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Muzinich & Co. partners to launch infrastructure debt strategy

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2024
Muzinich & Co. has announced its partnership with Hong Kong-based Orion3 Group to launch an Infrastructure and Real Assets Private Debt Strategy, with an initial focus on Australian opportunities. Orion3 is an investment platform formed with CK Asset ...

Growing super balances show more work to be done: ASFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024
... retirement," Delahunty said. "The introduction of super payments on paid parental leave will assist to bridge the gender retirement gap but there is still work to be done. Adequate and equitable pay, the valuing of care work, and tax settings all need ...

Scams prevention framework consultation released

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024
Treasury has released the Scams Prevention Framework for consultation with harsh penalties proposed for financial services firms that don't do enough to prevent scams. The government is planning to introduce mandatory codes that would requires financial ...

Australians rank seventh globally for retirement confidence

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024
... on this front. "Some Australians have access to a financial adviser but not all; if we are to close the retirement savings gap, advice needs to be affordable and easily accessible to all Australians," she said. "To ensure Australians can retire with ...

Coalition's super on parental leave changes spark concerns

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024
... undermines the policy intent to boost the retirement savings of Australian mums and to start to turn around the gender super gap - which has been widening for women in their 30s," she said. It also risks putting pressure on mums to raid their retirement ...

Hostplus launches digital advice platform

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2024
... executive general manager for wealth Kelli Willmer said SuperSmart was created to support the industry to solve the advice gap, leveraging technology and data to deliver engaging, personalised digital advice journeys. "Research shows that around 11.8 ...

Schroders expands stable of global equity funds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2024
Schroders launched a new global equity fund this week, aiming to exploit 'growth gaps.' The Schroder Global Equity Alpha Fund was introduced to wholesale and institutional investors this week, a concentrated portfolio of global equities managed by co-head ...

Super funds fail to meet millennial members' expectations: ASIC roundtable

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2024
... included financial content creator Queenie Tan and ASIC commissioner Simone Constant, highlighted a "significant transparency gap." Panellists discussed the need to improve access to information and tools, such as calculators, to foster goal setting ...

Regulators given new powers to protect financial markets in crises

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2024
... new laws will provide regulators with more powers to manage financial market infrastructure risks, addressing a regulatory gap and implementing recommendations of the Council of Financial Regulators - a coordinating body that comprises APRA, ASIC, Treasury ...

ANZ hit with $250m capital penalty

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2024
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has increased the capital add-on applied to ANZ to $750 million in response to heightened concerns about the bank's non-financial risk management practices. APRA said it has longstanding concerns ...