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RBA delivers 'confounding' rates decision

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2025
... by helping rebuild business confidence to drive investment," Philip said. "Domestically, with inflation continuing to come down and government spending still supporting the economy, our biggest economic challenge remains boosting business investment ...

Adviser exam pass rate drops once again

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2025
The results of the 29 th Financial Adviser Exam have been handed down, with only 66% of candidates passing. In the June 5 exam cycle, a total of 237 people sat the exam; 75% (179) sat the exam for the first time. Eighty people (34%) have failed the ...

Vanguard, CFS deliver strong FY25 returns

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2025
... the volatile nature of the current market environment. As we anticipated, investment returns are now starting to come back down to more normalised levels but remain higher than long running averages," Armitage said.

CSLR releases revised levy estimate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2025
The Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) has released a FY26 revised levy estimate, coming down slightly from the figure estimated in January. The CSLR said the need for a revised estimate was triggered due to the initial levy estimate, issued ...

Movers and shakers: Cbus, HESTA, Rest, Minderoo and Colonial First State

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2025
... Investment Advisers. HESTA has also farewelled Trevin Erichsen, its member services and operations general manager who stepped down after nearly two years in the role. Erichsen joined HESTA in late 2022 from legalsuper, where he initially served as interim ...

LGT Crestone promotes investment duo

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2025
... strategic and tactical portfolio positioning. Reporting to the firm's investment chief Scott Haslem, Tan will manage the top-down asset allocation and investment strategy part of LGT Crestone's investment, product and services team. He brings ...

ASIC targets advisers, platforms, research houses in super switching scams

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2025
ASIC warns it will take a deeper dive into the roles that financial advisers, superannuation platforms and research houses are playing in members being pushed into high-risk investment schemes. The corporate regulator is closely looking at the entire ...

Improved economy not a guarantee of business success

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2025
... adopting a wait-and-see approach towards a formal tariff response," Gustafson said. "Internal challenges are also dragging down business optimism. Alongside margin and profit fears, an inability to execute strategies remains the top issue, with 62% identifying ...

First Sentier Investors chief executive steps down

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2025
... leaving at the end of the year. After seven years with First Sentier Investors, Mark Steinberg has announced he plans to step down. Confirming the news, a First Sentier spokesperson said: "To ensure a seamless transition, a comprehensive search for his ...

AMP Super delivers double digit returns in FY25

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2025
... our focus was on avoiding unforced errors. That meant staying tightly aligned to our strategic targets - buying equities on down days and trimming on up days. On balance, that saw us modestly increase our equity exposure near the lows," she added. "We ...