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Super 'safest' entry in private market for retail investors: Morningstar

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2026
Morningstar said super funds could be the safest and most effective option for retail investors to access private market investments. This, it said, would especially benefit those investors who do not have the capacity to do their own research and due ...

Feature: Private credit | The fine print

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
... she says. Robb notes real estate lending has a completely different risk profile with usually a shorter loan tenure and average maturity of 12 months, giving a natural redemption and forming a defensive part of private credit. She adds there is no better ...

Retirees leave 90% of pension unspent: AMP Super

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
AMP Super retirement director Ben Hillier said on average clients are leaving around 90% of their account based pension unspent at death, which makes it important for adviser to tackle 'regret risk' in retirement. Speaking at the Financial Standard ...

Emerging markets a 'reasonable' opportunity: Colchester

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... really, really big problem," he said. The Colchester Emerging Markets Bond Fund has provided an annual return of 5.66% on average since inception to end of January.

Super funds get ahead of proposed minimum service standards: KPMG

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... accumulation to income, while meeting higher expectations for transparency, support and value." In the 12 months to FY25, the average operating cost per member went from $237 to $250 across all funds, excluding SMFS. Average operating cost on an asset ...

Removing CGT discount on all assets will make tax system fairer: Chalmers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... the new arrangement than under the current arrangement, he said. However, Chalmers said if there is a comparison of the average impact of the current arrangement versus that of the new arrangement in the last 20 years, investors in shares would have ...

Low fees a strong indicator of fund survivorship: Morningstar

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
... all major categories examined in this study, the lowest fee quintile achieved both higher success ratios and stronger average total returns than the highest fee quintile, underscoring the pervasive influence of fees across asset classes," Morningstar ...

ART overhauls death and TPD insurance fees

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
... Savings members starting July 1, with Standard Death and Total & Permanent Disability (TPD) Assist charges decreasing on average by 14.1% and 31.2% for male and female members respectively. In the case of a member opting-in for income protection, premium ...

Aussie active equity managers lack persistent outperformance: SPIVA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026
... lost ground in the second half with a 74% full-year underperformance rate. Kiwi global equity fund managers posted an average return of 15.4% on an asset-weighted basis. Global equity (hedged) funds returned 14.5%, with an 86% underperformance rate. ...

Investors the biggest losers in 2026 Budget

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026
... reform in name only. Higher taxes, no meaningful reduction in personal tax brackets, a company tax rate well above the OECD average, and new complexity for small businesses and family enterprises." Financial Services Council (FSC) chief executive Blake ...