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Australian Ethical drops fees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2025
Australian Ethical has made changes to its insurance offering to provide Standard Default Cover members with a higher level of coverage at all ages, while also reducing fees for most age groups, while other age groups will see costs unchanged. From ...

ASIC appoints ASX inquiry panel

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2025
ASIC has appointed three panel members to conduct its inquiry into the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). The inquiry is in response to the ongoing concerns around the ASX's questionable ability to "maintain stable, secure and resilient" market ...

Old challenges push asset managers to inflection point: Citi

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2025
Asset managers continue to face existential challenges amid the rise of passive funds, fee compression and difficulty in generating alpha, a new report from Citi shows, forcing them to rethink their business models and value propositions in the future. ...

Uncertainty propels investors towards active managers

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2025
... protection, and liquidity. This dynamic, actively managed approach highlights the importance of adaptability in achieving robust long-term investment outcomes." Although interest in private markets remains relatively high, many investors avoid the asset ...

Union redundancy funds in ASIC's sights

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2025
... "Some funds are now also involved in activities beyond the provision of redundancy entitlements, including raising money for long service leave entitlements." In response, the regulator said it is seeking feedback on changes to the definition of "employee ...

Super a 'taxpayer subsidised inheritance scheme': Grattan

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2025
... retirement. "If you reduce it to $2 million, you could index it straight away, and then you've set up the policy for the long term. Then we don't have to have a recurring debate about what the right level is."

SMC backs principles-based approach to corporate governance

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2025
... "While there may be increased compliance costs for some entities, the positive impact to improved governance could result in long-term reduced operational costs," SMC said. "To offset this, SMC recommends the annual assessments be progress reviews evaluating ...

Global X scales higher on the ETF issuer podium

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2025
... expense of the unlisted managed fund industry. "It's a fact that most active managers underperform their benchmarks over the long term, according to data from S&P. Australians are wising up to this underperformance and shifting to lower-cost ETFs, which ...

ART makes sweeping changes to corporate super plans

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2025
Australian Retirement Trust (ART) has made an array of changes to several corporate superannuation plans it manages, including shuttering one. The Tiffany & Co. Superannuation Plan has closed as of June 20 with members transferred to a Super Savings ...

US-Iran tensions send markets into panic mode

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2025
... can go right?" Tuckwell pointed to signs of profit-taking. US-listed gold ETFs saw significant outflows in May, while net long positioning in gold futures has fallen over 20% since January. "We're not calling the top, but this could be a timely moment ...