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Equity managers' research most reliant on AI: Report

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2026

... allocated less than 1% of their resources to AI integration, while 64% expect to spend less than 5% of their previous year's budget on AI integration. Among the other asset classes, private markets managers (26%) said AI is also becoming more prominent ...

Rest returns 'healthy' 9.22% to members

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026

Rest's default Growth option returned 9.22% over the 12 months to 31 December 2025 - the third consecutive calendar year of positive returns. Rest said the 2025 return was underpinned by the strong performance of Australian and international listed ...

Productivity Commission makes 47 recommendations

ELIZA BAVIN | MONDAY, 22 DEC 2025

... have also modelled and explored alternative corporate tax reforms that would boost investment but come at a cost to the budget if not paired with other revenue measures." The report also recommends the government make regulatory reform a key priority ...

Trustees up sponsorship deals, Hostplus takes lead

KARREN VERGARA | MONDAY, 22 DEC 2025

Hostplus leads the charge on sporting sponsorship deals as the superannuation sectors' budget for marketing and advertising also balloons, even as APRA cracks down on non-essential expenditure. According to newly released APRA data, Hostplus spent ...

Most read in 2025: Superannuation

ELIZA BAVIN | MONDAY, 22 DEC 2025

... funds' promotional expenses continued to balloon with APRA data showing that AustralianSuper had the biggest marketing budget while Hostplus continued to splurge on sponsorship deals. Cybercriminals attack major super funds Cybercriminals attempted ...

Super tax receipts to increase by $10.9bn

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025

... million CSLR special levy. SMC said the $10.9 billion figure over the forward estimates compared to the estimates in March's Budget is a 10% increase on the already-high levels estimated in the last update. "Despite that, the government is asking poorer ...

Chalmers flags pension, super spending in Budget update

ELIZA BAVIN | TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025

Ahead of Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Financial Minister Katy Gallagher handing down the Budget update tomorrow, Chalmers has flagged some expected changes. Chalmers said the Budget update will be about "delivery, responsibility and restraint". "We will ...

'Outdated' law gating teenagers from thousands of dollars in super: Industry

MATTHEW WAI | THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2025

... current rules are unfair and disadvantaging young Australian workers. We urge the government to commit to this change in the budget and include a thorough consultation process and multi-year staged approach to implementation."

Chalmers spurs on private sector investment

ELIZA BAVIN | TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2025

... productivity in the longer term are our primary goals but key to that are our efforts to make our economy more resilient and our budget more sustainable," he said. "The story of 2025 has been the welcome return of the private economy. The government's ...

Rest launches clearing house solution

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2025

... same time as their salary and wages, rather than once every quarter. The reforms were announced as part of the Federal Budget in May 2023 and passed Federal Parliament in November 2025.

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Federal Court lifts Merhi's travel ban

KARREN VERGARA

Former financial adviser Ferras Merhi is now free to travel as the Federal Court lifted travel restraint orders imposed one year ago.

Hostplus delivers double-digit FY26 returns

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Hostplus Balanced (MySuper) option delivered members 10.8% for the financial year 2025-26, while the Indexed Balanced option and the High Growth option returned members 11.06% and 12.61% respectively.

ASIC levy estimates jump 19% as regulator ramps up funding

VINNY VUCAGO

ASIC has lifted its estimated industry funding levy by almost 20% for 2025-26, with regulated entities expected to shoulder $400.5 million in regulatory costs as the corporate watchdog expands its supervision and enforcement activities.

GQG bleeds over US$7bn in FUM in June

MATTHEW WAI

Despite recording positive investment performance, GQG Partners observed a significant outflow, with net outflows of $4.62 billion recorded in the month of June, as FUM slipped to $225 billion at June end, compared to $235.5 billion in the month prior.

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