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Trump orders creation of US sovereign wealth fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2025
... the asset side of its balance sheet for the American people, putting those assets to work. "We're going to study best practices from around the world," he said. He added the sovereign wealth fund will be composed of a combination of liquid assets and ...

Civitas appoints new business partner

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2025
... understands the challenges it represents. "I've known Mark for many years, and together we are committed to helping our practices build and maintain successful businesses," he said.

ASIC calls out super trustees over 'weak' anti-scam practices

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025
... Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has written to superannuation trustees urging them to strengthen anti-scam practices, or risk exposing their members to harm. The open letter, signed by ASIC commissioner Simone Constant, outlined ASIC's ...

AdviceIQ general manager Paul Harding-Davis to retire

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2025
... described him as "highly qualified" with a "distinguished career." Sullivan said he's keen to selectively add "a few more practices" to AdviceIQ's mutual ownership licensee structure, which he said, "fosters accountability and knowledge sharing." Notably ...

Super failures, greenwashing: ASIC's key issues in 2025

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2025
... focus on private markets through surveillance work. "As part of this work ASIC will review the governance processes and practices of a sample of responsible entities of retail private credit funds, including their asset valuation and liquidity management ...

Chalmers' claims on super tax are 'misleading': SMSFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025
... "By drawing a parallel between these distinct approaches, the statement confuses the public about prevailing financial practices within the system and how capital gains are conventionally treated and taxed, thus undermining trust in the system's ...

Team Super names retirement chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025
... dedicated to leading retirement matters based on the needs of their member base. "It wasn't just about maintaining past practices; it was about introducing fundamental new elements, and one of those was hiring an executive to lead on retirement matters ...

Chief executive misbehaviour stifles investment returns

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025
... investor sentiment, and in many cases, attract regulatory attention. Corporate Australia has exhibited strong governance practices, with the average governance rating of Australian companies currently higher than the company average in other major global ...

More climate exits as Trump takes charge

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025
... oversight, and internal capabilities. BlackRock said its membership of NZAM "caused confusion regarding BlackRock's practices and subjected us to legal inquiries from various public officials". In response to the climate group exodus, Glasgow Financial ...

BlackRock settles lawsuit for 'misleading consumers'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2025
... to asset management and overstated the financial benefits of ESG-related strategies. The complaint argued that these practices allegedly misled investors and consumers regarding BlackRock's investment objectives and alignments with climate-focused initiatives ...