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NPP not suitable as the primary payment system for payday super

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2025
... errors," the Treasury fact sheet stated. This however contrasts with the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) recent risk assessment report, stating that the suitability of NPP for business-to-business (B2B) payments has not been properly assessed yet. ...

Platinum funds merger to go ahead

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2025
... receiving the non-binding proposal from PM Capital on 27 February 2025. Platinum said it was not involved with the assessment of the proposal from PM Capital but that it "fully endorses" the position taken by the PAI board. Platinum said that its proposal ...

Life insurers keep breaking their own rules: Report

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2025
... in these areas, though this may reflect underreporting rather than good practice. Meanwhile, improvements in claims assessment timeframes were noted among some insurers, though performance remains bifurcated, with others "well behind" the industry's ...

RBA and ASIC slam the ASX: 'Deeply disappointed'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2025
... Clear Pty Limited and ASX Settlement Pty Ltd with the RBA's Financial Stability Standards outside the usual annual assessment cycle. The RBA has downgraded its assessment of these entities' compliance with the "Operational Risk" standard from 'partly ...

Navigating the impact investment sector for instos

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025
... diversification that could offer uncorrelated returns..." Weier also reiterated impact investment requires a robust assessment framework. "We assess our funds; we don't assess an individual asset - we leave that to our managers. On the development ...

Tranche 2 of DBFO dumps SOAs, enables 'nudges'

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2025
... 'nudge' them - at specific lifestages to boost their engagement with their super. Trustees must "develop an assessment framework before sending any targeted superannuation prompts, which will involve identifying the targeted group, considering ...

CEFC funds sustainable real estate credit projects

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2025
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) is partnering with Goldman Sachs Alternatives to pour $160 million into sustainable real estate. The investment is being made alongside the Goldman-managed Real Estate Credit Partners (RECP IV) fund and will ...

CareSuper to merge with meat industry fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2025
CareSuper is set to merge with a $1 billion industry fund with 56,000 members. The $56 billion super fund, which has around 550,000, has struck a binding agreement to merge with the Meat Industry Employees' Superannuation Fund (MIESF). CareSuper chair ...

RBA 'not committed' to further rate cuts

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2025
... further," the minutes said. "Members also agreed that future decisions would be guided by the incoming data and evolving assessment of risks. Returning inflation to target remains the board's highest priority and it will do what is necessary to achieve ...

Super moves: Qantas Super, VFMC, AusSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
... her new role, Gaskin will lead the asset management division's contribution to the newly legislated climate risk assessment and reporting per the Australian Sustainability Reporting Standards. The new standards came into effect in January this year. ...