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Unemployment falls, more women enter the workforce

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2025
... efforts of working people, their unions and reforms by the federal Labor government," ACTU president Michele O'Neil said. "The level of women in work is now also at its highest level ever, at 63.5%. "Collective bargaining delivers tangible results, in ...

ASIC calls out super 'leaders and laggards'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2025
... often see themselves as "customers". "That's how they're used to dealing with their financial institutions. And that is the level of service they expect," she said. "From our observations, the trustees doing better on this have a good grip on who their ...

Account number issue causes angst, undue admin work: FAAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2025
... how the different provisions in the law interact and therefore how these obligations work. This adds to the already high level of uncertainty and confusion."

RBA cuts rates, experts debate next moves

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2025
... balance," the board said. "The board nevertheless remains cautious about the outlook, particularly given the heightened level of uncertainty about both aggregate demand and potential supply." Betashares chief economist Davd Bassanese said more interest ...

PC suggests removing excessive entry requirements for advisers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2025
... Australia during the consultation phase, and noted, "entry requirements for financial advisors are disproportionate to the level of risk, contributing to a decline in the number of financial advisers, which has limited the public's access to affordable ...

HESTA to lower insurance fees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2025
HESTA it will reduce fees for insured members on their current levels of cover after re-appointing AIA Australia as its insurance partner. HESTA chief executive Debby Blakey said the renewed partnership demonstrated the fund's commitment to providing ...

Institutional investors show signs uncertainty has peaked: State Street

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2025
The latest State Street Institutional Investor Indicators, tracking investor confidence, found most signs point to optimism despite ongoing global uncertainty. The State Street Risk Appetite rose to 0.54 at the end of July, marking the highest reading ...

Betashares details private markets play, signs first partner

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2025
Betashares is partnering with US manager Cliffwater LLC in what will be the first offering from its new private markets division. Earlier this year, Betashares flagged that it would be making a push into private markets. Now, offering more detail, the ...

Treasury launches retirement phase consultations

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2025
... retirement outcomes." The framework will report on fund offerings and member outcomes for individual trustees and at an industry level. "It is important that there is as much of a focus from trustees on retirement outcomes for their members as there ...

Top Australian CIOs revealed

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2025
Who have been named in the 2025 top 100 global list of chief investment officers? Five Australian super fund chief investment officers made the grade. Chief Investment Officer, the New York-based sister publication of Financial Standard, this month ...