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Feature: Compliance | Passing the buck

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
... meant to have gone through multiple filters that external parties relied upon to give assurances or comfort about the quality of what was sitting on the menus of the platforms," he explains. Walker says he's had to wonder - along with the rest of ...

Former First Sentier PMs join Blackwattle

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
... Income Fund in 2026 and are currently canvassing for foundation investor interest. The fund, which will target Australian quality companies, aims to achieve a total income of 6% p.a. to 12% p.a. comprising dividends, franking credits and option premium ...

Superannuation system quality stagnates: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
The quality of Australia's retirement system continues to stagnate at the B+ level based on the annual Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index (MCGPI) over the last four years. The retirement system has not improved since 2021 when it moved from a ...

PIMCO expands active ETF offering with EARN

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
... modest shift from traditional savings vehicles. It offers monthly income and daily liquidity without compromising on credit quality, PIMCO said. It's PIMCO's fifth ETF in Australia after launching four active fixed income ETFs in February this year. ...

Integro appoints head of advice and growth

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2025
... network across the east coast and regional communities. He will also lead the adviser team to mentor, recruit, and lift the quality of advice provided by the firm. Mesch has more than two decades of experience leading advice teams and driving growth ...

ASIC targets funds over 'disappointing' retiree communications

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2025
... trustees is a one-size-fits-all communications approach won't work for all member groups as it may not provide the quality of information customers need to make confident and informed decisions about retirement," Constant said. "Trustees have developed ...

Ausbil lists two global ETFs on ASX

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2025
... a hurdle of 1.20% per annum. "GSCF seeks to exploit the inefficiencies within global small-cap stocks by investing in quality companies with unrecognised growth potential at attractive valuations," Ausbil co-portfolio manager Tobias Bucks said. "We employ ...

Removing CGT breaks could boost budget by $22.7bn: Report

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2025
... households struggle, our tax system allows unbridled wealth growth at the top and starves the budget of the revenue needed for quality public services. Wealth taxes and ending tax breaks that disproportionately benefit the rich are critical to funding ...

GCQ adds sales director

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2025
... (GCQF) which launched in March 2025. Higgins said: "Dimitri is respected across the market for his professionalism and the quality of relationships he has fostered over the last decade. The addition of Dimitri to GCQ will round out what is already a ...

Soul Patts focused on 'bespoke' private sector investing

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2025
... new loans last year; the return on that portfolio was over 13%. We have no defaults, and we're very happy with the quality of the names we have in the portfolio," Barlow said. "It does mean that we have to work very hard to get those [deals] because ...