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CSLR costs driven by poor advice: AFCA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2025
... provide appropriate advice. "We have observed troubling behaviour where some advisers recommend products based on incentives rather than what is in the best interests of the client," he said. "To put it simply, instead of finding a product for the client ...

Life insurers keep breaking their own rules: Report

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2025
... classified these breaches as isolated incidents, reflecting a growing tendency to attribute them to individual staff errors rather than systemic failings. "We understand there will always be a level of human error. However, the current rate of human ...

HMC Capital to launch new private equity vehicle

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2025
... Capital Partners Fund II (HMCCP Fund II). The review concluded that the strategy should target a concentrated portfolio rather than diversifying and expand its mandate to invest in unlisted assets to arbitrage the public and private markets. Subsequently ...

Modern family offices want values aligned, pioneer companies

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025
... 'screening in'. What can we align across generations? What are the things that we want to do, and really focusing on that rather than focusing on the things where there might be a disagreement," Siddle said. "The minute you start thinking about ...

Underinvestment in Southeast Asia a 'big issue' for Australia

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
... said. "The only criticism we could make is that the growth rate is growing at the rate that Australia has been growing at, rather than growing at the rate of the region." Moore said the rapid growth is a result of underlying developments, as well as ...

DBFO reforms package 'pretty disappointing': FAAA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... would be required to develop a framework to target groups of members with advice that suits the cohort as a collective, rather than individuals, a detail that also raised concerns for Abood. "While there's a list of characteristics given that could ...

State Super: In decline but doing fine

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2025
... Livanas then turns to the fund's asset allocation program, noting that while many advocate investing through the cycle rather than trying to time the market, that logic falters when a fund won't be in the market for long - "you're going to have to try," ...

Perpetual Private awards $60m mandate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2025
... of environmental data experts that analyse and rank the world's largest corporations based on their sustainable actions rather than their targets or intentions, Osmosis said. Through a model which evaluates, standardises, and contextualises environmental ...

Deficit to reach $26bn: Deloitte

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2025
... of this turnaround illustrates the extent to which surpluses in recent years were the result of a cyclical revenue gains rather than structural improvements in the budget. Those surpluses still required fiscal discipline - surprise revenue upgrades were ...

BUSSQ abandons appeal, concedes to licence conditions

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
... review, arguing APRA, not an external consultant, should conduct a review if it felt the need to dredge up these issues, rather than rely on a single person's view. Following this, APRA agreed to put the conditions on ice until BUSSQ had its day ...