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Retirement confidence highest since 2020: SSGA

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2025
... management and global macroeconomic uncertainty." Shead reinforced that many Australians are altering their plans in the face of uncertainty. "In response, we are observing that a third of Australians have changed their outlook on retirement in the past ...

Aware Super recruits Marsh McLennan risk specialist

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025
... served as chief risk and compliance officer for the Pacific region. Her appointment comes as Australian superannuation funds face heightened regulatory scrutiny and increasing pressure to demonstrate robust governance frameworks. In her new position ...

Commodities 'crucial' for portfolio resilience: QIC

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2025
... particular, a valuable inclusion in a strategic asset allocation, especially in an environment where traditional asset classes may face headwinds," QIC said. Commodity futures are standardised contracts traded on exchanges that transact a specific quantity ...

Australian firms may face 'intense competition': RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2025
... unfold, Australian firms may be collateral damage. "An example of this is the possibility that Australian firms might in time face more intense competition, at home and overseas, from Chinese firms discounting output diverted from US markets," he said. ...

Australian investors loyal to wealth managers - until they're not

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2025
... to be considering a shift in primary providers," she said. "However, with client expectations continuing to evolve in the face of greater market volatility, and the potential impacts of the Quality of Advice Review on the local industry yet to fully ...

DeepSeek, Alibaba: Silver linings for emerging markets strategy

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2025
... the case for investing in Chinese companies, according to an emerging markets expert seeking the best opportunities in the face of geopolitical tensions and heightened risks. J.P. Morgan Asset Management investment specialist for the Asia Pacific equities ...

Entireti, Otivo enter strategic alliance for digital advice

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2025
Entireti and licensed digital advice platform Otivo have partnered up to build a scalable, low-cost solution to "meet the needs of consumers across the advice continuum." The partnership will see Entireti and Otivo combine their IP and resources to ...

ASIC sues home loan manager over 'unlawful' hardship application handling

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2025
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has filed legal proceedings against Resimac, which manages non-bank loans provided by Perpetual Trustees, for failing to provide appropriate care in responding to hardship applications. Resimac ...

Equip Super, TelstraSuper terminate merger plans

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2025
... objectives for the merger, in the best financial interests of the fund's members," TelstraSuper said. It's quite an about-face, as the merger plans were well progressed; the two had already decided on the combined funds' leadership team ...

Stockbroking faces 'perception problem'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2025
Experts at the Stockbrokers and Investment Advisers Association's (SIAA) 2025 conference have told the industry it needs to work to improve its public perception, particularly around the profession of stockbroking. Morgans Financial chief executive ...