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SQM Research faces court over 'favourable' rating of Shield

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
... percentage of funds managed by parties related to Shield. SQM Research's reports allegedly did not "accurately depict the standard, quality, value or grade" of Shield, ASIC said. ASIC is seeking both declarations and civil penalties from the court. ...

Super performance test, DBFO reforms coming: Government

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2025
... performance test must uphold member outcomes as the core purpose of the test. Secondly, changes must maintain an objective standard or benchmark for fund performance. And third, any changes must be enduring to set the test up for long term stability," ...

Sustainable investments jump 49% in two years

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2025
... sustainable investment is defined and reported. This has led to moving the industry toward a more "consistent and transparent standard of practice aligned to real-world change." GSIA also warned that without government interventions to reshape the global ...

ASX names chief compliance officer

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2025
ASX has appointed a former APRA general counsel to the role of chief compliance officer, reporting to chief executive Helen Lofthouse. Lucinda McCann is succeeding Daniel Moran, who announced his resignation in July after 15 years at the exchange. McCann ...

Vale Ken Atchison

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2025
... and was the chair of Strata Guardian's investment committee. Atchison was instrumental in helping launch Financial Standard. He was also a regular contributor to Financial Standard' s Property Sector Review. Rainmaker Information managing director ...

Super funds a "standout" in risk and compliance hiring: Kaizen

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2025
... member money in their fund's ecosystems. "We can foresee a requirement for more in-house compliance and professional standard types of roles to cover the uptick in wealth operational roles within super as APRA keeps a very close watch," the report read. ...

HESTA, Vision Super divest Israeli securities

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2025
... government has imposed sanctions on the country or two, the international community has imposed sanctions," she told Financial Standard. "New Zealand has not imposed sanctions on Israel. And the UN Security Council will not be ever imposing sanctions ...

HESTA pays $40k fine for greenwashing

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
HESTA has paid $37,560 to comply with two infringement notices issued by ASIC for misleading statements. ASIC alleged the $100 billion super fund made misleading statements in paid advertisements about its commitment to removing carbon emissions investments. ...

Metrics supports efforts to raise standards in private credit

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
... The FSC said it will continue to engage with ASIC during this process to promote robust governance standards. "The FSC standard will promote greater consistency, transparency and accountability for all participants in the private markets sector," Briggs ...

Majority reject crypto investments in super fund: Swyftx

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
... Australian investors that don't have exposure to the asset class," Swyftx chief executive Jason Titman told Financial Standard. "On its own, the annualised volatility of Bitcoin and other major cryptocurrencies is not necessarily an issue for a lot of ...