Fund predicts geopolitical tensions, AI growth will shape 2025
Despite the challenges 2024 brought to markets, HESTA’s CIO Sonya Sawtell-Rickson says that 2025 is bound to be similarly unpredictable.
AUTHOR
Jessica Penny
Asset growth is being outpaced by fund expenditure, data reveals
Data published by the prudential regulator has revealed that super sector spending is outpacing asset growth.
AUTHOR
Jessica Penny
Industry praises Jones’ ‘open door’ approach in farewell messages
Stephen Jones has been praised by the super sector for not only opening the door for sector representatives, but for basically taking the door off its hinges.
AUTHOR
Keith Ford
HESTA stresses importance of gender parity across ASX 300
HESTA is celebrating its achievements in promoting gender parity across the ASX 300.
Sharemarket gains push super assets to new heights: APRA
Super industry assets have seen an almost 40 per cent increase in the last five fiscal years, new data has unveiled.
AUTHOR
Jessica Penny
ASIC pens open letter, urges funds to up scam and fraud controls
ASIC has called on superannuation funds to strengthen anti-scam measures after a review found trustees lacked comprehensive scam strategies and oversight of administrators’ fraud controls.
February rate cut on the cards as CPI data shifts market expectations
A February rate cut is looking more likely after the latest CPI data revealed a reduction in the trimmed mean CPI to 3.2 per cent, with three out of the four major banks tipping an imminent reduction is on the cards.
AusSuper defends US tech exposure amid Nvidia volatility
AustralianSuper is back in the headlines as a result of its sizeable exposure to Nvidia, with its CEO insisting DeepSeek hasn’t dented US exceptionalism.
Dividend growth ‘icing on cake’ for global income investors in 4Q24
Tech and financials are poised to deliver several global “dividend darlings” this year, an investment manager has highlighted.
AUTHOR
Jessica Penny
Jones reveals retirement ahead of election call
The Financial Services Minister has announced that he will retire from federal politics at the next election.
AUTHOR
Keith Ford
