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Canadian pension giant sued over alleged climate failures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025
... Their case alleges that the fund has drastically underestimated its potential for financial loss as a result of climate change, saying the fund uses inadequate modelling that "provides implausibly low loss estimates" and fails to consider tipping points ...

Actuaries Institute makes proposal to close advice gap

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025
... evolving needs. "The financial advice landscape in Australia is undergoing significant transformation. Increasing regulatory change, heightened consumer expectations and the pressing need to close the advice gap have created urgency for a more accessible ...

M&A makes rebound, creating higher-value deals: Deloitte

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2025
Stronger balance sheets and lower interest rates are among the main drivers of renewed momentum in mergers and acquisitions (M&A), according to new research. Momentum is building again after a period of relative pause, Deloitte's The Deal in Focus ...

US pension funds move against James Hardie chair

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2025
... four main areas, including the issue of shares under a regulated takeover or merger; when a dual listed company wants to change to ASX Foreign Exempt Listing status; when a dual listed company proposes to delist from the ASX; and significant changes ...

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

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2025
... pay. A beneficiary pays approach would remove the conflict inherent in the system." However, Gosselin isn't hopeful the change will occur soon. "The system is too entrenched and even though over the years there have been regular occurrences of unscrupulous ...

APRA updates governance framework

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2025
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has provided an update on its consultation to modernise the prudential framework on governance for superannuation trustees, banks and insurers. In March, APRA proposed eight measures to update its ...

Fees below 0.65% drive ETP success, flows: Rainmaker

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2025
... R-squared of the relationship between fees and net flows was 0.7 compared with 0.3 for the relationship between fees and change in revenue," the ETP Report said. This shows that, overall, the relationship between fees and net flows is much more significant ...

Equip Super searches for new chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2025
... Super and BOC Super," Equip chair Michael Cameron said. "He has also provided steadfast leadership through considerable change, including the COVID-19 pandemic, increasing regulatory demands, and ongoing global market volatility." Cameron also oversaw ...

Allianz Retire+ rejigs executive team, product and marketing chief exits

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
Allianz Retire+ has unveiled a new executive lineup that will move on without a chief product and marketing officer, and operations lead. Chief product and marketing officer Simon Aboud has left the business, Allianz Retire+ confirmed. Aboud joined ...

WAM takes over PIA board, vows to lift underperformance

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
Wilson Asset Management (WAM) has successfully taken over the board of the Pengana International Equities (PIA) LIC in the hope of overhauling its investment strategy amid continued underperformance. WAM's Geoff Wilson and Jesse Hamilton, and Richard ...