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Super failures, greenwashing: ASIC's key issues in 2025

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2025
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has identified what it believes to be the most significant current, ongoing and emerging issues within its regulatory remit for 2025. "Increased market volatility, geopolitical changes, the ...

Chalmers' claims on super tax are 'misleading': SMSFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025
The SMSF Association (SMSFA) says Treasurer Jim Chalmers' claims that the $3 million superannuation tax followed extensive consultation are misleading, accusing the Treasurer of making several ambiguous statements in defence of the tax. SMSFA chief ...

Team Super names retirement chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025
A former Aware Super head of advice has been appointed chief retirement officer at Team Super ahead of its merger with TWUSUPER to create a $21 billion fund. Reporting to chief executive Vasyl Nair, Sarah Forman has taken up the new role at Team Super ...

Chief executive misbehaviour stifles investment returns

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025
Secret affairs, sexual harassment, and systemic abuses of power by chief executives and senior leaders have the potential to erode investment returns, according to Acadian Asset Management. Events like these can shake company valuations, demonstrating ...

More climate exits as Trump takes charge

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025
Northern Trust and two other asset managers have left Climate Action 100+ (CA100+) as four banks exit the Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA). Northern Trust is the latest to depart both CA100+ and Net Zero Asset Managers initiative (NZAM); MFS Investment ...

BlackRock settles lawsuit for 'misleading consumers'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2025
BlackRock has reached a settlement in a lawsuit filed by the State of Tennessee, which alleged the asset manager misled consumers about how much its investment strategies were influenced by ESG considerations. Tennessee's suit alleged BlackRock failed ...

Super admin providers face reckoning in 2025: Finura

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2025
More companies will divest their superannuation administration offerings in 2025, according to Finura, as super funds potentially move this service in-house amid tighter scrutiny from the regulators. ASIC suing Cbus for poor member claims experience ...

CEFC invests $100m into affordable housing strategy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025
... strategy is an important step in an equitable energy transition, taking an integrated approach to leverage global best practice and drive clean energy outcomes to provide benefits to tenants, and more broadly to help to address housing supply and affordability." ...

ESG linked to pay in top APAC listed firms

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2025
... of disclosure requirements and institutional investors' expectations in each market," WTW managing director and global practice leader, executive compensation and board advisory Shai Ganu said. The global average for ESG-linked pay was 81%, while for ...

One in five pension funds face liquidity risks

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2025
... observed liquidity triggers described in such broad or overly qualitative terms that they may be difficult to use in practice. Ortec's study found that while 62% of pension funds have enough liquidity for most scenarios, they admit that the situation ...