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Feature: Compliance | Passing the buck

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
... issues within the financial services industry is the fact that investment funds themselves typically pay research houses to rate them. "The whole research industry is highly conflicted. It shouldn't be conflicted, but it is inevitably conflicted ...

FINSIA's struggle to find scale

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
The Financial Services Institute of Australasia (FINSIA) has a more than 135-year history in Australia. It was formed in 2005 by the merger of the Australasian Institute of Banking and Finance, which was established by a group of bankers in 1886, and ...

Superannuation system quality stagnates: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
... purpose of superannuation and moderating the assets test on the means-tested Age Pension to increase the net replacement rate for average-income earners. Raising the level of household savings and reducing the level of household debt and introducing ...

PIMCO expands active ETF offering with EARN

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
PIMCO has launched the PIMCO Short Term Active Yield Active ETF (EARN), offering an alternative to traditional cash and term deposits by combining capital preservation and liquidity in a short-duration, actively managed strategy. EARN will invest in ...

Classic 60/40 approach underdelivers for women retirees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2025
... while for women it happens within 11 years (2033). However, when living a modest lifestyle, modelling suggested a 95% success rate. Switching to mean balances of $453,075 for men and $403,038 for women, neither exhausted their savings when living a modest ...

New 100% tariffs on China: Another TACO moment?

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2025
... Australia & New Zealand Investment Conference this morning. "I think Trump's getting away with an increase in the tariff rate with the market focusing on only the big stuff, like these tweets." James Aitken, founder of Aitken Advisors, told the event ...

Ausbil lists two global ETFs on ASX

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2025
... breadth of exposures continues to attract net flows. "We anticipate the industry will grow at a 20% compound annual growth rate for the next five years, surpassing $750 billion by 2030."

Treasury unveils major super tax changes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2025
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has unveiled several major superannuation tax changes in a press conference this afternoon. Under the changes, the $3 million superannuation tax will be delayed until July 2026 to allow for a series of amendments and further consultation. ...

Australian economy 'at a crossroads': CBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2025
... international scenarios that could rapidly shift the outlook. Despite this, CBA economists are still predicting a final interest rate cut from the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) early next year. "The Australian economy is at an important juncture," ...

Igneo divests 15.3% stake in Adelaide Airport

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2025
... closely with the management team and our fellow shareholders. We have delivered for our clients with a holding period internal rate of return of 14.4% and 8.9x multiple on invested capital," Latham said. "Adelaide Airport Limited continues to be a well ...