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HESTA reduces fees, minimum balance for income stream

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2026
HESTA will reduce administration fees and lower the minimum balance required to start an income stream account from September 30. The fixed administration fee for all retirement products will be reduced by 16.7% to $65 p.a., while the asset-based fee ...

The SILC Group brings US wholesale fund Down Under

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2026
... access Australia's first automated fund reconciliation capability, developed in partnership with LAB Group. The technology reduces manual processing, improves accuracy and enables faster reconciliation and investor administration outcomes, The SILC Group ...

Fund managers unsure about expenditures on AI

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2026
... "When the infrastructure is right, AI doesn't just work, it compounds. It identifies data anomalies in real-time, reduces the manual burden on risk and operations teams, and frees people to focus on the high-value strategic work that actually moves ...

Sovereign wealth funds ramp up direct private investments

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2026
... alongside GPs or lead direct investments independently. Direct access gives SWFs tighter control over capital deployment, reduces fee leakage, and allows funds to retain a larger share of the value they help create," the report read. PE is the largest ...

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

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2026
... respectively. "Both countries receive a high share of inflows that are largely outside the labour force; removing these inflows reduces population more than it reduces the workforce, so the capital stock is shared among a workforce that is only slightly ...

Product Showcase: Calm in the chaos

THE FINANCIAL STANDARD TEAM  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2026
... system anchored by four investment pillars. First, Fairbrother says they only buy stock on cheap valuations because that reduces their reliance on uncertain forecasts. Second, they stick with a bottom-up, not macro-driven, approach, which reduces their ...

Performance test reforms to curb benchmark hugging: Treasury

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026
... interests duty." He is concerned, however, that a simple reference portfolio approach could water down the test if it reduces accountability for superannuation funds. "Applying an investment performance and fees test to externally directed products ...

APRA launches 'advanced illiquidity premium' to capital framework reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2026
... portfolios to which it is applied. Together, the reforms provide a more risk-sensitive, principles-based approach that reduces procyclicality in capital settings, while maintaining appropriate safeguards," APRA added. A broad set of products will be ...

AustralianSuper reduces fees on Member Direct option

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
AustralianSuper has made a raft of changes to its Member Direct option, effective March 28. Portfolio administration fees on the 'Term Deposits' and the 'Shares, ETFs and LICs' levels of access will be reduced from $180 p.a. to $150 ...

QIC partners with Wollemi Capital in new $80m investment

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... waste into power, renewable natural gas fuel and fertiliser. "It's a closed loop system that returns many benefits. It reduces emissions, supports farmers, decarbonises industry and transport and boosts local jobs," Gorman said. "We're proud ...
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