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Investors 'ignoring' volatility: Schroders

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2025
... widening divide with the rest of the population. "The Australian economy is heavily leveraged, with property prices now four times the country's GDP, raising concerns about affordability, resource misallocation, and long-term growth prospects," he said. ...

Former BBY chair charged with aiding dishonest conduct

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2025
... unrelated corporate invoice. Each offence carries the potential for up to 10 years' prison, a fine of $765,000, or three times the total value of benefits obtained. Rosewall's case has been adjourned to September 9. Just last month, BBY's former chief ...

Hostplus extends MetLife partnership

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2025
... stronger outcomes for its members. "Insurance in superannuation offers essential support during life's most challenging times," Elia said. "Through our partnership with MetLife, we're transforming the insurance service model - moving toward a more personalised ...

Australia an 'efficient' market for multinationals

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2025
... organisations face 28.7% more management tasks in APAC than the global average. The analysis revealed major contrasts in processing times - from 11 days in Singapore to 64 days in Macau - creating challenges for corporate secretarial teams managing multi-jurisdictional ...

ASFA publishes new service standards on claims handling

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2025
... comes after ASIC has called out the superannuation industry on numerous occasions this year around poor claims handling times. The new ASFA standard applies to insurance claims and certain claims for early release of superannuation benefits due to ill ...

Scientific Beta offers portfolio solution to institutional investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2025
... mechanism-it's a precision tool." Scientific Beta said the need to bridge portfolio imbalances has been highlighted in recent times as US growth stocks, led by the so-called 'Magnificent Seven', have dramatically outperformed value stocks, which has ...

Bombora Advice appoints new chair, managing director

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2025
... senior team, I am committed to building on Bombora's marketplace reputation and presence," Handley said. "These are exciting times and the strategic business opportunities for Bombora are immense. I'm looking forward to positioning the organisation for ...

Managed fund inflows jump over 20x: Report

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2025
Managed funds domiciled in Australia received $8.6 billion in inflows from January to May this year, over 20 times the level recorded over the same period last year, according to global funds network Calastone. Calastone said local investors appeared ...

Dodgy dentist defrauds members after draining super for medical procedures

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2025
... procedures. They were sold false hope through aggressive social media advertising and quick access to super." The Sunday Times reports that up to $2.3 million in patient pre-payments remain unaccounted for by Hurst Group, the company used to manage Perth ...

ASIC reads the riot act to the super industry: Longo

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2025
... waiting..." Not a single trustee in that review bothered to monitor or report on end-to-end death benefit claims handling times, nor did they have performance objectives for these times. Many also neglected to track how long claims sat in limbo, leaving ...