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Super spending calls BFID compliance into question

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2025
... objectives and expected outcomes for members, use of a committee for additional oversight, and standardised processes. Its analysis of expenditure management frameworks found several that were "sub-optimal." APRA observed overreliance on policies that ...

ASIC calls on AFS licensees to 'step up'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2025
... role in preventing and detecting share sale fraud, both individually and collectively. "In the last four years, ASIC analysis has identified a seven-fold increase in the number of share sale fraud reports made by market intermediaries," ASIC commissioner ...

ESSSuper, UniSuper spearhead member satisfaction

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2025
... from 66% to 68%, with retail funds closing the gap, though industry fund members remained more satisfied on average, the analysis found. "These results confirm that service-led strategies are paying off. Funds that prioritise clear, consistent, and human-led ...

ART overhaul sees senior portfolio managers exit

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2025
... alpha strategies team. He initially worked as an associate for Mercer Investment Consulting, specialising in investment analysis and advice. Meanwhile, also leaving is senior portfolio manager Andrew Morgan, who oversaw multi-asset class portfolios while ...

Increased local, international demand drives practice valuations

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2025
The price multiples for financial planning practices have risen as much as 30% in the past 12 months, analysis shows. According to the annual Radar Results Price Guide, there has been a notable increase in price multiples for practices, rising between ...

Pacific workers face barriers to claiming super: University

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2025
... superannuation to be paid directly into workers' home country super funds during their employment or as part of their wages. Their analysis suggested that direct payments to home country funds as the most practical solution, though recent visits to PALM ...

Investors face headwinds in integrating physical climate risks

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2025
... and investments are lagging. To overcome the barriers faced, and despite the lack of data, funds are expanding their analysis of physical risks, particularly for listed equities and corporate bonds. In addition to advocating for better data and collaborating ...

Aware Super tops up direct equities team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2025
... airport, he managed commercial aviation contracts and customer relationships in addition to conducting advanced financial analysis. Notably, he negotiated new aeronautical agreements with 51 airlines, resulting in decent price increases. He earlier worked ...

Nuveen reaches $650m in commitments for local RE debt strategy

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2025
... investment in this space, Nuveen said. The strategy also includes waste reduction and energy consumption, climate risk analysis and social aspects to structure green loans or sustainable linked loans where applicable. Nuveen head of Australia and the ...

Super funds' private market assets grow to $400bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2025
... had $400 billion invested in private market assets, jumping 34% in the two years to June 2024, Rainmaker Information analysis of APRA data shows. Private real assets, classified as unlisted investments in property and infrastructure, was the largest ...