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AMP settles class action for $120m

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2025
... charged to members of certain AMP superannuation funds, and the interest rates received, and fees charged, on cash-only fund options. AMP said it would contribute $75 million to the $120 million settlement, with the balance to be met by insurance. AMP ...

Coalition's super for housing policy 'unlikely to continue': Bragg

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2025
... recommendations in particular; to allow first home buyers to access more of their super than has been previously proposed, with options for a higher maximum withdrawal cap and without a maximum threshold. The Committee suggested either increasing the ...

Family offices stand firm on sustainable investing

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2025
... sector," Yung said. The top challenge family offices face in this arena is identifying quality deal flow with viable exit options - an issue for 21% of them. Some other challenges are the insufficient knowledge of impact measurement and management (14%) ...

Future Fund achieves 12.2% in FY25, tops other instos

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2025
... to local equities also helped drive performance. Toe to toe with other institutional investors, super funds' balanced options returned 10.1% p.a. on a median basis, according to estimates from SuperRatings. New Zealand's sovereign wealth fund (NZSF) ...

ASIC, APRA outline regulatory reform opportunities

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
... the possible impact of the test on productivity." Lonsdale confirmed APRA has been engaging with Treasury on possible options to enhance the test. Lonsdale also touched on the Financial Accountability Regime (FAR) saying there are opportunities to address ...

Three retirement products achieve double-digit returns

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2025
... 9.7% p.a. over the three-year period. AustralianSuper's Choice Income Balanced and GESB Retirement Income AP's Balanced options returned 8.7% p.a. each. Government funds ESSSuper Income Streams Balanced and Super SA Income Stream Balanced recorded 8.6% ...

Legalsuper updates investment, insurance fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2025
Legalsuper has introduced several changes to its investment options' objectives and fees, as well as some insurance costs. Effective September 1, the Conservative option will change its investment objective from outperforming an average annual return ...

IML debuts income-focused ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2025
... Accumulation Index on a rolling four-year basis. The fund invests in a combination of ASX-listed shares, hybrids, bought and sold options and cash, and holds a minimum of 20 securities. The IML Equity Income Fund was incepted in 2011, achieving an average ...

Praemium partners to offer more global options

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2025
... assets under custody. Under the agreement, advisers using Spectrum will be able to access a broader universe of investment options, including international funds that were previously "out of reach". Vestima's integration simplifies the administration ...

AMP, Insignia, Bendigo products fail super performance test

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2025
... Super Menu and is already closed to new members. Insignia Financial said in a statement: "Of our 110 master trust and wrap options included in this year's test, Insignia Financial failed one platform TDP. This investment option has been closed since ...