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Brookfield fully acquires Oaktree

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2025
Brookfield Asset Management is now the owner of Oaktree Capital after scooping up the remaining 26% stake in the credit fund manager for US$3 billion. The two firms first partnered six years ago. Brookfield paid about $6.8 billion for the 62% stake. ...

APRA flags growing trustee complacency on retirement strategies

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2025
... said. She said APRA is committed to increasing transparency of retirement product performance and will now publish fund-level data on retirement product investment returns and strategies. APRA will also work with Treasury to design a new reporting framework ...

Feature: Compliance | Passing the buck

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
... science, and I wonder why something relatively simple and proactive isn't being done at the managed investment scheme level," Walker says. Walker would like to see ASIC establish a unit dedicated to surveying new schemes. "... and I imagine they'll ...

FINSIA's struggle to find scale

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
... structural challenges," Cox said. "It ultimately comes down to a question of scale, and we have been operating at a subscale level for a prolonged period of time. We have been in a loss-making position for quite some time." Cox said that the board of ...

Superannuation system quality stagnates: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
The quality of Australia's retirement system continues to stagnate at the B+ level based on the annual Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index (MCGPI) over the last four years. The retirement system has not improved since 2021 when it moved from a ...

Australian Ethical aligns Christian Super members' cover

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
... with death and TPD cover of $334,800 will see their annual fee drop from $195 to $59.94. A 29-year-old male with the same level of cover will see their annual fee drop from $195 to $153.18. However, a 41-year-old female with the same level of cover would ...

ASIC targets funds over 'disappointing' retiree communications

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2025
... execute the retirement income strategy and communications strategy, with appropriate oversight by executive and management-level staff. Lastly, ASIC urged trustees to strengthen oversight of external service providers that develop and deliver retirement ...

Igneo divests 15.3% stake in Adelaide Airport

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2025
... four million in 1998 to over 8.7 million in 2025, and EBITDA increasing over 11 times during this time. "At an operational level we have welcomed the opportunity to work closely with the management team and our fellow shareholders. We have delivered ...

Retail investors want true hedge fund exposure: Morningstar

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2025
Retail and financial adviser-led investors, who demand exposures to hedge funds, continue to face substantial hurdles and receive lower returns from similar strategies, according to Morningstar. Retail investors see that hedge funds can truly diversify ...

Platform trustees told to improve investment governance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2025
The regulator has written to platform trustees in the wake of the First Guardian and Shield Master Fund collapses, alerting them to the need to strengthen their investment governance processes. In its letter, it shared initial findings from the thematic ...