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Janus Henderson launches small caps fund in Australia

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
... Australia Matt Gaden said: "Janus Henderson Investors is committed to creating and developing innovative strategies to better service its clients. We see real opportunities to bring our best investment talent in global equities to the Australian market." ...

One in three Aussies face 10-year retirement savings gap: Fidelity

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
... embracing the investment opportunities in growth assets, individuals can take greater advantage of compounding returns and better prepare financially for a longer life," Glazier said. While 65% of Australians have executed some sort of retirement plan ...

APRA tackles 'weak demand' for longevity products in second consultation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2025
... direction, many suggested more refinements were needed. "The main suggestion was that the proposed capital benefit should be better aligned with the level of risk controls proposed," APRA said. Overall, APRA acknowledged that "weak demand" for longevity ...

Actuaries Institute makes proposal to close advice gap

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025
... Working Group undertook extensive research and consultation to examine how different levels of support can be structured to better serve Australians' diverse and evolving needs. "The financial advice landscape in Australia is undergoing significant transformation. ...

Challenger, Iress partner for retirement income solution

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025
... accessibility of retirement income products in Australia. Iress said the technology solution will enable financial advisers to better serve their clients as they approach retirement. The solution will be built on Iress' existing Xplan infrastructure ...

M&A makes rebound, creating higher-value deals: Deloitte

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2025
... a sharp increase from 37% in 2024. In the financial services sector, which accounted for 14% of the total respondents, better deal conditions stem from major banks nearing the end of leadership changes or making progress on major technology programs. ...

Shield, First Guardian fallout calls for tougher scrutiny on research houses, licensee governance

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2025
... feeling like they need to be an expert in everything, they'll focus on where their value is, and that'll allow better security, stability and governance, broadly for how a client's portfolio is managed," Akiki added. Meanwhile, FundMonitors.com ...

APRA updates governance framework

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2025
... These changes will still deliver the uplift in governance standards APRA is seeking but we have found an outcome that works better for all parties. "APRA will continue to engage with industry as we work towards releasing updated prudential standards ...

FEATURE: Fund admin | Tight Ship

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2025
... solution that we can offer in terms of optionality and flexibility means that we can partner well with super funds to deliver better outcomes for members." Currently, Happell says incumbents in the outsourced member administration service industry are ...

ASIC bans adviser attached to UGC, MWL

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2025
... Videkanic's Statements of Advice to certain clients contained false and misleading statements, implying they would enjoy better returns by investing their superannuation into Shield. This included representations that Shield had a higher performing ...