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Social isolation a top retirement fear: UniSuper

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2025
... security. UniSuper's inaugural Retire with Purpose Report reveals that while most can still picture retirement as a time of rest and relaxation, more than 90% have concerns. Although nearly half (45%) of all working Australians aren't financially prepared ...

Funds SA finalises investment team overhaul

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2025
Funds SA has finalised the restructuring of its investment team, shuffling several roles around and creating some new ones. The organisation, which manages the investments of 13 different super fund, endowment and insurer clients including Super SA ...

Decade-long ban for UGC director upheld

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2025
The Administrative Review Tribunal has upheld ASIC's decision to ban United Global Capital (UGC) director Joel James Hewish for 10 years, after he lodged a review of the ban handed down in June 2024. The Tribunal conducted two hearings since the application ...

RBA cuts rates, experts debate next moves

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2025
As widely anticipated, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) delivered a 0.25% interest rate cut at the August meeting, bringing the official cash rate down to 3.6%. The RBA board noted that the easing in inflation alongside a softening in the labour ...

PC suggests removing excessive entry requirements for advisers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2025
In its fourth of five papers addressing productivity hurdles in Australia's economy ahead of the government's Economic Reform Roundtable, the Productivity Commission (PC) has recommended paring back some of the entry requirements that have impacted ...

RBA cut 'highly likely', but caution remains

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2025
... last meeting where the central bank surprised many by leaving rates on hold, a cut this month is expected. "Similar to the rest of the world, Australia's economy has hit a bit of a soft patch but no signs of spiraling. With minimal risk of a sharp move ...

Iress deputy chief made redundant, takeover talks confirmed

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2025
Iress has made the role of deputy chief executive redundant as it confirms it is in takeover talks with private equity firms Blackstone and Thoma Bravo. The ASX-listed company this morning announced that deputy chief executive Harry Mitchell will exit ...

NGS Super aligns leadership team for growth

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2025
NGS Super is welcoming a new chief risk officer as the incumbent becomes chief financial officer, and two other executives take on new titles. Fotine Kotsilas has become NGS Super's chief risk officer, bringing over 25 years of experience across life ...

Trump signs order to open 401(k)s to private markets

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2025
Citing better returns and diversification benefits, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order to allow alternative assets, including cryptocurrencies, into 401(k) plans. The order calls for a review of the Department of Labor's guidance on ...

PC outlines key reforms to boost clean energy investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2025
... practical reforms to boost Australia's productivity. "Australia's net zero transformation is well under way. Getting the rest of the way at the lowest possible cost is central to our productivity challenge," PC commissioner Barry Sterland said. "With ...