4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (319+ words) Home > Financial Planning > Charging asset-based advice fees in decline Managing Editor and Publisher A new advice fee benchmarking report has found that 49% of advice firms are charging fixed fees while 38% charge a combination of fixed and per centage-based fees. The…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (317+ words) Home > Superannuation > Retirees set to spend $121b from super this year The growing pool of retirement savings is set to flow into the economy, with Australian retirees forecast to spend $121 billion from their superannuation balances this year, supporting almost half a…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (521+ words) Home > Investment > “Unforgiving” ASX reporting seasons tests winner-picking mindset New commentary and analysis from Global X ETFs has confirmed Australian investors have had to contest an “increasingly unforgiving” local share market, as the August Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) reporting season…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (447+ words) Home > Funds Management > Fund managers lag ASX despite stock-picking backdrop Just one in four Australian active equity fund managers were able to outperform the market in the first half of 2026, despite what appeared to be a supportive environment for stock…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (472+ words) Home > Superannuation > Industry funds dominate on global pension rankings Managing Editor and Publisher Industry superannuation funds dominate Australia’s presence within the Top 300 Pensions and Investments fund research undertaken by the Willis Towers Watson (WTW) Thinking Ahead Institute. The latest Top…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (506+ words) Home > Financial Planning > Over-75s’ share of advised wealth jumps nearly 50% The share of funds under advice held by Australians aged 75 and over has surged to 22%, a near 50% increase from 2020, in a significant shift that is reshaping the financial planning industry…...

1+ week, 7+ hour ago   (256+ words) Home > Funds Management > Perennial closes three responsible investment funds Managing Editor and Publisher Funds manager Perennial is closing its three specialist responsible investment funds. The company said it would be closing the Perennial Better Future Trust, the Perennial Better Future…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (713+ words) Home > Investment > AI cutting through asset classes simultaneously but not equally: HarbourVest The notion that artificial intelligence (AI) has transcended boundaries from “science fiction to industry vertical to asset class” has been further spelled out in HarbourVest’s 2026 Mid-Year Private Markets…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (421+ words) Home > Superannuation > Cost of living worries erode retirement confidence Managing Editor and Publisher The cost of living crisis is eroding retirement confidence, according to new research from AMP Limited. The 2026 AMP Retirement Confidence Pulse has confirmed that three in five…...

2+ week, 11+ hour ago   (455+ words) Home > Investment > Fidelity warns momentum can be ‘wolf in sheep’s clothing’ Fidelity International has warned investors not to mistake strong market performance for safety, saying momentum-driven gains could be masking significant risks with capital piling into a handful of winning…...