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MLC sets sights on top super funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025
... that's exactly what we intend to do," he said. Speaking at the same event, MLC chief customer officer Renee Howie said the fund is focusing its efforts on advertising and marketing to attract new members. "There are three core areas that we are focused ...

Kenya to establish sovereign wealth fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025
... or indirect participation by the government in such activities. According to the draft legislation for the creation of the fund, it will be limited in terms of what it can invest in. The exclusions include speculative derivatives, unlisted real estate ...

UGC auditor 'comprehensively failed', registration stripped

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2025
... appropriate audit evidence regarding the value of GCPF's investments in 15 properties, five of which were related to the fund's directors. For some investments, the CADB found there was no audit work performed at all in FY22, including in relation to ...

Netwealth invokes Part 23 of SIS Act in First Guardian response

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2025
... for financial assistance where they have suffered a loss due to fraud or theft, and the fraud or theft has resulted in the fund facing difficulties in paying benefits to members. Approval of the financial assistance must also be in the public interest. ...

Shield, First Guardian fallout calls for tougher scrutiny on research houses, licensee governance

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2025
... schemes, arguing that "no rating" should have been issued. "The research process is potentially highly conflicted, as the fund manager pays the research house for the report. In reality, the fund manager is not so much paying for a research report, they're ...

FEATURE: Fund admin | Tight Ship

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2025
... "They tend to be more engaged with their super now compared to a few years ago. Often the reason someone's contacting the fund is because something's happened that they haven't either expected or understood, and they want to be able to get an answer ...

Equip Super searches for new chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2025
... concurrently. Prior, he was chief executive of Computershare in Australia and New Zealand, and also worked as partner at EY. The fund said its board has already commenced the search for Cameron's replacement, and he has committed to assisting with ...

Feature: Retirement | Rewarding risk

LACHLAN COLQUHOUN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
Ben Hillier's 83-year-old mother recently went on her fourth overseas holiday this year. It was, says Hillier, at his insistence. A few years ago, his mother was convinced she wouldn't be able to travel anymore. She couldn't afford to do ...

Feature: Group insurance | Cold comfort

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
... fund's internal target of four months from receiving the completed claim form. In March 2025, ASIC responded by suing the fund. "In one case, despite having all the information required to pay the benefit, it took AustralianSuper 1140 days to make ...

Rest injects more into $1.2bn Fidelity climate fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2025
... Fund (LOGICs), raising a further $634 million from several institutions including Rest. The total investment capacity of the fund is now $1.2 billion (€710m), all of which is dedicated to accelerating the real estate sector's energy transition; it's ...