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WTW promotes local staffers

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025
WTW, the pension consultant, has hired a new head of portfolio design lead and made a series of local promotions following annual performance reviews. Sasha Loutcheva joins from Russell Investments, where she spent three years as a senior asset allocation ...

Paying more fees doesn't speed up superannuation death benefit payouts

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025
... equate to getting death benefits paid out faster, according to research by Super Consumers Australia (SCA). In the wake of a review by ASIC into death benefit claims handling practices of superannuation trustees last month, which unearthed systemic failures ...

ASIC asks for input on reportable situations, IDR dashboards

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025
The corporate regulator plans to introduce two interactive dashboards that would track firm-level reportable situations and internal dispute resolution (IDR) data to push financial firms to lift their game. ASIC is consulting on plans to publish dashboards ...

NPP not suitable as the primary payment system for payday super

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2025
... and invest in growth - all without relying on their personal assets like the family home," Beeson said. SMEs should also review budgets and payroll structures to account for increased SG rates and tax law shifts and ensure their payroll systems can handle ...

Cbus plays it steady amid rocky start to the year

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2025
After a stretch that's favoured equities, particularly passive strategies, which hasn't bode well for active management or diversified portfolios, the tide is beginning to turn, according to Cbus deputy chief investment officer Leigh Gavin. Gavin said ...

PM Capital hits back at Platinum after offer rejected

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2025
... was "not superior" to the PAXX offer. "PGF is surprised with the outcome of the Platinum Capital (PMC) and PAI board's review and continues to believe that the PGF proposals offer PMC and PAI shareholders with significantly better financial outcomes ...

TAL takes 15% stake in Challenger

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2025
... representative on the Challenger board. The transaction is subject to approvals from APRA and the Australian Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB). Hamilton said: "Dai-ichi Life is a global leader in life insurance and we look forward to building a ...

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 ...

RBA flags 'policy changes' could derail super

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2025
... by liquidity challenged could pose a threat to the country's financial stability. In the RBA's April Financial Stability Review, the bank said while super funds are mostly still benefitting from a steady net inflow of liquidity from members, their significant ...

The tax system is being weaponised to inflict abuse, ombudsman says

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2025
... relief for tax liabilities incurred because of financial abuse. In a bid to hold perpetrators to account, the ATO will also review its existing powers to reallocate liabilities to perpetrators and develop staff guidance on how and when those powers should ...