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Australian Food Super closes two options

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2025
... longer be able to choose to make new investments in either of the two options from 20 January 2026. "Therefore, following a review, the Australian Food Super board has decided to close them to ensure all investment options continue to meet our members' ...

Most read in 2025: Financial advice

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2025
... First Guardian and Shield collapses. But there were some bright spots throughout the year, including movement on a CSLR review, the progression of other key financial advice reforms, and the launch of the 2025 Financial Standard Power50. These were the ...

Netwealth to spend $101m compensating First Guardian victims

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025
... undertaking from NSS, saying it has demonstrated material weaknesses in its investment governance framework and practices. A review led APRA to hold concerns relating to Netwealth's oversight, knowledge and due diligence of new investment options ...

Stonepeak acquires gas distribution network in Queensland

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025
Global infrastructure manager Stonepeak will acquire Allgas, a gas distribution network in Queensland. The US$80 billion asset manager has bought the network from APA Group, Marubeni Corporation, and other shareholders for an undisclosed amount. Allgas ...

Equity Trustees hit with additional licence conditions

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025
... accounts and over $37 billion in funds under management. The additional licence conditions follow APRA's recent thematic review of the investment governance, strategic planning and member outcomes practices of superannuation trustees that offer platforms. ...

BlackRock loses $8.9bn pension fund mandate

MATT TOLEDO  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025
PME Pensioenfonds, a Dutch pension fund with $105 billion in assets, has terminated an $8.9 billion equity mandate with BlackRock due to the manager's misalignment with the fund's environmental, social and governance framework. According to a release ...

Centrepoint Alliance expects core profit to top guidance

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025
... Brighter Super's comprehensive advice book. Out of the 400 eligible members, 316 - who have fixed-term contracts due for review over the next year - have confirmed they will transition to Financial Advice Matters, a subsidiary of Centrepoint Alliance ...

TAL enhances TPD offering, support for self-employed customers

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025
... sum insured each year for claims involving these conditions, provided they continue to meet the TPD criteria at annual review. TAL said the offering will provide ongoing financial support during recovery, with the certainty that if they are unable to ...

Mulino wants PII to step up to make CSLR sustainable

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 DEC 2025
... now, the CSLR is constantly running out of money, and almost a year after the government announced a post-implementation review, it still has no credible plan to stabilise the scheme. Once again Labor's solution is a bigger tax," he said. Conaghan ...

ASX to undergo 'circuit breaker' reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 DEC 2025
... complete; and a commitment to stronger leadership. In addition, ASIC and the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will step up their review to uplift their joint supervisory model. The Inquiry, announced in June 2025 and led by an expert panel, has identified ...