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TelstraSuper did fall foul of IDR obligations: Federal Court

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026
... mandated 45-day period and, in some cases, failed to justify the delay or inform members of their right to complain to the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA), the Federal Court found. In a judgment handed down on April 30, the Federal Court ...

ART, Mubadala back CBRE's infrastructure platform

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026
Australian Retirement Trust (ART) has joined a consortium of global investors including Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund Mubadala, in funding CBRE Investment Management-backed critical infrastructure platform Accelerate. Accelerate Infrastructure Opportunities ...

Platinum Asset Management awards back-office mandate to Apex Group

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026
... electronic funds transfer. Transactions will also no longer be made in New Zealand dollars and instead will be made in Australian dollars at conversion rates determined by relevant financial institutions. Although there will be no changes to how the ...

Lead generation a 'conveyor belt of harm': Longo

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2026
Departing ASIC chair Joe Longo said the most effective way to tackle unscrupulous actors in lead generation activity would be to stop it at the source and ban all unlicensed communications. Speaking at the Financial Counselling Australia conference ...

BNP Paribas expands APAC presence with new appointment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2026
... Paribas. O'Brien brings more than 20 years' experience at BNP Paribas, having started his career in 2005 within the bank's Australian securities services business. He later headed custody and clearing product for Asia Pacific from Hong Kong SAR, before ...

Insurance premiums to drop for HESTA members

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2026
The cost of insurance for most HESTA members is dropping across all cover types by an average of 12%. From July 1, members will pay less for the same level of death, total and permanent disability (TPD), and income protection cover. On average, the ...

Ten Cap appoints inaugural distribution lead

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2026
... investment management sales and has a strong track record in investment distribution and a deep understanding of the Australian wealth landscape," Todd said. "His experience across sales leadership, platform strategy, and client relationship management ...

Digital asset adoption in SMSFs not a surprise: Burgess

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2026
... obligations. Findings from OKX's Voting with Their Super; Digital assets, SMSFs and the structural transformation of Australian retirement savings report, which surveyed some 820 investors, including SMSF trustees with and without crypto investments ...

RBA hikes rates, suggests more to come

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2026
... policy rates steady at their meetings last week," Bloxham said. "Largely, this reflects the starting point for the Australian economy where, prior to the Middle East conflict, the economy was operating beyond its full capacity, with a tight jobs market ...

DigiCo offloads US asset for $1bn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2026
... down as chief executive to become chief operating officer and "focus on operational execution and delivery" across the Australian portfolio. Maher is also the managing director - head of digital infrastructure at HMC Capital and served as non-executive ...