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Super funds risk market concentration in US: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2026
... benchmark-relative outcomes matter very directly. So, the objective isn't maximum diversification at any cost. It's finding a sensible improvement in diversification within the risk budget you actually have." Scientific Beta and Financial Standard ...

Product Showcase: Making group insurance count

THE FINANCIAL STANDARD TEAM  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2026
... When integrated advice drives practice growth Many financial advisers aspire to provide genuinely integrated advice, but finding ways to support more clients without increasing operational demands remains a challenge. As they re-evaluate where they can ...

Active managers face selection test: Morningstar

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2026
The active versus passive debate is increasingly becoming a question of manager selection, with Morningstar finding the best active managers continued to generate excess returns despite passive strategies generally outperforming across most Australian ...

Retirement confidence lags as investors turn to AI

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2026
Retirement has emerged as a central concern for investors globally, but a lack of confidence and financial literacy is keeping many savers on the sidelines, according to Amundi's latest global investor study. The third edition of Amundi's Decoding ...

AI overtakes superfunds for investor education

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2026
Artificial intelligence (AI) has overtaken superannuation funds as a source of investment information among younger, highly knowledgeable Australian investors, according to new research from Global X. The inaugural GXIQ Investor Scorecard 2026, base ...

ASIC secures court orders against questionable investment scheme

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2026
ASIC has secured interim asset preservation and travel restraint orders against Star Investment Group Australia (SIGA) and Gondal Holdings, and the director of both entities Ijaz Ahmad, following investigations into its managed investment scheme. ASIC ...

Australia's family offices surpass $323bn in assets

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2026
Family offices in Australia have surpassed $323 billion in assets, according to data from Rainmaker Information. "As wealth creation, inter-generational wealth transfers and business exits continue to accelerate globally, family offices have emerged ...

Australian Ethical, Bloomberg join ASFA

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2026
... comes as superannuation continues to play a central role in retirement outcomes, with ASFA's latest Retirement Standard finding a comfortable retirement costs a homeowner couple $1513 a week, while a single homeowner requires $1075. ASFA chief executive ...

AI moves into the advice process

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2026
Financial advisers could soon spend less time piecing together clients' histories and more time acting on them, as Marloo launches an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that searches entire client books alongside new research showing consumers are increasingly ...

SMSFs lure $14bn from retail, industry super funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2026
Self-managed super funds (SMSFs) scored nearly $14 billion in retirement savings at the expense of industry and retail funds over recent years, a new report from Class shows. An analysis of Class SMSF clients in its Annual Benchmark Report revealed ...
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