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Most Hostplus options achieve double-digit returns

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2025
Hostplus returned close to 11% to its MySuper members in FY25, while its popular Indexed Balanced option delivered just over 12%. The Hostplus Balanced (MySuper) option returned 10.81% to members, while the Indexed Balance option turned in 12.02%. Hostplus ...

MySuper delivers 10.3% in FY25

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2025
MySuper options are set to deliver 10.3% p.a. on average for the 2025 financial year, according to Rainmaker Information. This is an improvement of 0.9 percentage points compared to the 2024 financial year's return. This also marks the third consecutive ...

Pinnacle continues North America expansion with new recruit

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2025
... the Pinnacle umbrella today were hand-picked for their investment excellence, which provides clients a diverse and best-in-class suite of portfolio solutions. "Canada presents a significant opportunity for Pinnacle - boutique managers remain underrepresented ...

Rest Super loses investment risk lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025
Rob Leck has just finished up as the head of investment risk at Rest Super and is looking for a new home within the pension sector. For around half of his four years at the superannuation fund, Leck worked as a senior investment manager. He has spent ...

Platinum, L1 merger to help fight 'organic business decline'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025
... It also potentially unlocks value by eliminating duplicate costs," Ler said. "The combined entity will have greater asset class and client diversity, facilitating cross-selling and customer retention. This should help stabilise funds under management ...

Northern Trust selected to test tokenised asset uses

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025
Project Acacia - first announced by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and Treasury back in September 2024 - will now include industry participants to explore how digital currencies and existing settlement infrastructure might support the development ...

Gold ETFs outshine large caps: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025
... Disruption Active ETF turned in 20.9% p.a. Over the period, however, emerging markets equities was the top-performing asset class, with a 14.7% p.a. median return. Large-cap equities international made 14.5% p.a. and domestic large-cap equities returned ...

Instos turn to risk as volatility lessens: State Street

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025
Institutional investors are aggressively buying into risk as stocks are reaching new highs, likely spurred by falling market volatility as Australia sees surges in local investments, new data from State Streeet finds. The State Street Risk Appetite ...

ETF market breaks through $280bn

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025
The Australian ETF market ended the financial year on a record high, reaching $280 billion in total assets under management (AUM), steered by top performing ETFs across the defence and gold mining sectors. There were 36 new exchange trade products (ETPs) ...

ASIC bans advisers for dodgy Shield Master Fund advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2025
... after ASIC found he advised certain clients to invest most of their superannuation into Shield Master Fund's High Growth class or the Growth class, which were high-risk investments. Some also went into the Balanced class, which was deemed a medium-high ...
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