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Self-regulation on the cards: FAAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2024
The financial advice industry has finally earned "profession" status and has the potential to self-regulate in the near future, according to Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) chair David Sharpe. In six years' time, Sharp believes the advice ...

'New class of advisers' need clear-cut distinction: FAAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2024
Professional reputations could be harmed if the government does not distinctly delineate between its proposed new class of advisers (NCAs) and financial advisers, the Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) warns in anticipation of the looming ...

AustralianSuper expands international equities team

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2024
AustralianSuper has announced three senior investment management appointments to its international equities leadership team. About one third, or $110 billion, of AustralianSuper's total assets is invested in international equities. Presently, about ...

ART, ISPT to build $585m Sydney life sciences hub

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2024
Australian Retirement Trust and Industry Super Property Trust signed a 99-year lease from the University of Sydney to build a healthcare and life sciences hub. As Australia's population ages, demand for healthcare is expected to increase significantly ...

Super funds 'playing to their strengths' in private markets

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2024
Super funds are proving a good case study for investing in private assets, according to Morningstar's 2025 outlook. "Australia's super funds have successfully pioneered investment in asset classes such as unlisted infrastructure and property for decades ...

Hostplus ups fees, makes $125m investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2024
Hostplus has made changes to its investment fees and costs for FY23/24, increasing them between 0.06% to 0.16%. Members invested in the Conservative Balanced option and the Capital Stable option saw fees rise 10bps from 0.69% and 0.59%, respectively ...

SMSFs surpass $1tn milestone

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2024
The latest statistics from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) show the total assets held within self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) hit $1.02 trillion at September end. The total SMSF members grew to 1,173,867 in over 630,000 SMSFs, with over ...

CI Financial taken private by Mubadala Capital

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2024
CI Financial, which owns most of GSFM, is being acquired by Mubadala Capital, a subsidiary of the United Arab Emirates' sovereign wealth fund. CI Financial, which is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, will be taken private by Mubadala Capital in ...

Inconsistencies abound in Future Fund mandate change: Deloitte

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2024
Given its strong performance, the bar for making changes to the Future Fund's mandate should be set very high and Treasury's latest directive does not meet that threshold, Deloitte Access Economics says, adding they raise more questions than they answer. ...

Can technology help advisers service the masses?

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2024
Financial advisers who choose to serve the masses instead of specialising must reckon with how to leverage technology to make this possible amidst the influx of wealth Australians do not know how to plan for, according to industry experts. A panel of ...