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Minimum service standards for super funds welcomed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2025
Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones announced new mandatory minimum service standards for all large APRA-regulated superannuation funds. Chalmers said the reforms will improve member outcomes and how funds engage with their ...

Fidelity picks Southeast Asia lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025
Fidelity International has appointed Wildon Goh as head of Southeast Asia and country head of Singapore. Goh succeeds Sabrina Gan who left the firm in December to Goldman Sachs' client solutions group as head of third-party wealth in Southeast Asia. ...

BlackRock settles lawsuit for 'misleading consumers'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2025
BlackRock has reached a settlement in a lawsuit filed by the State of Tennessee, which alleged the asset manager misled consumers about how much its investment strategies were influenced by ESG considerations. Tennessee's suit alleged BlackRock failed ...

Major climate group suspends operations

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2025
An alliance of financiers with over US$57.5 trillion in assets has bowed to US political pressure and hit pause after the exit of the world's largest asset manager, BlackRock. Net Zero Asset Managers (NZAM), which has over 300 members, announced it ...

CFS delivers 16.6% returns for growth members

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2025
Colonial First State (CFS) announced impressive returns for its balanced and growth equivalent funds throughout 2024. The FirstChoice Employer Super balanced option returned 13.8% in 2024, while the FirstChoice Employer Super growth option delivered ...

Dexus terminates Core Property Fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2024
The Dexus Core Property Fund has been terminated following a strategic review. The Trust Company, which serves as responsible entity, has determined that the Dexus Core Property Fund can no longer meet its investment objective. As a result, the fund ...

Scarcity Partners acquires stake of foreign investment firm

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2024
Scarcity Partners has acquired a 20% interest in January Capital, a Singapore-based private markets investment firm focused on Asia Pacific technology companies. The acquisition is hoped to support January Capital's ability to identify and fund technology-driven ...

Treasury reappoints 24 members to FSCP

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024
The Albanese government has reappointed 24 members to the Financial Services and Credit Panel (FSCP) for a three-year period beginning 1 January 2025. The candidates bring with them a range of knowledge and experience across the fields of business ...

Super funds should focus on 'simple' advice: Jones

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2024
Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones said the purpose of Tranche 2 of Delivering Better Financial Outcomes (DBFO)- which was previewed earlier this week - is to allow super funds to provide basic financial advice, not to see a repeat of issues raised during ...

Treasury gives Tranche 2 reform package preview

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2024
The government has provided clarity on the second tranche of the Delivering Better Financial Outcomes reforms, offering more detail around what's included and confirming the remit of its 'new class of adviser.' The second package of reforms is aimed ...