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Complaints still too high: AFCA annual review

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2025
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority's (AFCA) annual review shows that in FY25, and for the second consecutive year, more than 100,000 complaints were lodged. In investments and advice, large scale collapses in the financial advice industry ...

Feature: Retirement | Rewarding risk

LACHLAN COLQUHOUN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
... press which talks about how you need $1.4 million for a comfortable retirement," says Manserra. "Yes, that might be the level for a self-funded retiree, but the reality is that not many people achieve that." Recent data from ASFA backs him up, finding ...

Feature: Group insurance | Cold comfort

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
For much of the past year or so, there has been a great deal of focus on the superannuation industry and its processing of insurance claims, largely owing to immense delays at some of the largest institutions. Stories have emerged of the likes of AustralianSuper ...

Listed asset managers trail ASX 200 in 2025: Morningstar

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
Morningstar's research found most ASX-listed asset managers have underperformed the ASX 200 Total Return Index since the start of 2025. The latest industry pulse noted shares of asset managers are likely to remain volatile, as investor sentiment ...

Pinnacle names head of client solutions

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2025
... advisers and investors across the country." Wright will place a key role in the business' future success, he added. "This level of integrity, ambition, and commitment to excellence is exactly what we value at Pinnacle. As we continue to expand our multi-affiliate ...

Aware Super promotes technology chief to C-suite

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2025
Aware Super has promoted its chief technology and data officer to the group executive level and will soon report to chief executive Deanne Stewart. Richard Exton will assume the role of group executive, chief technology and data officer on November ...

Brookfield fully acquires Oaktree

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2025
Brookfield Asset Management is now the owner of Oaktree Capital after scooping up the remaining 26% stake in the credit fund manager for US$3 billion. The two firms first partnered six years ago. Brookfield paid about $6.8 billion for the 62% stake. ...

APRA flags growing trustee complacency on retirement strategies

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2025
... said. She said APRA is committed to increasing transparency of retirement product performance and will now publish fund-level data on retirement product investment returns and strategies. APRA will also work with Treasury to design a new reporting framework ...

Feature: Compliance | Passing the buck

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
... science, and I wonder why something relatively simple and proactive isn't being done at the managed investment scheme level," Walker says. Walker would like to see ASIC establish a unit dedicated to surveying new schemes. "... and I imagine they'll ...

FINSIA's struggle to find scale

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
... structural challenges," Cox said. "It ultimately comes down to a question of scale, and we have been operating at a subscale level for a prolonged period of time. We have been in a loss-making position for quite some time." Cox said that the board of ...