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Brookfield subsidiary launches credit fund locally

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025
... across the wealth continuum. Consequently, the business has sought to provide different access points for wealth investors, whether they're ultra-high-net-worth individuals, family offices, or wholesale investors needing more liquidity. Brookfield ...

Industry fund insurance bungle adds fuel to mounting outrage

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025
... Financial Standard. "Super funds do absolutely nothing to help members with their claims. It's totally unsurprising to me - whether it's a death benefit, an income protection benefit, or any other benefit - they just don't care. Their staff either don't ...

Finance workers worry about job displacement from AI, government urged to take action

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2025
... Mitchell said: "Too often, we have seen AI used by multinational giants to undermine workers' wages and conditions. Whether it's workplace surveillance or using algorithms to sack workers, bosses should be accountable for decisions made using ...

Australians don't trust politicians with their super: FSC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2025
... dropped to -18% after respondents were informed of its plan to increase taxes on balances over $3 million. Then, when asked whether they believed the government would introduce further tax changes on superannuation if re-elected, most respondents (73%) ...

Execs face shareholder backlash over pay: Georgeson

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2025
... received a second strike, compared to two the year before. In Australia, two consecutive strikes trigger a further vote on whether a board should be 'spilled' and if directors should present themselves for re-election at a subsequent meeting. The number ...

AustralianSuper under investigation for delayed death benefit payouts

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025
... received. She said, "we apologised publicly last year and began reimbursing impacted beneficiaries." It remains unclear whether the fund has now cleared the backlog or if unresolved cases remain. Last November, ASIC also launched legal proceedings against ...

ASIC initiates ASX outage probe

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2025
... Act looks at the obligations of clearing and settlement (CS) facilities, including how they manage systemic risks, and whether they have sufficient resources to operate properly. On January 24, the ASX confirmed the outage had stemmed from its now defunct ...

TenCap hedge fund eyes $3bn AUM

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2025
... time from large caps, because of being early. One of the things that we pride ourselves on is being early in a trend, whether it's a structural trend or whether it's cyclical or it's company earnings. We want to be early," she said. "In every ...

Jones instigates CSLR review, levy hits $70m

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2025
... is already considerable." Financial Services Council (FSC) chief executive Blake Briggs said the review should consider whether the scheme should continue to compensate consumers who have enjoyed significant capital gains, or instead focus on the needs ...

Transfer balance cap to rise on July 1

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025
... Chow said for those looking to start a retirement phase pension for the first time, advisers should think carefully about whether to start the pension now or wait until July 1 to get the full benefit of the increase. Factors to consider include whether ...