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Mulino taps super sector to help pay CSLR special levy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2025
Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services Daniel Mulino has suggested including APRA-regulated superannuation funds in the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) as the 2026 special levy has blown out to $47.3 million. Mulino added ...

1659 First Guardian, Shield complaints reach AFCA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2025
The number of Shield Master Fund and First Guardian Master Fund-related complaints lodged with the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) has grown to 1659. AFCA said the latest figure represents the total as at December 3. AFCA did not provide ...

Brookfield, GIC seal $4bn National Storage REIT acquisition

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2025
National Storage REIT (NSR) has agreed to the takeover bid by Brookfield Asset Management and GIC for $2.86 cash per stapled security. NSR has entered a scheme implementation deed under which the two firms will acquire 100% of the self-storage provider. ...

TelstraSuper exec joins CFA Society board

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2025
TelstraSuper's acting chief investment officer was elected to the CFA Society Australia board last Thursday. Kate Misic will succeed former Aware Super chief investment officer Damian Graham, who has stepped down from the board. Misic brings more ...

Super moves: HESTA, Nest, Resolution Life, NZ Super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2025
HESTA's head of portfolio design, Dianne Sandoval, has been appointed chief investment officer of the US$74 billion Maryland State Retirement and Pension System. Sandoval brings more than 30 years' experience across pension and sovereign wealth ...

The shifting role of custodians in the financial ecosystem: ACSA

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2025
The Australian Custodial Services Association (ASCA) has released a white paper examining the changing role and expectations of custodians within the financial services ecosystem. The New Custodian: Platform, Pioneer, Partner is informed by senior ACSA ...

AustralianSuper expands international investment team

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2025
AustralianSuper has appointed Bob Debi-Tewari to head its international equity portfolio and strengthen its global investment capabilities. Based in London, Tewari will be responsible for the overall management and performance of the super fund's international ...

Waning AI optimism, Fed rate cut driving US pullback: UniSuper

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2025
UniSuper head of fixed interest David Colosimo says the November pullback in the US market is driven by the waning optimism on the sustainability of the AI thematic and a rate cut by the Federal Reserve. Colosimo said the market is now questioning the ...

ASIC strengthens codes of conduct guidance

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2025
ASIC has refreshed its regulatory guidance on codes of conduct for the financial services sector, saying that they have an important role in how financial products and services are regulated. ASIC has updated Regulatory Guide 183 Codes of conduct for ...

Super funds most relied upon for advice: Survey

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2025
Australians continue to seek advice from their super funds but struggle to know exactly when they can retire, an MFS Investment Management survey found. The 2025 MFS Global Retirement Survey - studying some 1000 participants across Australia, Canada ...