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Aware Super appoints chief investment officer

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2025
... London, Singapore and Sydney, including as chief investment officer for JP Morgan Chase in Australia and New Zealand. Currently, Warner also serves as a director on the board of Women in Banking and Finance. Aware Super chief executive Deanne Stewart ...

Brighter Super launches new brand campaign

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
... well below that of many larger funds". It said its budget for such things is 0.01% of funds under management, which currently sits at $36 billion. "The campaign supports our sustainable growth and as our fund grows through trust and awareness, we can ...

ASIC labels digital assets as financial products

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
... (AFSL) in line with Information Sheet 225 (INFO 225) and the recently proposed law reform by the government, which is currently in consultation. They will also need to become a member of the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA). According ...

Morningstar DBRS expands into regional Australia

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2025
... Stephenson and APAC business development head Natalie Wells have been appointed to lead the new regional location. Both are currently managing directors with Morningstar, with specialised leadership within the financial services and risk sectors. Prior ...

APRA tackles 'weak demand' for longevity products in second consultation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2025
... policyholders," APRA said. Another proposal is to introduce an Excel-based reporting template given the few entities currently offering longevity products. APRA will consult on reporting templates in early 2026. Furthermore, draft prudential standards ...

Housing Australia Future Fund under audit

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2025
... designing and establishing the fund. "A performance audit of the design and delivery of the Housing Australia Future Fund is currently underway and is expected to table in Parliament in June 2026," McLiesh said. "The objective of the audit is to assess ...

MLC sets sights on top super funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025
... we think and talk about retirement, super into retirement." Part of this includes the launch of MLC Retirement Boost, currently available through the wrap platform and expected to be integrated into MLC Super soon. MLC Retirement Boost is a retirement ...

Actuaries Institute makes proposal to close advice gap

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025
... advisers, other financial institutions and digital solutions." Additionally, it said a broader framework is needed than what currently exists. "Current regulation tends to treat all advice as equally complex, failing to distinguish between simple guidance ...

Challenger, Iress partner for retirement income solution

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025
... for retirement advice will grow as the number of Australians entering retirement is set to increase exponentially. "Currently, financial advisers face a range of challenges when trying to determine the right solution for their clients - including a fragmented ...

BlackRock expands fixed income ETF lineup

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2025
... billion assets under management. BlackRock has also been gearing up to list a Bitcoin ETF for Australian investors. It currently runs the iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF in the US, which houses over US$93 billion and has returned 82.67% since inception in ...