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Fidante partner hires from WTW

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025
... and Asia. This is the investment manager's second partnership in 2025, following the addition of long-short manager System Capital as an affiliate in February, underscoring its ambition to bolster its alternatives capabilities. Fulcrum, which manages ...

Early release of super for dental, IVF spikes in FY25

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025
... applying for early release of their superannuation for dental treatments. About $1.37 billion was released from the super system on compassionate grounds for medical reasons, including treatment and transport, in FY25. Of this, a whopping $817.6 million ...

Equity Story to raise $3.5m to enter property sector

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025
Equity Story Group plans to raise up to $3.54 million through an entitlement offer to support the expansion of its funds management business, with a particular focus on entering the property sector. The stock market trading advice group will issue approximately ...

Feature: Compliance | Passing the buck

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
... blamed for recommending a product that had been given a favourable rating. The rating houses Gosselin says because the system is so interconnected, it can be hard to spot a dupe or a faulty financial product. "What drives financial markets is fear and ...

APRA lifts final Westpac capital add-on

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
APRA has lifted Westpac's remaining $500 million capital add-on after the bank completed its multi-year risk transformation program spurred by several breaches and misconduct. APRA slapped the first $500 million capital add-on in July 2019 as a ...

Superannuation system quality stagnates: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
The quality of Australia's retirement system continues to stagnate at the B+ level based on the annual Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index (MCGPI) over the last four years. The retirement system has not improved since 2021 when it moved from a ...

Fidante partners with Fulcrum, expands alts offering

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
... across Australia, New Zealand, and Asia. This is Fidante's second partnership in 2025, after bringing on long-short manager System Capital as an affiliate in February, underscoring its ambition to bolster its alternatives capabilities. Fulcrum manages ...

Australian super funds 'important' for the UK economy

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2025
... IFM Investors, every week, approximately $4 billion (£2bn) flows into Australia's $4.3 trillion (£2.1tn) retirement system, making it the fourth-largest pool of retirement savings globally. By the early 2030s, it is expected to become the second ...

New 100% tariffs on China: Another TACO moment?

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2025
As the US threatens more outlandish tariffs on China, investment experts foresee more market volatility in the short term with neither side backing down. But will US President Donald Trump once again "chicken out"? Trump roiled investor confidence last ...

Treasury unveils major super tax changes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2025
... strategy officer Paula Benson said: "The indexing of the Division 296 proposal and taxing of realised gains will ensure the system remains fit for purpose for future generations of Australian workers." Also commenting, Hostplus chief executive David ...