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Special Feature: Rewarding patient capital

PENNY PRYOR  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2026
Co-investments and the secondaries market are driving a fresh wave of private equity deals, with super funds emerging as major players, but in a tougher, slower season for the asset class, endurance is key. Investors looking at private equity for the ...

Super funds fail customer service test: SCA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2026
... Super answered just half (52%) of phone calls compared to the 87% average. A spokesperson from AustralianSuper said this survey was taken a year ago when the super fund was transitioning to a new call centre provider. "Our customer satisfactions scores ...

Income generating index ETFs gain traction post Budget

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2026
Index-based income ETFs have seen another record month of flows as the shift towards yield-focused funds gathers momentum, according to the latest ETF Market Scoop from Global X ETFs. Index-based equity income ETFs attracted a record $309 million of ...

Retirement confidence slides in Australia

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2026
Australians are feeling less confident about retirement, with retiree confidence and pre-retirement preparedness falling sharply over the past six months. New research from Brighter Super found cost-of-living pressures, market volatility and global ...

Financial services CSLR Levy hits $198m

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2026
... practice. These small businesses have little ability to absorb additional significant costs, and the FAAA's member survey in April this year shows many are considering leaving the profession and abandoning recruitment plans," Anderson added. Meanwhile ...

Investors back active management

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2026
... volatility reshape investment strategies according to new research from Schroders. The Schroders Global Investor Insights Survey 2026, which surveyed 1025 institutional investors representing US$72 trillion in assets across 24 markets, found 91% of Australian ...

Payday Super to tackle gender super gap: Aware Super

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2026
... had 1.26 million member accounts at the end of March. APRA statistics show that 63% of its members are females. A recent survey from Rest found two-thirds of Australian businesses expect Payday Super will require moderate to significant operational changes ...

Operational changes anticipated for Payday Super: Rest

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2026
... superannuation and onboarding processes as they prepare for the shift to paying super contributions at the same time as wages. The survey of more than 1100 employers found 54% expect to modify their existing payroll or superannuation systems, while 27% ...

Sovereign wealth funds ramp up direct private investments

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2026
A new survey on global sovereign wealth funds (SWF) found assets under management allocated to private markets is becoming more active, with funds increasingly manage these exposures in-house than through third-party managers. The survey by Bain and ...

Advisers expect growth despite uphill challenges

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2026
... Australia, to examine the challenges advisers are facing and how firms are adapting to compete and grow. The 2026 Natixis Global Survey of Financial Advisors indicates 65% of Australian advisers are observing their clients are holding more cash in response ...
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