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Tech concentration in super a major concern: APRA

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025

APRA member Suzanne Smith has expressed the prudential regulator's concerns around entities relying on a concentrated set of technology providers. Smith said dependency on the cloud and movement of workloads to the cloud environment has exponentially ...

PacSuper extends mandate with Perpetual

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2025

Papua New Guinea superannuation fund PacSuper has extended its contract with Perpetual Investment Management and expanded its multi-asset mandate. Following a strategic asset allocation review, PacSuper's board said it endorsed the extension of ...

Housing Australia Future Fund under audit

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2025

... achieve the Commonwealth Government's goal of delivering 40,000 new social and affordable rental homes in the HAFF's first five years." Meanwhile, the Housing Industry Association (HIA) welcomed the announcement of the audit but cautioned that ...

James Mawhinney launches another appeal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025

Mayfair 101 managing director James Mawhinney is appealing the Federal Court's decision to bar him from dealing in financial products for 15 years. Last month, the Federal Court upheld a previous decision to ban Mawhinney from receiving or soliciting ...

Kenya to establish sovereign wealth fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025

Kenya is planning to roll out its first sovereign wealth fund as it looks to safeguard its income derived from oil, gas and minerals mining. The Kenya Sovereign Wealth Fund is designed to provide a buffer from fluctuations in resource revenues or macro-economic ...

FEATURE: Fund admin | Tight Ship

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2025

... to and appoint us like the global scale we have. They like the technology and it's an expectation," he says. GROW Inc's first iteration came in 2017 when it launched as a superannuation fund for the younger generation, attempting to disrupt the chokehold ...

Local PGIM manager exits

ELIZABETH FRY | THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2025

... Carr will arrive in December as head of real estate equity, Australia. The appointments follow the launch of PGIM's first dedicated Australian real estate debt strategy. In July, PGIM Private Alternatives appointed Dan Greyling as vice president ...

Rumours swirl around Perpetual's wealth business sale

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2025

Perpetual told shareholders negotiations are ongoing for the sale of its wealth business, which was initially announced in February. This comes as Bloomberg reported Oaktree Capital has secured private credit financing from Ares Management and Barings ...

Capital Group takes stake in Qualitas

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2025

... shareholders that Schwartz "remains central to our continued success and growth trajectory." "This transaction marks Andrew's first sale of shares in Qualitas since our IPO nearly four years ago, and he has confirmed to the board his intention to ...

Rest injects more into $1.2bn Fidelity climate fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2025

Fidelity reached final close of its Real Estate Logistics Impact Climate Solutions Fund (LOGICs), raising a further $634 million from several institutions including Rest. The total investment capacity of the fund is now $1.2 billion (€710m), all of ...

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BT appoints new head of strategy

KARREN VERGARA | 10:47AM

A former Allianz Retire+ executive has joined BT as the new head of strategy.

ASX sees trade volumes soar in May

MATTHEW WAI | 12:24PM

ASX saw a substantial growth in trade volumes last month, despite continued lackluster movement in IPOs.

Otivo launches AI-powered financial advice

MATTHEW WAI | 12:21PM

Otivo has launched a mobile app for Australians to access licensed advice powered by AI.

Munro expands access to climate focused fund

VINNY VUCAGO | 12:09PM

The Munro Global Growth Climate Leaders PIE Fund has been opened to retail investors in New Zealand.

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