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Brighter Super launches new brand campaign

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
... new campaign is being rolled out across TV, radio, outdoor, YouTube and social media and was created in partnership with agency BCM and production house Squeak. The red hammock carried by red balloons symbolises the confidence, clarity and peace of mind ...

Morningstar DBRS expands into regional Australia

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2025
Global credit rating agency Morningstar DBRS (Morningstar) has announced its expansion into the Asia Pacific region with the opening of a new regional hub in Australia. The Sydney hub will function as a service center for the broader Asia Pacific region. ...

FEATURE: Fund admin | Tight Ship

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2025
... super funds shout from the rooftops they put members and member outcomes above all else. Perhaps user experience design agency UXDA founder Alex Kreger says it best: "The stark contrast between the front-office polish and back-office decay is like a ...

ASIC helping with law reform over Shield, First Guardian

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2025
... Master Fund collapses. Longo said high risk super switching is a "great concern" to ASIC and is a key focus area for the agency. "The First Guardian and Shield Master Fund matters have received significant media coverage in recent months. We have 24 ...

ASIC reports 50% jump in investigations in FY25

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2025
... enforcement activity and work to address regulatory complexity in markets. ASIC chair Joe Longo, said investments in the agency's operational capabilities, including in its digital technologies, cyber resilience and data analytics, had paid dividends. ...

RBA delivers 'hawkish hold'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2025
... year will critically hinge on the Q3 CPI print, due on 29 October, being low enough." Meanwhile, international ratings agency S&P has reaffirmed Australia's AAA credit rating. "Australia's fiscal performance is sound... Australia's economic ...

FINSIA chief executive steps down

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2025
... with the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) body in place. Launching in November, the professional agency has over 54,000 members across more than 100 countries and marks a significant strategic milestone for FINSIA. El-Ansary will ...

La Trobe has two of three stop orders lifted

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2025
... first-lien term loans issued to US corporate middle market companies. It said these US companies are not rated by any rating agency and investing in these loans involves an above average amount of risk and volatility or loss of principal. "Under the ...

Retirees should put 80% of balance into annuities: Grattan

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2025
... retirees annuities called 'Lifetime Super'. These products should be priced at sustainable rates and managed by an independent agency. "Annuities are typically 'one-shot games' - a retiree typically cannot switch to a better deal if they see one. Designing ...

Concentration of private credit sector a concern: ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2025
... terminology such as 'investment grade' by many private credit managers, often being used without formal rating agency involvement and based on internal models. Other methodology that it has identified as being inconsistently defined include 'security' ...