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Australia can benefit from China's economic growth amid trade war: Experts

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2025
... left." The Chinese government is also switching its way on spending, to which Wang described as "very encouraging". "China has long been accused of making inefficient investments, however now, the government is making more subsidies to consumption and ...

Government releases draft payday super law

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2025
The government has released draft legislation to mandate payday super, a policy that was first flagged in the 2023-24 Federal Budget. The draft legislation stipulates that from 1 July 2026, employers must pay their employees' superannuation at the ...

Japanese asset manager enters Australian market

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2025
... Australian investors," SMDAM executive officer of international business department Yasuhiro Harada said. SMDAM seeks to achieve long-term growth through active management. The firm said it identifies existing market inefficiencies and turns them into ...

Mercer adds to wealth team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
Mercer continues to bump up its wealth distribution team by adding two new staffers. Matthew Young and Staten Janes have both been hired as senior sales leaders, based in Sydney. Young joined FIIG Securities, where he was head of intermediary distribution ...

Super funds to 'look more like insurers'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
... "There is a historic separation that I think will break down over the next few years. There used to be a separation of 'I'm a long-short equity manager' or 'I'm a fixed income or alternatives manager', but the reality is that if you look at the super ...

Wilson AM to launch first monthly LIC strategy

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
... distributions over time in the form of franked dividends and strong capital management. The strategies will have a medium-to-long-term horizon of over five years and will require a minimum initial investment fee of $1500 at $1.50 per 1000 shares. Its ...

ASIC, ASFA spar over super fund trustees 'not knowing' their business

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
ASIC chair Joe Longo has torched the superannuation sector, branding it the "poster child" for what can and does go wrong when governance implodes, while accusing directors of "not knowing" their business. In a speech at the Australian Institute of ...

UK regulators abandon DEI reporting push

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
... and soundness - through reduced risk of group-think - and the competitiveness of UK financial services over the medium- to long-term." "There is also a growing emphasis in our work on reducing regulatory burdens on firms while still delivering our objectives ...

ASIC slaps FIIG Securities with lawsuit

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
FIIG Securities will face court over allegations of longstanding cybersecurity failures which saw the private data of more than 18,000 clients stolen and released on the dark web. According to ASIC, FIIG failed to have adequate cyber risk management ...

Super doesn't have to be 'boring', but innovation is key

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2025
... daunting, but our point of view is that the road is getting longer so that we can drive faster," Warner said. "There is a long way for us to go on this journey. But the message, I think, for everybody in other ecosystems, is that we would love help with ...