Yesterday
Why the super sector should be doubly worried about Iran
The superannuation sector hopes the Iran crisis is solved quickly so it can avoid the risk of a nasty bear market colliding with persistent operational issues.
Why a market downturn is the best time to boost super contributions
Boosting contributions now lets you buy more units at lower prices, reducing your average cost and accelerating gains when markets rebound.
AusSuper closes in on new CIO amid shifting investment landscape
The fund will soon unveil its successor to Mark Delaney as CIO. Whoever it is will need to grapple with big changes rippling through the sector.
This Month
Vantage Point AM courts big super for Vietnam financial hub
The Singapore-headquartered investment manager met with superannuation funds in Melbourne this week to raise funds for Vietnam’s International Financial Centre.
Fund managers caught up in Aware, TelstraSuper $237b merger
Western Asset Management and IFM Investors have copped a redemption in the merger of Aware Super and TelstraSuper, Street Talk understands.
Macquarie’s Shemara Wikramanayake nails the big private credit risk
While the heavyweights of private credit told the superannuation sector everything’s fine in Melbourne on Thursday, two experts see long-term risks rising.
Stand up to whinging gas giants
Readers’ letters on a controversial drawing in The Australian Financial Review, gas tax, replacing Jacinta Allan, and self-managed superannuation funds.
AusSuper to lift insurance premiums by up to 40pc
A sharp increase in premiums from the $410 billion retirement behemoth will reverse three years of declining insurance costs for members.
Colonial bulks up on private credit as Iran war promises higher rates
The increase in allocation to fixed income assets is just one way that major superannuation investors are reworking portfolios to protect against volatility.
Hostplus mulls bitcoin investment option for super
An asset class that’s been largely shunned by the superannuation industry could soon be offered as an investment option for Hostplus members.
Industry super’s Mean Girls club
Lobby groups governed by Labor heavyweights such as Wayne Swan, Nicola Roxon and James Merlino aren’t usually associated with bipartisanship.
Aware Super appoints new head of private equity
He will oversee Aware’s $11 billion PE portfolio, which is the first port for call for many buyout investors hunting for limited partners to anchor new funds.
Diversa’s big super clients take fee concerns directly to APRA
Two major clients of the private equity-backed retirement trustee are worried their customers are being overcharged, raising the matter with the regulator.
Super wars erupt over data about young members risky switching claims
A report suggesting that fund switching is being driven by lead generators pushing younger members towards complex financial schemes has drawn fierce criticism.
What 4pc inflation could do to your retirement savings
A sustained increase in average inflation would be a drag on retirement income. Here are three ways to help protect your portfolio.
Does Barrenjoey plan to kill off the Magellan Financial brand?
The investment bank’s top brass are considering several options as what appears to be a reverse takeover of the funds management giant draws closer.
4 red flags that would stop me setting up an SMSF
Avoid SMSFs if you feel pressured by sales tactics, spot opaque structures, hear illegal early access promises or overestimate your investment prowess.
Handouts won’t help the young become better off
A smorgasbord of policies could genuinely help young people improve their lives. Yet, here we are, quarrelling over an inconsequential capital gains tax discount.
Slaters calls in ex-Daniel Andrews operative for reputation fix
Georgia Brumby’s former job must be one of the few that would make managing Slaters’ all-staff email scandal last year seem easy in comparison.
Why the class of ’26 CEOs start on a short leash
Two top-20 chief executive changes on the same day? It’s all part of corporate Australia’s big reset.
