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Investments, advice complaints jump 18%

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2025
... has been traumatised and often suffered life changing impacts." Overall, AFCA received above 100,000 complaints in FY25, down 4% from the total of 104,861 received in the prior period. "The movement is in the right direction, but receiving 100,000 complaints ...

Brookfield takes stake in Cromwell

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2025
Brookfield will soon take over a 19.9% stake in Cromwell Property Group as ESR Group sells down its remaining stake. Cromwell confirmed to the ASX that Brookfield has signed a binding sale and purchase agreement to purchase the interest. This is subject ...

CBA head of Australian economics steps down

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2025
Commonwealth Bank (CBA) head of Australian economics Gareth Aird has stepped down from the role. Aird was with CBA for 13 years, joining the bank in November 2012 as a senior economist before taking on the head of Australian economics role in April ...

Most Hostplus options achieve double-digit returns

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2025
... 13.43% was returned to those in the Indexed product. Hostplus chief investment officer Sam Sicilia said the results came down to continued growth in equities and the decent performance of unlisted investments. "Hostplus' investment performance, in the ...

Betashares acquires InvestSense, launches Trellia Wealth Partners

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2025
... will supercharge the platform's mission to make financial education more accessible. "From day one, we set out to break down the barriers to investing and make finance more approachable to everyday Australians," he said. Betashares has $50 billion ...

Funeral insurer fined $4.75m

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2025
... priorities to tackle misconduct targeting First Nations people and our work in this case shows exactly why," Longo said. Handing down the decision, Justice Goodman agreed with ASIC's submission that ACBF's misrepresentation was "deliberate and callous ...

Super moves: TCorp, Mercer, Commonwealth

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025
After nine years with Commonwealth Superannuation, Rob Firth has decided to step down as chief risk officer. "I am really proud of the team I have led and the impact they have had,' conceding he leaves with "mixed emotions". "We have built a leading ...

Insurer names interim chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025
... chief operating officer, is stepping into the lead role in an interim capacity. Allianz said Stewart has decided to step down and take a break. Kane has served in his current position since 2020. He first joined the insurer in 2019 as chief technology ...

ETF market breaks through $280bn

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025
... said. "While 85% of net flows into Australian equities came from market capitalisation strategies in 1H24, this has gone down to 68% in 1H25, with the remaining 32% coming from smart beta and active ETFs. "In Australian fixed income, investors have continued ...

SIAA chief executive steps down

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2025
... sector-wide collaboration, innovation, thought leadership and professional development," he said. Speaking on her decision to step down, Fox said the role had been enormously professionally and personally satisfying. "Leading the team at SIAA and serving ...