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FAAA expands specialist education programs

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2025
... Palmer said. "Licensees with advisers focusing on aged care or self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF) for example, often mandate further education in these fields for their advisers. "An FAAA endorsed specialisation ensures the education content is ...

Return to office mandates to harm firms, careers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2025
... earners, the review shows. And now the impacts of what happens when employees don't return to the office despite a mandate being in place are becoming increasingly evident. The three main consequences identified are a lack of bonus payments, a poor ...

Bennelong boutique shuts up shop

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2025
Just two months on from shuttering its flagship fund, Touchstone Asset Management has closed its doors. As first reported by Financial Standard, the boutique wound up the Touchstone Index Unaware Fund in May. This was largely due to the low funds under ...

Octopus awarded $1bn mandate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2025
Octopus Australia has announced a partnership with APG Asset Management, a Dutch pension fund investor with assets under management exceeding $1 trillion (€590 billion). As part of the partnership, APG intends to commit over $1 billion to Octopus ...

Brighter Super awards $50m mandate

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2025
A new $50 million mandate will see Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) invest Brighter Super members' retirement savings back into the state's economy through high-growth, innovative businesses. The mandate will invest in businesses delivering strong ...

Lendlease awarded Malaysian pension fund mandate

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2025
The $50 billion investment manager was awarded a mandate to look after a flagship initiative by Malaysia's largest public sector pension fund, Kumpulan Wang Persaraan (KWAP). With $181 million (RM500m) in committed capital, Lendlease can potentially ...

Australian Ethical FUM grows 34%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2025
Australian Ethical has reported strong quarterly net flows and investment performance in Q4 of FY25, contributing to full-year FUM growth of 34%. Australian Ethical chief executive John McMurdo said the strong growth reflected Australian Ethical's disciplined ...

Commonwealth Super awards sustainable credit mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2025
Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation (CSC) is the seed investor in two new sustainable credit funds from UK-based manager Osmosis Investment Management. The fund manager has launched the Osmosis Global Credit UCITS Fund and the Osmosis Global High ...

Lendlease acquires 175 Liverpool Street

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2025
Lendlease has acquired 175 Liverpool Street, Sydney and will redevelop the building as luxury residential apartments alongside its joint venture partners. The building will have 300 apartments for sale and 2000 sqm of retail space overlooking Hyde Park. ...

Brighter Super awards $75m mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2025
Brighter Super has awarded a $75 million mandate to Riparian Capital Partners to boost its agricultural assets. The $28.5 billion superannuation fund is allocating the funds to the Queensland Riparian Agriculture and Food Transition Trust (QRAFT). Brighter ...