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Platinum merger no cure for active managers' challenges

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2025
... product overlaps and Platinum's underperformance. "L1 Capital and Platinum are broadly similar, both operating as active Australian managers offering international equity strategies. However, they differ subtly in strategy and product mix. We don't expect ...

ASIC streamlines AFSL applications

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2025
The regulator launched a new digital portal for Australian financial services licence (AFSL) applications. From today, those wishing to gain an AFSL can use ASIC's new portal, integrated with the ASIC Regulatory Portal. It has a new interface and method ...

Global economic uncertainty the main priority: Chalmers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2025
... weathering and withstanding this global economic uncertainty in the near term but also making sure that we make the Australian people the primary beneficiaries of all of this churn and change that we're seeing in the world." Chalmers added that the ...

Labor wins: What super, advice industries want

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2025
... all Australians." Meanwhile, CPA Australia urged the newly elected government to revitalise, reform and repair the Australian economy. CPA Australia chief executive Chris Freeland said he looks forward to the government delivering a clear and optimistic ...

The top Australian small-cap fund, year after year

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2025
The Ophir Opportunities Fund has outperformed every rival in its category, topping the Australian small-cap fund rankings across all timeframes, according to the latest Mercer investment survey. The fund has returned 39.6% over one year besting the ...

Rest details internal program to reform death benefit processes

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2025
... review found Rest had resolved just 8% of claims within 90 days - the lowest rate among the trustees assessed. The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) considers three months a reasonable timeframe for finalising straightforward death benefit ...

CFS allots Martin Currie two mandates

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2025
... Currie to oversee two options in its multi-manager single-sector strategy. Martin Currie is now looking after the CFS Australian Share and CFS Geared Australian Share options, replacing Longreach CAI and Tyndall Asset Management. In the CFS single-sector ...

Coalition's super on PPL plan 'deeply worrying'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2025
... all working Australians," Schubert said. "It undermines the whole policy intent to boost the retirement savings of Australian mums and to start to turn around the gender super gap - which has been widening for women in their 30s. "It sends a concerning ...

ASIC bans unlicensed WA adviser

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2025
... believe that Kendrick lacked the fitness and propriety, and the training and competence, required to participate in the Australian financial services industry. The banning took effect from 22 April 2025. Kendrick has the right to appeal to the Administrative ...

Hedge fund scraps local sales role

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025
... serving as head of sales for Asia, Australia and New Zealand, he chaired BlueBay Hong Kong. McAssy joined BlueBay from Australian Unity, where he was head of institutional sales and previously worked at Bennelong Funds Management. He also did stints ...