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US-Iran tensions send markets into panic mode

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2025
Global markets are preparing for potential fallout after the US conducted strikes with B-2 Stealth Bombers on three Iranian nuclear sites over the weekend and has since claimed the attacks "obliterated" Iran's nuclear capabilities. IG market analyst ...

Australia progresses climate transition disclosures, planning

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2025
... physical and transition risks into their investment process. This includes geospatial tools that model risk at the asset level and align with disclosure frameworks such as the Task Force on Climate Related Financial Disclosures, International Sustainability ...

Golden parachutes deflate rapidly for some, not all ASX chiefs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2025
... chief executives totalled just $8.38 million in FY24. This is down from $33.52 million the previous year. It's the lowest level seen since FY10 when termination payments came in at just $5.70 million. While this was largely the result of just six terminations ...

Small industry super funds beat giants on trust, service, value

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2025
Small industry super funds lead on trust, service, and value for money, according to CoreData's annual member engagement survey. CoreData research consultant Alana Devitt told Financial Standard that members' trust in small industry funds is built through ...

QIC offloads Victorian shopping centre for $440m

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2025
... with PGIM Real Estate to jointly acquire QIC's Woodgrove Shopping Centre in Melton, Victoria for $440 million. The single-level centre, spanning over 27 hectares of land in the west of Victoria, generates over $520 million in moving annual total (MAT) ...

Firms rebuffing AFCA determinations should be named: FAAA, professional bodies

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2025
... responsible for businesses that put clients in this position," they said. Going forward, they want to see reporting at the firm level and relevant sector, the total number of unpaid determinations and gross amount payable for both the current year and ...

TAL partners to expand access to affordable insurance

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2025
The life insurer has today launched backd by TAL in partnership with Cover Genius, targeting those with limited access to affordable cover options. backd offers tailored, affordable options for workers not currently eligible for other types of cover ...

Fin365 to build one-stop-shop for financial firms

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2025
... and services business, we can provide our customers a 'one-stop-shop' for a broader set of needs and ensure the highest level of quality and customer satisfaction." Qwrk managing director and founder Jo Hall explained the nature of outsourcing is rapidly ...

Regulators note advances in life insurers' practices

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2025
... the life of a policy. "ASIC observed that consumers who complained about increased premiums - particularly consumers on 'level premiums' - were generally under the mistaken impression that their premiums would not change. Life companies' selling practices ...

ECB drops interest rates by 0.25%

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2025
The European Central Bank (ECB) lowered its benchmark interest rates by 25 basis points overnight as inflation comes within its target levels. The three key interest rates on the deposit facility, main refinancing operations and the marginal lending ...