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Macquarie cops US$80m from SEC

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024
... based in Philadelphia. The now-defunct ARMBS fund invested in products such as mortgage-backed securities, CMOs, and treasury futures. It sought to achieve LIBOR +3% over a market cycle, while minimising negative performance periods via active management. ...

RBA doubling down on wholesale CBDC

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2024
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and Treasury today released a report on central bank digital currency (CBDC), citing a three-year project is now underway for wholesale CBDC. In a thorough report, Central Bank Digital Currency and the Future of Digital ...

Government consults on laxing legacy super product rules

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024
... would allow individuals to exit unsuitable products and remove barriers to closing legacy funds. The purpose of the draft Treasury Laws Amendment (Self-managed superannuation funds-legacy retirement product conversions and reserves) Regulations 2024 ...

Payday Super penalties ramped up ahead of legislation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024
... July 2026, employers will be required to pay their employees' super with every pay cycle, as opposed to quarterly. Treasury estimates some 8.9 million employees will benefit from higher retirement savings as a result; Super Members Council estimates ...

Hanson backs Dixon Advisory inquiry

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024
... to compensate victims of Dixon Advisory. The FAAA has called upon parliamentarians to support the inquiry. It met with Treasury last week and consulted with Minister Stephen Jones in August. The probe will address key concerns about Dixon Advisory's ...

Janus Henderson to manage new tokenised treasury fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024
... Henderson will partner with tokenisation platform Centrifuge and its asset management arm, Anemoy, to manage Anemoy's Liquid Treasury Fund (LTF), a fully on-chain, tokenised fund. The US$360 billion asset manager will serve as a sub-adviser to the LTF ...

Scams prevention framework consultation released

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024
Treasury has released the Scams Prevention Framework for consultation with harsh penalties proposed for financial services firms that don't do enough to prevent scams. The government is planning to introduce mandatory codes that would requires financial ...

Future Fund restructures investment leadership

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2024
... but will have new portfolio design responsibilities that include alternatives, dynamic asset allocation, overlays and treasury, economics and capital markets, and portfolio integration teams. David Bluff and Tammi Fisher will be joint managing directors ...

FAAA ramps up Dixon inquiry campaign

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024
... turmoil, saying all outstanding legacy issues related to the collapse have been resolved. The FAAA recently met with Treasury in its efforts to have issues identified with the CSLR fixed. However, before they can be, Abood said the full extent of the ...

NZ Super Fund shines bright with standout return

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2024
... 14.94% this past financial year, trouncing its peers, according to data provider Global SWF. The fund outperformed its Treasury Bills benchmark - a measure based on the rolling yield of 90-day Treasury Bills, reflecting the cost of government borrowing ...