE: Hyped up

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
... duty, risk management perspective." While DeepSeek proves that it can do more for less, big investors such as superannuation funds and fund managers are waging serious money on critical AI infrastructure that eats up endless energy and vital to powering ...

Schroder urges 'open dialogue' with government

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2025
AustralianSuper chief executive Paul Schroder has warned that while superannuation funds may have the capital to invest in future infrastructure projects, the government should bear the risks. Speaking at the National Press Club, Schroder said the potential ...

Investors want regulatory clarity on digital assets: Binance

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2025
... themselves. Banking remains a topical area for digital asset users, with 58% noting that they should be able to deposit funds on their cryptocurrency exchange freely and with no limits, and close to a quarter (23%) said they have changed banks to make ...

Using super as 'piggybank' would be a 'disaster': Schroder

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2025
... savings should not be treated as a "piggybank". Schroder said it would be a "disaster" for members if governments told super funds what they should invest in. "Members carry the investment risk, and it is their money," Schroder said. "We must break the ...