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MLC AM delivers real returns for members in FY25

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2025
... This included fuller weights to the Magnificent Seven and Australian banks. Farmer added that active managers found it a little tougher over the last 12 months given that some of the sectors were fully valued, thus making it difficult for them to hold ...

APRA acknowledges need to reduce regulatory burden

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2025
... while the overall rating was just 24%. Asked about the balance of regulatory burden and benefit, 33% said there is too little benefit to the industry for the level of burden. Super trustees rated the balance at 71%, while life insurers put it at just ...

Firms rebuffing AFCA determinations should be named: FAAA, professional bodies

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2025
... occasions announced the cancellation of AFSLs because of the payment of a claim with respect to that AFSL by the CSLR. "Very little additional detail is made available, which is a suboptimal outcome. We believe that greater awareness of these unpaid ...

Trade war threat sparks allocation rethink by asset owners

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2025
... said that more capital is being allocated to private credit. That representative also noted, "historically, we had very little in private equity." However, in the past year, the fund has begun exploring opportunities in that space, and "that would continue," ...

Australia's billionaire boom branded 'morally wrong' by Oxfam

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2025
... someone in the bottom 50% of the wealth spectrum has flatlined over the decade, averaging $28,000 - "leaving them with little prospect of home ownership," it said. Its analysis found that 99% of rentals are out of reach for full-time minimum wage earners ...

Retirement confidence highest since 2020: SSGA

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2025
... August 2023 and 22% in May 2020. The survey identified the top three factors behind the increased confidence: 43% cited little to no short-term debt, another 43% cited wise investment of their super or retirement plan, while 40% noted the ability to ...

Awareness of options could boost advice access: CFS

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2025
Superannuation is the number one topic Australians want financial advice on, however a significant proportion have little to no idea they can pay for it through their super. Based on a survey of 2250 Australians, Colonial First State's (CFS) Empowered ...

Coalition names shadow treasurer, financial services minister

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025
The Coalition, following its election defeat and brief split, has unveiled its shadow ministry. Leader of the opposition Sussan Ley confirmed that Ted O'Brien will act as deputy leader and shadow treasurer, while Pat Conaghan will act as shadow assistant ...

Franklin Templeton, Pendal funds shutter

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2025
... running costs and cannot be managed in a cost-efficient way," Pendal told investors. "We also consider that the fund has little prospect of significant growth in funds under management in the foreseeable future. If the fund were to continue, the fund's ...

ASIC sues home loan manager over 'unlawful' hardship application handling

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2025
... responded to ASIC's demand to improve practices and frameworks for assessing hardship applications, but it "comes as too little, too late". In an ASX announcement, Resimac acknowledged the proceedings and admitted the handling of its process "could have ...