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Soul Patts focused on 'bespoke' private sector investing

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2025
... opportunity. "That's something we don't see a lot of competition for, and that's the reason why we can extract better returns than might otherwise be available," Barlow said. He said those opportunities were hard to find, but this is the ...

ASIC reports 50% jump in investigations in FY25

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2025
... models that attack the superannuation savings of Australians, commonly done through high-pressure selling and promises of better returns in exchange for investments into complex and risky schemes. "ASIC's priority is to investigate what has happened ...

Payday super laws introduced to parliament

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2025
... typical unpaid super case, for a 35-year-old, recovering their super leaves their retirement balance more than $30,000 better off in today's dollars," he said. Chalmers noted that currently unpaid super is picked up too late and when the Australian Tax ...

Controversial US policy to benefit Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2025
... relative price competitiveness of some Australian goods in the US market. At the same time Australia may import commodities at better price points given lower global growth." The report also suggested that there is potential for some export goods, which ...

Aware Super enhances portfolio management capabilities

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2025
... support for the team." "With PEARL's analytics and automated workflows, we are confident that Aware Super will deliver better analytics while facilitating a cohesive and streamlined approach to their reporting frameworks." The implementation follows ...

Platform trustees told to improve investment governance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2025
... and actual conflicts across the relevant stakeholders involved in the operation and distribution of investment options. Better practices that APRA identified included due diligence assessments that specifically address whether the onboarding of an option ...

Aware Super, TelstraSuper advance merger plans

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2025
... of super helpful local member support that you're used to. It's about building on what works and making it even better," he said. APRA's June statistics show that TelstraSuper had $27.5 billion in assets and 97,930 members. Aware Super had ...

Ironbark snaps up trio of hires to supercharge wholesale team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2025
... mark an important milestone in Ironbark's growth. "Their deep expertise and industry relationships will enable us to better serve our clients, strengthen our long-term strategic partnerships, and meet the market's increasing demand for institutional-grade ...

QIC delivers $9.6bn for Queensland

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2025
QIC delivered record FY25 results of $9.6 billion to its Queensland government clients in FY25, taking total earnings for the state to more than $22 billion since 2022. QIC said despite fluctuating market conditions during the financial year, assets ...

Vast majority of advised Australians "tangibly" better off: FAAA

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2025
... perceived quality of life. According to the FAAA's 2025 Value of Advice Index, 93% of advised Australians say they are tangibly better off because of their adviser. The top reported benefits include improved financial wellbeing, peace of mind and time ...