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UK watchdog to open Australian office

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2025
The UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will open an office in Australia so that the regulator can assist UK firms in entering the local market and vice versa. To be based in Australia from July, Camille Blackburn has been appointed director, Asia ...

Future Group confirms more mergers ahead, undertakes review

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2025
Future Group is growing again, taking on the Zurich Master Superannuation Plan and a small MLC product. The Zurich Master Superannuation Plan will be merged into the Smart Future Trust alongside the MLC Insurance Only product that currently sits inside ...

ASIC loses Block Earner case

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2025
The Federal Court has vindicated Block Earner by overturning a decision that it needed an AFSL to offer its Earner product and dismissing ASIC's appeal to impose penalties on the digital asset platform. Justices O'Callaghan, Abraham and Button ...

AOF asset settlement delayed, on track for June delisting

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2025
The Australian Unity Office Fund (AOF) has delayed the settlement of its Brisbane asset to August but insists that it is on track to shutter its doors before June. The settlement of 150 Charlotte Street, Brisbane was originally set to settle in late ...

Mercer promotes wealth management lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2025
Mercer Pacific has promoted Luke Fitzgerald, its head of wealth management, to partner. In the announcement, Mercer emphasised Fitzgerald's significant role over the past 15 years in expanding the firm's wealth management client base and supporting ...

New government must prioritise payday super: SMC

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2025
Super Members Council (SMC) is urging Australia's newly elected government to pass the payday super legislation as a matter of priority within its first 100 days in power. The council's analysis found that in 2021-22, about $5.1 billion of super went ...

NAB forecasts 50bp rate cut in May

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025
NAB chief economist Sally Auld said the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) may deliver a 50bps interest rate cut when it meets again in May. Auld said headwinds from the global environment have intensified, but conceded large amounts of uncertainty remain. ...

NPP not suitable as the primary payment system for payday super

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2025
Payday super, coming into effect 1 July 2026 pending the current draft legislation, could bring a world of problems once introduced, including payroll and tax obligations for Australian small and medium enterprises (SMEs), experts claimed. One of the ...

Platinum funds merger to go ahead

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2025
Platinum Asia Investments (PAI) has rejected a non-binding indicative proposal from the PM Capital Global Opportunities Fund and will move forward with plans to merge with the Platinum Asia Fund Complex ETF (PAXX). PAI's independent board reviewed both ...

Magellan names infrastructure co-leads

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2025
Two Magellan Financial Group portfolio managers have stepped into leadership roles ahead of investment chief Gerald Stack's departure in July. Stack is the lead portfolio manager for the firm's four infrastructure funds and the head of investments. ...