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APRA flags growing trustee complacency on retirement strategies

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2025
... believe there are still many members who could benefit from greater access to easy-to-understand information about the products, services and choices available to them," Cole said. APRA's data also found that the ongoing wave of members entering retirement ...

ASIC targets potential vertical integration in managed accounts

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2025
... it aims to uncover any conflicts of interests in the managed accounts sector particularly as more AFSLs build in-house products. ASIC commissioner Alan Kirkland said the managed accounts sector "can be very attractive for licensees at all parts of the ...

BUSSQ streamlines product offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025
The $7.4 billion industry super fund has consolidated its accumulation products into one as part of a multi-year simplification strategy. BUSSQ has historically had two accumulation phase products for members in BUSSQ MySuper and Premium Choice. The ...

Equity Story to raise $3.5m to enter property sector

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025
... around $2 million to the development of the business, which includes the launch of new funds, seeding new investment products, enhancing operational and compliance systems, undertaking targeted marketing and investor engagement initiatives, and providing ...

Feature: Compliance | Passing the buck

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
... tricked into thinking that they can get better returns... but most of the money went into managed investment schemes or products that were hosted on the platforms of superannuation trustees," Longo says. "They were persuaded to do this through perhaps ...

Can IPOs ever recover? Experts aren't sure

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
... recently given the authority to consider listing companies on their own exchange... they came in with some innovative products when they first started there. We'll just have to wait and see what they come up with." Isouard agreed, saying it is too ...

BlackRock looks to add Bitcoin ETF to local suite

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
... Financial Standard understands BlackRock is looking to tap into the growing demand from Australian investors for dedicated products investing in Bitcoin. Speaking to Financial Standard, Clearway Capital Solutions managing director and principal Dennis ...

New 100% tariffs on China: Another TACO moment?

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2025
... certain automotive parts are subject to 25%. Trump recently announced a surprise 100% tariff on Australian pharmaceutical products exported to the US. Broadly, the effective tariff rate, McCormick said, has reached a "steady state" that's risen from ...

Morningstar calls out platform TDPs' use of rebates

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2025
Analysis by Morningstar calls out a significant number of platform trustee-directed products (TDPs) were able to pass the recent superannuation performance test by tweaking rebates. Morningstar's report Putting the performance test to the test shows ...

ETF market hits $300bn milestone early

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2025
... the last five years, growing from 216 ETFs in September 2020, the ASX said. Commenting, ASX general manager, investment products and strategy Andrew Campion said ETFs continue to attract investors and financial advisers seeking simple, cost-effective ...