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ASX sees trade volumes soar in May

MATTHEW WAI | THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2026

... total trades, representing a 42% increase in the financial year to the end of the month. It also saw a 37% increase in average daily trades of over 2.6 million transactions, compared to 2.07 million average daily trades in the same month last year. In ...

What does a world with 'zero migration' look like?

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2026

... by the fact that, although earnings vary across the skill distribution, migrants typically earn below the host-country average and are concentrated in lower-earning sectors." In the long-run, however, the productivity hit would compound the labour supply ...

Retirement fears persist despite rising preparedness: CFS

VINNY VUCAGO | MONDAY, 1 JUN 2026

... reality. Australians would ideally like to retire at age 62 but expect they will need to continue working until 66 on average. At the same time, the amount Australians believe is required for a comfortable retirement has surpassed $1 million for the ...

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 ...

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BT appoints new head of strategy

KARREN VERGARA | 10:47AM

A former Allianz Retire+ executive has joined BT as the new head of strategy.

ASX sees trade volumes soar in May

MATTHEW WAI | 12:24PM

ASX saw a substantial growth in trade volumes last month, despite continued lackluster movement in IPOs.

Otivo launches AI-powered financial advice

MATTHEW WAI | 12:21PM

Otivo has launched a mobile app for Australians to access licensed advice powered by AI.

Munro expands access to climate focused fund

VINNY VUCAGO | 12:09PM

The Munro Global Growth Climate Leaders PIE Fund has been opened to retail investors in New Zealand.

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