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CFS launches retirement income optimiser

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2026
... 2027. The feature operates while members are building their super and does not require changes to their existing investments, fees, insurance, account features or contribution strategies. Under current rules, when Retirement Income Optimiser is active ...

Investors jump ship from private markets

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2026
Financial advisers are pulling back from private market investments as concerns over liquidity, fees and transparency weigh on allocations, according to VanEck's 2026 Smart Beta Survey. The survey, which received 938 responses from financial professionals ...

ASIC halts Remara's private credit products for TMD deficiencies

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2026
... targeting the distribution of private credit funds to retail clients through direct and advised channels, as well as examining fees, margin structures and conflict-of-interest management in wholesale private credit funds.

'Beyond warnings': ASIC to come down heavy on private credit

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2026
... apply realistic, independent valuations," Constant said. "Carrying distressed loans at full face value to protect management fees is unacceptable." Constant said while the Bathla collapse is deeply concerning, for ASIC it has not been surprising. "We've ...

Active strategies a different story in ETFs: MSCI

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2026
... influences the final choice for 80% of advisers. More than half (52%) would pay a premium for difficult-to-access exposures, and fees, while still the most cited selection criteria (59%), do not decide the outcome alone. However, advisers are becoming ...

4D Infrastructure moves to Perennial

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2026
... earnings and dividend growth. The unhedged fund, launched in March 2016, has delivered an annualised return of 9.81% after fees and expenses since inception, compared with 8.53% for its benchmark. The hedged fund, established in August 2022, has returned ...

ETF Shares offers new currency hedged ETFs

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2026
... Magnificent 7+ ETF (ASX: HUGE) and the ETFS US Technology ETF (ASX: WWWW), respectively. The new ETFs have the same management fees as their unhedged counterparts. HULK has a management fee of 0.19% p.a., while HTTP charges 0.17% p.a. ETF Shares chief ...

MDS drags Treasury to assess FSC levy proposal

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2026
... $1,700. "This would better align levy incidence with where risk is managed, recognising that continued increases in per-adviser fees are not sustainable as a means of addressing ongoing regulatory costs," the FSC said. Under a second option, FSC recommends ...

Trading 212 to offer Australians low-cost trading to global markets

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2026
... $1 across some 16 global exchanges, spanning the US, UK and Europe. The platform will have zero monthly or annual platform fees, while providing daily interest of 5.2% p.a. on uninvested cash balances. It will also contain multi-currency wallets, allowing ...

SMSFs lure $14bn from retail, industry super funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2026
... an average of 18.1 years with members having an average age of 68.7 years. The proportion of Class SMSFs recording adviser fees remained broadly stable at 25.1% in the 2025 financial year, while the wider SMSF population continued to grow and the number ...
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