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Private wealth group splashes $182m on Hejaz

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2025
... conventional finance," said Ozyon. "Hejaz's expanded capacity to deploy this capital will not only benefit the Muslim community but also contribute to broader economic activity, job creation, and infrastructure development across Australia. This partnership ...

Michael Dwyer joins impact fund board

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025
... ASIC Consultative Panel and the Global Advisory Council for Tobacco-Free Portfolios. In recognition of his industry and community contributions, he was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in 2011. Dwyer sits on the HOPE advisory board with Pacific ...

Trump backflips on tariffs but risks remain

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025
... unless Trump quickly backs down further," he said. "What's more, even the pause in tariffs leaves the global business community facing significant uncertainty in terms of the cost pressures that will face in the months ahead - which will lead to ...

Cyberattacks on super funds expose 'critical vulnerability'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2025
... access to their own money," O'Halloran said. "The super system has no excuse to be unprepared. It's time to meet community expectations and protect people's money when it matters most." Following its initial announcement, AustralianSuper ...

TAL takes 15% stake in Challenger

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2025
... opportunities that support our strategic objectives." TAL chief executive Fiona Macgregor commented said: "There is an important community need to address with five million Australians currently in or preparing for retirement. Our minority investment ...

The tax system is being weaponised to inflict abuse, ombudsman says

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2025
... said it agrees with all recommendations in the report, including that, in consultation with subject matter experts, community organisations, and those with lived experience, it will develop and provide mandatory training to frontline officers, who'll ...

Fortitude Investment Partners acquires majority stake in SMSF audit firm

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2025
... however the remaining leadership team will stay on. "Since 1994, it has been an absolute pleasure to be part of the ASF community and witness its remarkable development into a major force in the SMSF industry. Reflecting on this journey fills me with ...

Pearler Super launches, new FHSSS product imminent

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2025
... for Pearler customers. Some 85% of Pearler's users are invested in ETFs. "We've seen growing demand from our community for a simple, transparent super product that aims to mirror the way they already invest outside super," Pearler co-founder ...

Insurance in super remains a mystery to millions of Australians

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025
... review should examine whether providing insurance in super is the most "appropriate and equitable method for meeting community expectations" for the support of people when they can longer work due to death, disability, injury, or illness. It also called ...

ASIC told to 'end the chaos' of ASX CHESS issues

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025
... ASIC measures and reports on its performance, and whether it is meeting the expectations of both government and the community in fulfilling its role." The report also discusses ASIC actions under new intervention powers granted after the Hayne Royal ...