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APRA updates governance framework

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2025
... on other group boards will not proceed as originally proposed. Lastly, a proposal to require significant financial institutions to engage early with APRA on responsible person appointments and succession planning will also not proceed. APRA said it will ...

Feature: Group insurance | Cold comfort

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
... superannuation industry and its processing of insurance claims, largely owing to immense delays at some of the largest institutions. Stories have emerged of the likes of AustralianSuper and Cbus delaying paying claims to beneficiaries, sometimes by as ...

'We have entered a new economic era': CBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
... open strategic competition. There is war in Europe and a growing threat of conflict in the South China Sea. Economic institutions have become battlegrounds for influence and trade is being weaponised." Assumptions that China would continue pursuing economic ...

Rest injects more into $1.2bn Fidelity climate fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2025
... 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 which is dedicated to accelerating ...

ETF Shares flees Cboe for better 'connectivity'

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2025
... "We're a startup fund manager taking on the lavishly funded subsidiaries of the world's largest financial institutions," Man added. "We're confident enough in the quality of our products that they will survive and do well in a better-informed ...

Liquidity, operational shocks major issues for super: RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2025
... global markets could sharply increase financing costs, including in Australia, and restrict Australian financial institutions' access to funding and liquidity in global markets. "A resulting tightening in financial conditions would intensify financial ...

Australia, UK regulators exchange insights

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2025
... on Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey's priorities, which include mitigating risks from the non-bank financial institutions sector and effective surveillance to identify vulnerabilities in the financial system. Both countries also discussed their ...

Shield collapse brings wholesale governance to the forefront

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2025
... alternatives provides "good for investment outcomes overall." "Think about our superannuation sector and what the institutions do and the more sophisticated portfolio allocations. I definitely agree that needs to bleed into the wholesale space and the ...

Munro Partners adds institutional sales lead in Canada

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2025
Munro Partners is expanding its offering to Canada's major institutions, hiring an institutional investments executive based in Toronto this month. Brad Haughey has been appointed to the newly created role of vice president, institutional investments ...

Australian Retirement Trust chief executive steps down

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2025
... appointment as chief executive, Vincent said: "Across my career I've been able to work at some extraordinary institutions, but I can truly say I've never felt as at home as I do at ART." "I am looking forward to being able to bring that feeling ...