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Controversial US policy to benefit Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2025
... imposes a 10% tariff on Australia, which is the lowest of all countries, and Australia has a trade deficit with the US. "So far there has been no discernible impact on Australian economic growth from the tariffs. Australian businesses, in the main, are ...

HESTA hits $100bn in assets

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2025
... a larger and more diverse range of high-quality investments and provide economies of scale to keep costs down over time. "Far more than a milestone, we believe this growth enables us to deliver greater value for our more than one million members," Blakey ...

Platform trustees told to improve investment governance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2025
... including structural separation where an option is managed by a related entity. When it comes to ongoing monitoring, APRA has so far found instances of inconsistent monitoring of investment and fee related metrics relative to internal policies, and a ...

Platinum LIC turns down WAM bid

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2025
Platinum Capital (PMC) shareholders have rejected Wilson Asset Management's (WAM) bid to be the investment manager of the listed investment company (LIC) in the hope of replacing Platinum Asset Management. WAM flagged its intentions of becoming the ...

Super Moves: ANZ Staff, Aware, Equip, ART, VFMC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2025
ANZ Staff Superannuation Scheme has appointed William Leong as head of investments, filling the vacancy left by Ruwanie Dias, who took up a role as global head of externally managed funds at QBE Insurance. Leong joins the $7 billion corporate fund from ...

Macquarie Wrap removes dozens of funds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2025
... Macquarie Investment Management as trustee of the Macquarie Superannuation Plan to close the funds to investment by members. So far, Macquarie has publicly stated around 60 investment options will be removed. However, reporting by the AFR suggests the ...

3500 advisers at risk as deadline looms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2025
... retail clients from next year. ASIC said some 1143 need to do this. ASIC is urging advisers to have their licensee ensure the FAR is updated on their behalf. To assist them in determining what may need updating, ASIC provided an up-to-date dataset. This ...

CSLR publishes paid claims details

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2025
... to Dixon Advisory. The overwhelming majority of payments relate to personal financial advice, with close to $37 million so far paid to Dixon Advisory and Superannuation Services clients. This is followed by 61 claims paid to clients of MyPlanner Australia ...

Concentration of private credit sector a concern: ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2025
... private credit market, which it says could pose a systemic risk to many investors if a downturn were to occur. The review has so far found that while most investors are "appropriately rewarded for taking sub-investment grade credit risk and maturity/liquidity ...

APRA to hunt for new deputy chair

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2025
... role in overseeing the implementation of the Your Future, Your Super reforms which commenced on her first day at APRA. "These far-reaching reforms were aimed at ensuring superannuation works in the best financial interests of all Australians and improving ...