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Treasury responds to CHESS replacement inquiry

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2025
Treasury has released its response following the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services report, Competition in clearing and settlement and the ASX CHESS Replacement Project: The CHESS Replacement Project is too important ...

'Less revenue for us': AustralianSuper on closing multiple accounts

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
... their members?" Bragg asked. In response, Court said: "I can't speak for AustralianSuper, but clearly that kind of communication was something that we put before the court in the proceedings as one of the pieces of evidence that we relied upon, and obviously ...

AI's big moment? Not this year, says Fidelity

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2025
... range of sectors in particular where our analysts predict a surge in takeovers and mergers, including healthcare, communication services, IT, real estate, and energy." While the survey contained "competing messages" on the new administration's impact ...

Cbus appoints deputy investment chief

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2025
Cbus has named a new deputy chief investment officer to replace the role Alexandra Campbell vacated last July. Leigh Gavin was promoted to the role after serving as head of portfolio strategies since October 2023. Gavin oversaw the super fund's ...

Advisers must improve public awareness to win Australians' trust: Report

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025
... continued use of jargon, a failure to personalise the client journey, irrelevant newsletters, long meetings, irregular communication, confusing documentation, and an extensive onboarding process, as practices that continue to plague the industry. "To ...

Local family office backs new venture to invest in climate tech

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2025
The family office of Daniel Besen has become an anchor investor in new venture capital firm Climate Tech Partners, investing in "innovative software and hardware companies" accelerating decarbonisation. Climate Tech Partners was founded by Patrick Sieb ...

Investment down as uncertainty rises

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2025
... economic growth should work to minimise uncertainty. Greater transparency, well designed institutions and strong communication can help to better guide market expectations. "Making policy decisions, and their transmission through the economy, more predictable ...

Best Australian share funds of 2024: Mercer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025
... sector positioning hasn't dramatically changed over the last few months, maintaining an overweight to financials and communication services while keeping an underweight to more growth orientated sectors like consumer durables and real estate. "This positioning ...

Minimum service standards for super funds welcomed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2025
... plan. SMC chief executive Misha Schubert said super fund members rightly expect the highest standards of service, communication, and care. "Super funds have tens of millions of interactions with their members every year, and members expect those interactions ...

BlackRock settles lawsuit for 'misleading consumers'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2025
BlackRock has reached a settlement in a lawsuit filed by the State of Tennessee, which alleged the asset manager misled consumers about how much its investment strategies were influenced by ESG considerations. Tennessee's suit alleged BlackRock failed ...