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'We won't bet against the US', but 'China is not a foe': Elia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
... genuine long-term investor, then you are looking through the political science. That's what you do, right? And in fact, at times, it creates some opportunities for us at the same time," he said. "My commentary is not about 'The Donald', whether he ...

Rest launches new retirement tools to increase advice appetite

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
... and personal advice provided by phone-based advisers, Rest said. Rest's digital tools are used on average about 30,000 times per year, representing around 85% of all advice interactions, the fund confirmed. Rest chief member officer Simone Van Veen ...

APRA tackles 'weak demand' for longevity products in second consultation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2025
... including lowering the levels of required capital and materially reducing the procyclicality of the capital position during times of market stress. Australia's retirement market is at a critical point and these changes will drive growth and innovation ...

UGC auditor 'comprehensively failed', registration stripped

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2025
... explanation as to the extensive failures. He had been a registered auditor since 2008 and said it was only in more recent times that had failed in the performance of his duties, citing the pressure of being an auditor having an adverse impact on his ...

FEATURE: Fund admin | Tight Ship

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2025
... member perspective." When ASIC sat down with some of the organisations they were "surprised" when their poor claims handling times were broached. No one at the board and senior executive level, Constant says, was reviewing the claims handling time from ...

Complaints still too high: AFCA annual review

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2025
... Locke also called on firms to take the review findings as a metric to better their practises around disputes handling. "In times of economic pressure, it's critical that financial firms strengthen their internal dispute resolution processes and ensure ...

FINSIA's struggle to find scale

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
... we've seen at least a 25% reduction in their membership fees." Cox admits that having a broad membership base was, at times, difficult to balance, but said the partnership with CISI was the right fit for its diverse membership. "We occupy a unique ...

Igneo divests 15.3% stake in Adelaide Airport

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2025
... years, with passenger numbers increasing from four million in 1998 to over 8.7 million in 2025, and EBITDA increasing over 11 times during this time. "At an operational level we have welcomed the opportunity to work closely with the management team and ...

ASIC helping with law reform over Shield, First Guardian

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2025
... ongoing investigations into these matters, with more than 40 staff dedicated to them. We have appeared in court more than 45 times in relation to First Guardian and Shield matters," Longo said. "These are some of ASIC's most complex and resource intensive ...

Removing CGT breaks could boost budget by $22.7bn: Report

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2025
... received $271,000 from the capital gains tax discount on profits, from the sale of asset and investment. This is almost 1500 times the benefit received by an average working-class Australian. The report urged the Australian government to address disproportionate ...