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UK treasury provides guidance on local pension consolidation

MATT TOLEDO  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2025
... consolidation to allow greater infrastructure investment domestically, with the goal of emulating Canadian pension funds and Australian superannuation funds. "Evidence from Australia and Canada shows that this size allows pension funds to invest in big ...

Aware Super recruits Marsh McLennan risk specialist

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025
... Marsh McLennan, where she served as chief risk and compliance officer for the Pacific region. Her appointment comes as Australian superannuation funds face heightened regulatory scrutiny and increasing pressure to demonstrate robust governance frameworks. ...

BlackRock hires Housing Australia treasury chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025
... sector career, Palmer spent 14 years at UBS Asset Management as executive director and senior portfolio manager for Australian fixed income, finishing up in 2013. On leaving Housing Australia, she told her LinkedIn community that it was a tough decision. ...

Former TCorp exec sets up consultancy

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025
... strategic research at van Eyk Research and earlier worked as a research fellow at the University of Queensland and the Australian National University. Interestingly, his former colleague Sue Brake an ex-Future Fund investment chief is also an investment ...

Greenwashing remains an enforcement priority: ASIC

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025
... its 'capacity building' plans as sustainability reporting becomes a mandatory requirement for small to large Australian businesses - but it was its passing update on greenwashing as an enforcement priority that had everyone's attention at ...

BlackRock to list its first active ETF in Australia

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025
... iShares ETF specialist Tamara Haban-Beer Stats said the launch is timely as US equities remain a core allocation for many Australian investors. "IACT offers a differentiated source of return across market cycles for Australian investors seeking a long-term ...

Coalition names shadow treasurer, financial services minister

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025
... Likewise, Financial Advice Association of Australia chief executive Sarah Abood congratulated the new shadow ministry. "The Australian financial advice sector requires substantial reform to achieve a regulatory regime that will deliver improved access ...

Industry funds feast, retail funds snack, corporate funds freefall

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025
... Growth led with a 7.8% annualised return, followed by Hostplus - Balanced (7.7%), Team Super - High Growth (7.6%), Australian Retirement Trust - Lifecycle Balanced Pool (7.3%), and AustralianSuper - Balanced (7.2%).

Large penalties against super funds are appropriate: ASIC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025
ASIC commissioner Simone Constant told Financial Standard that many super fund trustees have taken accountability for not meeting their requirements to members, know they need to improve and accept the penalties that are brought against them. However ...

QSuper settles $67m class action

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2025
QSuper, which merged with Sunsuper to create Australian Retirement Trust (ART), Australia's second-largest super fund, has reached a $67 million out-of-court settlement over claims members were overcharged for life insurance premiums. The settlement ...