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Aussie fintech growth counteracted by local challenges: EY

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2023
Australia's fintech sector is showing signs of growth; however, it's still being held back by constrained local capital, complex regulatory challenges, and investor appetite for offshore opportunities. In its eighth consecutive year, the EY ...

Challenger duo joins Allianz Retire+

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2023
Allianz Retire+ has appointed two Challenger executives to the newly created role of head of group retirement solutions, client delivery. Catherine van der Veen and Lucy Foster will share the position, managing client relationships, onboarding key partners ...

Fears grow around greenwashing litigation protections

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2023
Treasury's proposed three-year moratorium on private litigation related to Scope 3 reporting as part of its proposed mandatory climate-related financial disclosure package has raised fears that it would give companies the green light to greenwash. ...

Future Fund exposed to dangerous Chinese investments: Opposition

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 7 NOV 2023
The Future Fund holds stakes in over 50 Chinese companies with links to human rights abuses and national security threats, associated with the People's Liberation Army, involved in the oppression of Uyghurs in Xinjiang, and invested in sanctioned ...

Potential reporting relief for trustees: ASIC

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 7 NOV 2023
ASIC is proposing to extend the temporary relief for superannuation trustees' disclosure and reporting consistency obligations for two years. ASIC is seeking feedback on the potential extension, including whether the current arrangement is operating ...

SPDR slashes fees on six ETFs

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023
State Street is reducing management fees on six of its SPDR exchange-traded funds (ETFs) following a pricing review, impacting almost 70% of the SPDR business' total local assets under management (AUM). The fee cuts, relating to four domestic sector ...

TelstraSuper launches option, retirement tool

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2023
TelstraSuper has unveiled several features for its younger and older membership that include a new option and retirement planning tool, and enhancements to its self-managed investment platform. The new High Growth option comprises 90% growth and 10% ...

Frontier calls out structural super fund flaws

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2023
Frontier Advisors contends that superannuation fund designs inadvertently minimise retirees' income, contravening funds' obligation to provide the best possible outcomes for their members. Statistics show that nearly half of retirees only draw ...

Magellan chief executive quits

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 OCT 2023
After 17 months in the top job, David George has relinquished his positions as Magellan Financial Group chief executive and managing director, effective immediately. Magellan's board said it is the right moment to redirect their leadership and thanked ...

Startup success hinges on founder personality: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023
While the vast majority of fintechs fail, a new study from the University of New South Wales finds that their success rate is closely linked to the founder's personality. After using artificial intelligence to analyse the Twitter profiles of 21,000 ...