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Firms rebuffing AFCA determinations should be named: FAAA, professional bodies

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2025
... the proposed changes to force paid representatives to use approved AFCA processes and for AFCA to refuse to deal with a third party where they are not a member of AFCA, despite being required to be by their AFSL. "We also support the ability for AFCA ...

Middle Australia on track for 'comfortable retirement': ASFA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2025
... those benefiting are under 40, with people in their 30s comprising the largest share of beneficiaries. Meanwhile, almost a third of those getting the increase earn less than $50,000 per year and around 70% of those getting the increase earn less than ...

Fin365 to build one-stop-shop for financial firms

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2025
... quite unusual for a software provider to also offer technology outsourcing services. Generally, they prefer to refer to third-party consultants. For a variety of reasons, we've found this approach has generally failed to deliver the optimum outcome for ...

Investors face headwinds in integrating physical climate risks

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2025
... models that are 'inherently uncertain, particularly on multi-decade timespans with potential tipping points and second- or third-order downstream impacts'," the report said, adding that one fund noted an inherent tension in applying a broad number of ...

Trade war threat sparks allocation rethink by asset owners

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2025
... super fund representative said. "This could enable us to both deliver more impact and achieve better investment returns." A third super fund representative said that more capital is being allocated to private credit. That representative also noted, "historically ...

Aussies feeling FOMO on private markets: Survey

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2025
... asset class for one reason. Natixis Investment Managers' survey of over 7000 investors around the world found that a third (32%) of Australian investors are fearing missing out on opportunities when it comes to private asset investments. Despite ...

Super funds' private market assets grow to $400bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2025
Superannuation funds had $400 billion invested in private market assets, jumping 34% in the two years to June 2024, Rainmaker Information analysis of APRA data shows. Private real assets, classified as unlisted investments in property and infrastructure ...

State Street's plan for power, product, partnerships

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2025
... bunch of new products" that draw on its intellectual capital and the success of its products in the US - where it's the third largest ETF provider. "It can't afford to let the Australian market be its one failure point," he said. Product development ...

ASIC grants no-action on deficient advice fees consent

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2025
... any written consents comply with the Corporations Act requirements," ASIC said. "This no-action position does not prevent third parties from taking legal action in relation to the conduct." The regulator also clarified that a no-action is not a legal ...

Retirement confidence highest since 2020: SSGA

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2025
... optimistic and confident about their retirement, with levels reaching a five-year high. Among the 606 Australians surveyed, a third (33%) expressed optimism about being financially prepared for retirement by their planned retirement age (66), a notable ...