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Why mid-sized super funds still matter: Farrar

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2025
As consolidation continues across the superannuation sector, there remains a strong role for differentiated mid-sized super funds, according to Brighter Super. Kate Farrar, chief executive at Brighter Super, told the Innovation in Retirement conference ...

ASIC exposes holes in managed funds' offshoring cyber controls

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2025
... to ASIC. A review of 30 REs found that more than half or 17 rely on offshore service providers (OSP). REs typically outsource the management and oversight of investment process and administration of a fund's portfolio, custody, fund administration and ...

ASIC slams licensees' lax offshoring governance

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2025
... review found three licensees did not have a formal offshore outsourcing policy in place; one does not have offshore outsource policies at all; and seven licensees' information technology policies did not specifically reference or set additional requirements ...

State Super offloads investment team to Frontier Advisors

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2025
State Super will outsource its investment team to Frontier Advisors and as part of the deal, the government superannuation fund will take a 23% stake in the industry super fund-backed asset consultant. The two organisations described the arrangement ...

More than 75% of asset owners wary of trade disputes

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2025
The fourth annual Voice of the Asset Owner survey conducted by Morningstar Indexes and Morningstar Sustainalytics reveals how global asset owners are navigating an evolving investment landscape amid global disruptions and climate imperatives. It found ...

FEATURE: Problem detected

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2025
... security. Stavrou believes, however, that if appropriately managed, outsourcing can, in some cases, reduce risk. "When you outsource critical operations or processes, you're doing it because you believe that the third party can do it at scale with ...

QIC backs first-of-its-kind battery supply chain in Qld

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2025
... commence in 2026 making the project operational in early 2028. While mine development is underway, Vecco plans to initially outsource vanadium pentoxide, accelerating its operations and allowing early revenue generation from the existing Townsville facility. ...

FEATURE: Hyped up

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
... from it," he says. "But the idea is you invest in it, and you'll eventually become more streamlined because you can outsource part of what you do to that person. But in this case, you can outsource it to AI, which is awesome." An April study by KPMG ...

Only half of advice practices report positive earnings: Investment Trends

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2025
... Investment Trends said, noting that advisers continue to rely heavily on licensee support. Self-licensed firms most often outsource compliance and audit functions, while licensed advisers lean more on their licensee for paraplanning, the report said. ...

AMP North launches model portfolio solution with BlackRock, Lonsec

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2025
... as part of their advice proposition." He said the new solution will create opportunities for advisers who don't fully outsource investment selection to step into model portfolios for the client and adviser benefits.