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Trade war threat sparks allocation rethink by asset owners

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2025
... begun exploring opportunities in that space, and "that would continue," the representative said. Following changing trade policy, regulatory flux emerged as the next major concern for asset owners. "... the asset owner community appears to be looking ...

Treasury welcomes new leader

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2025
... Transfer Institute advisory board, the ANU College of Business and Economics advisory board, the Grattan institute Public Policy Committee and the Melbourne Institute advisory board. Commenting, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said Wilkinson has been instrumental ...

King's honours list recognises excellence in super, finance

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2025
... Zero Economy Authority, was also honoured. She was a board member of the Impact Investment Group and served as a senior policy adviser to the Victorian government. Current Ignition Advice chair and former Financial Services Council chief executive Sally ...

Regulators note advances in life insurers' practices

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2025
... and APRA commenced a joint review in 2022 over concerns that life insurance premium increases might not have aligned with policy terms or met policyholder expectations set by disclosure and marketing materials, though has since noted progress. The regulators ...

ECB drops interest rates by 0.25%

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2025
... mainly reflect lower assumptions for energy prices and a stronger euro," said the Governing Council, which oversees monetary policy. Trade tensions sparked by Liberation Day, however, could throw a spanner in the works and derail its projections. "A ...

Up to two million Aussies could face super tax: FSC

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2025
... the four scenarios. The four scenarios consist of: $3 million threshold without indexation, as previously released (Labor policy) $3 million threshold with indexation (potential negotiated outcome) $2 million threshold with indexation (Greens policy) ...

Islamic finance industry association established

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2025
The Islamic Finance and Investments Association (IFIA) will work to further Australia's nascent Islamic banking, finance and investments sector and Shariah compliant standards. Launched today, the IFIA is led by chief executive Chaaban Omran, the former ...

MP says Coalition will 'fight to the death' over $3m super tax

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2025
... "I hope the Greens won't give them the green light on this to put in such an unfair tax," he said. Waters supports the policy and argued that only 0.5% - equivalent to approximately 130,000 people - will be affected. "I think it's important to remember ...

ASIC alleges Choosi flogged Hannover life insurance products

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2025
... comparison service were policies issued by Hannover, ASIC added, noting the exception of one occasion when Choosi added a single policy from another insurer. ASIC counted at least 9478 life insurance policies sold during the period, while customers bought ...

Allan Gray exposes 'hateful eight' bubble threat

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2025
... to have led to significant market dislocation and stretched fundamentals. Trade tensions, populist politics and monetary policy have become front-of-mind distractions, shifting attention away from long-term fundamentals," Mawhinney said. Notably, that ...