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InterPrac hit with $22m in AFCA complaints

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2025
... with the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) for its advisers' role in the collapse of the Shield Master Fund and First Guardian Master Fund. Sequoia said in a trading update that this "represents InterPrac's potential exposure prior ...

Invesco acquires RetireAustralia for $845m

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2025
Invesco Real Estate has agreed to acquire RetireAustralia from Infratil and NZ Superannuation Fund for $845 million. Invesco Real Estate head of Asia Pacific Calvin Chou said the acquisition of RetireAustralia represented a unique investment opportunity ...

Treasury launches retirement phase consultations

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2025
... reporting framework that will ultimately help drive transparency and improved retirement outcomes." The framework will report on fund offerings and member outcomes for individual trustees and at an industry level. "It is important that there is as much ...

Payday super delays will cost workers: ASFA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2025
... miss out on returns. In some cases, employers are earning interest on money that should already be in an employee's super fund," Delahunty said. "Those returns should belong to the worker, not the business. For a 25-year-old on the average wage, even ...

Top Australian CIOs revealed

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2025
Who have been named in the 2025 top 100 global list of chief investment officers? Five Australian super fund chief investment officers made the grade. Chief Investment Officer, the New York-based sister publication of Financial Standard, this month ...

Super funds risk 'falling behind': MUFG Retirement Solutions

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2025
MUFG Pension & Market Services has called for an industry-wide uplift in digital identity and fraud protection capabilities as it works with the Australian government and super funds to pilot a new digital ID tool. Speaking exclusively with Financial ...

Legal costs weigh on AMP profits

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2025
Costs associated with remediation and its simplification strategy put a slight dent in AMP's half-year net profits, coming in at $98 million. Released this morning, AMP's results show a 5% drop in interim net profit, largely attributed to $11 ...

WT Financial's Investco makes acquisition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2025
The joint venture between WT Financial (WTL) and Merchant Wealth - Investco - has announced a fresh acquisition and the establishment of its second "Hubco". Titan Advice Group (TAG) - which was formed as the first Hubco in April - has announced the ...

Linda Elkins joins AMP board, Slattery exits

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2025
Linda Elkins will be joining the AMP board, drawing on her more than 25-plus years in financial services, including top roles at KPMG, Colonial First State and Russell Investment. Starting 1 September, Elkins joins AMP Limited as a non-executive director ...

FAAA expands specialist education programs

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2025
The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) is looking to expand its Approved Specialisations Program, urging eligible education providers to sign up. The program has historically included specialisations in aged care, life risk and the Fellow ...