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Kenya to establish sovereign wealth fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025
... months to February 2025 its account deficit narrowed to 3.1% of GDP on the back of a rebound in exports of agricultural products. The World Bank estimates its real GDP will increase from 4.5% this year to 5% in FY27. However, the country still faces ...

Court blocks Merhi from financial services

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025
... Moshinsky restrained Merhi "through his servants, agents or employees" from carrying on any business related to financial products or financial services. This is in addition to providing financial product advice, dealing in financial products, or marketing ...

Challenger, Iress partner for retirement income solution

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025
... have entered a strategic partnership to develop an advice-led solution to improve accessibility of retirement income products in Australia. Iress said the technology solution will enable financial advisers to better serve their clients as they approach ...

Apostle partners with Qtron Investments

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2025
... been available to Australian investors. Apostle will also establish funds for the wholesale market to access Qtron's products. Qtron specialises in emerging market equities, global enhanced equities, global small cap equities, and global long/short equities. ...

Macquarie to shed more than 240 investment options

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2025
... Company will also be terminated. The closures take effect on 31 March 2026. Early this month, Macquarie shuttered eight products, including two of its own - the Master Property Securities Fund and Global Income Opportunities Fund. The others included ...

Fees below 0.65% drive ETP success, flows: Rainmaker

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2025
Exchange-traded products (ETPs) that charge less than 0.65% p.a. in management fees tend to experience higher net inflows and greater success, new research from Rainmaker Information shows. In its latest ETP Report, Rainmaker analysed the management ...

Complaints still too high: AFCA annual review

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2025
... This year's review was expanded to include Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) providers. AFCA received 2099 complaints about these products, with the most common issues cited being credit enquiries, unauthorised transactions and service quality. The report showed ...

Feature: Retirement | Rewarding risk

LACHLAN COLQUHOUN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
... an equitable and sustainable way." Manserra points to the new generation of innovative retirement income stream (IRIS) products which have been offered since new legislation was passed in 2017. These products, he says, help decrease assessable assets ...

Feature: Group insurance | Cold comfort

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
... and leads to outcomes that are more appropriate and sustainable." The Life CCC does not set industry policy or design products; rather, its role is to monitor compliance with the Life Insurance Code of Practice, she adds. Product limitations Monument ...

Pinnacle acquires stake in Advantage Partners

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
... $92 million and an option for another 8% thereafter. The deal will include Pinnacle distributing Advantage Partners' products. Advantage Partners has about US$3 billion in funds under management (FUM). It operates four units in Japanese buyouts, private ...