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AustralianSuper scores Moody's top credit rating

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2026
... AustralianSuper's first chief liquidity officer in January 2025, told the Australian Financial Review that being able to issue bonds or notes would give funds another source of financing during intense market stress. However, AustralianSuper independent ...

Challenger open to TAL takeover at a better price

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2026
... doubled to $2.2 billion, supported by demand for longer-dated annuities and the launch of Challenger's Annuity-Backed Notes (CABN) funding program.

FEATURE | Custody | Worlds collide

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2026
... as well as "broaden investor access, expand wealth-building opportunities, and redefine how markets function." Carleton notes another important component of round-the-clock trading is that DTCC, the clearing and settlement system in the US, is taking ...

Challenger rejects $7.8bn takeover offer

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2026
... than doubled to $2.2 billion, supported by demand for longer-dated products and the launch of Challenger's annuity-backed notes fund program. Managing director and chief executive Nick Hamilton previously attributed the performance to demand for guaranteed ...

Adviser stripped of AFSL he claimed he didn't hold

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2026
... licensee fails to comply with its obligations under the Act or certain statutory grounds are established. Financial Standard notes Clifford made updates to his website since ASIC announced the cancellation. A previous version of the 'about' section ...

Regulating for culture

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2026
... of these professional services firms is in the partnership. They sort of never leave," Lawrence says. Stevens, however, notes the choice for big firms like Macquarie when it comes to audit services is limited. "For a company like Macquarie, which is ...

TAL launches takeover bid for Challenger

ELIZA BAVIN, VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2026
... than doubled to $2.2 billion, supported by demand for longer-dated annuities and the launch of Challenger's Annuity-Backed Notes (CABN) funding program. Challenger managing director and chief executive Nick Hamilton said the business had a strong start ...

Advice firms lacking AI integration: Iress

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2026
... most applications remain concentrated in administrative tasks rather than more complex advice processes. Meeting and file notes were the most common use case, adopted by 81%, compared with just 8% for statements of advice (SOA) generation. Iress chief ...

FEATURE | Governance | Stumping up

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2026
... misconduct can claim up to $150,000 of their losses. Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) chief executive Sarah Abood notes the compensation by trustees will be limited to due diligence failures, which are different from investment failures. ...

Longevity gap exposes retirement divide

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2026
... comfortably draw down from their superannuation depends in part on how long they can expect to live," Clark said. The paper notes existing annuity pricing is generally based on relatively advantaged pool of purchases, which could affect the value such ...
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