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Tariff impact on super 'profoundly worrying'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2025
The ASX 200 shed more than $100 billion in a single session yesterday as markets were rocked by US President Donald Trump's newly imposed tariffs. H&R Block director of tax communications Mark Chapman said the volatility will be felt for a long time. ...

Super fund growth: The winners and losers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2025
... smaller asset bases. HUB24 and Netwealth also featured, benefiting from strong flows, but off a more substantial asset base. Though not every fund was able to keep up the industry's strong growth in FY2024. The report noted that Resolution, Bendigo ...

The super fund scouring the dark web to protect members

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2025
A compromised identity could result in financial harm, including the loss of superannuation savings, a particularly prominent risk given the volume of members' personal data available for sale. This super fund is fighting back with a novel approach. ...

Investors called on to help end modern slavery

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2025
... geographic and geopolitical environment is clearly, at the moment, truly challenging and will increase business risk. I think, though, in this space, we can take comfort and establish a long-term commitment to drive forced labour and modern slavery from ...

Life insurers keep breaking their own rules: Report

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2025
... breaches related to financial hardship and vulnerability obligations. Eight insurers reported no breaches in these areas, though this may reflect underreporting rather than good practice. Meanwhile, improvements in claims assessment timeframes were noted ...

Talaria taps Equity Trustees as RE for three funds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2025
... unlisted Talaria Global Equity Fund - Foundation units. These global equity funds provide international equity exposure though a strategy that incorporates options to manage volatility and enhance returns, with an emphasis on income generation and capital ...

Fink takes private markets to next level

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2025
... owned iShares, and how naysayers said it "was just a bet on ETFs". "The industry acted as if you had to pick a side - as though these two approaches were mutually exclusive. Our BGI acquisition was rooted in a belief that they weren't," he said. ...

Queensland adviser banned for five years

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2025
... will likely contravene a financial services law in future, ASIC said. As a result, Thomson has been banned for five years, though some exemptions were allowed. The banning has taken effect on March 24 but allows Thomson to: until 31 August 2025, control ...

Modern family offices want values aligned, pioneer companies

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025
Family offices of today are aligning their values and principles across all generations to back pioneer companies that will create deep impact and competitive returns, the recent Impact Investment Summit Asia Pacific heard. Speaking at the two-day event ...

Navigating the impact investment sector for instos

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025
Institutional investors can face more obstacles in navigating the impact investment sector, and while it generates fruitful returns, an expert says it actually doesn't always produce a positive outcome after all. Discussing how impact investing ...