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FS Power50 shortlist revealed, voting opens

STAFF WRITER  |  SATURDAY, 30 AUG 2025
... Financial Standard 's editorial vetting screen are included in the final list. This year, the FS Power50 is sponsored by AMP North and Generation Life. Voting closes on Sunday, September 7. CLICK HERE to view the full list of finalists and to cast ...

AMP, Insignia, Bendigo products fail super performance test

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2025
... This is the third consecutive year that Insignia and AMP have featured on the list since the test was introduced. AMP's North Guardian Balanced Fund, North Guardian Growth Fund and North Guardian Moderately Defensive Fund have failed in the past ...

QIC harvests rare earth elements to turbocharge net zero transition

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2025
QIC has made an investment via its $150 million QIC Critical Minerals and Battery Technology Fund (QCMBTF) to support Ark Mines' Sandy Mitchell Rare Earths Project. The project, located 230km northwest of Cairns, contains significant resources of ...

Local custody assets hit record $5.6tn

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2025
Custodians' asset pools grew by 3% in the first half of the year, with HSBC's securities services division recording the largest jump. Statistics from the Australian Custodial Services Association (ACSA) show total assets under custody held on behalf ...

Commonwealth Super names chief risk and compliance officer

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2025
Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation (CSC) has welcomed a chief risk and compliance officer, hiring from Equity Trustees. Nevein Versace has commenced in the role. She was most recently Equity Trustees' group executive and chief risk officer. In ...

AMP recruits former SSGA sales manager

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2025
AMP continues to expand its North platform business with the appointment of a top sales manager. Amanda Trenfield joins North as senior manager, asset consultant partnerships. Trenfield boasts over 20 years of experience in launching and supporting ...

Legal costs weigh on AMP profits

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2025
... Bank GO," AMP chief executive Alexis George said. "Our cashflow trends are particularly encouraging, reflecting greater North flows from existing and new advisers, and improvements in flows for the S&I business. These positive cashflows, together with ...

Linda Elkins joins AMP board, Slattery exits

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2025
... AMP chair. "Linda's skills and expertise will be especially important as AMP continues its focus on the growth of its North Platform and Superannuation business." Meanwhile, independent non-executive director Andrea Slattery will retire from her ...

Special feature: Shaping private markets

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2025
Custodians are stepping up as regulators target super funds' $3.5 trillion private asset rush. Australia's super funds face mounting scrutiny over their rapid shift into private markets, as concerns grow about transparency, valuations and liquidity ...

Economic growth has 'moderated': CommSec

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2025
Western Australia has once again claimed the top spot in the latest CommSec State of the States report, leading the nation's economic performance rankings for a fourth consecutive quarter. South Australia also began 2025 with a bang, climbing from fourth ...