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ASIC reads the riot act to the super industry: Longo

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2025
ASIC chair Joe Longo has hailed the superannuation industry's $4.1 trillion war chest, which is larger than the ASX's total market capitalisation, as an impressive achievement. But for all its size and influence, Longo reinforced at the AmCham Regulator ...

Investors face headwinds in integrating physical climate risks

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2025
While investors are increasingly factoring physical climate risks into their decision making, there are several challenges to doing so, a review of public funds' experience has found. A new report from CPP Investments and thinktank OMFIF looks at how ...

ASX offloads interest in Digital Asset

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2025
... that allowed the platform to receive technology consultations including the improvement of its clearing and settlement system. However, the agreement fell through due to various misalignments, leading to numerous delays before the CHESS replacement was ...

Super tax requires a 'holistic' review: ASA

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2025
... high-balance accounts, the tax raises "broader concerns". "It risks undermining long-term planning, reducing fairness in the system, and affecting more Australians over time than initially anticipated," Waterhouse said. "Existing precedent suggests that ...

Fidelity International launches first global equity SMA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2025
Fidelity International has unveiled its first global equity separately managed account (SMA) in Australia, with support from private wealth partner Emanuel Whybourne & Loehr. The Fidelity Global Top 50 ex Australia Portfolio draws on the firm's global ...

Super funds' private market assets grow to $400bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2025
... paper, Super Members Council (SMC) said superannuation investments in the private sector can drive long-term financial system stability and prosperity for Australians. SMC compared three asset classes: Australian listed equity, international listed equity ...

Financial Standard names Investment Manager of the Year

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2025
Financial Standard has named the winners of its 2025 Investment Leadership Awards, recognising the best investment managers across Australian and international equities, property, infrastructure, fixed income, and multi-asset categories. The Financial ...

Super funds to take stock of information security controls

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2025
The super funds that saw member accounts breached by cybercriminals in April have been instructed to undertake a "special purpose engagement," as APRA asks all trustees to review their compliance with Prudential Standard CPS 234 Information Security. ...

Regulators note advances in life insurers' practices

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2025
ASIC and APRA commenced a joint review in 2022 over concerns that life insurance premium increases might not have aligned with policy terms or met policyholder expectations set by disclosure and marketing materials, though has since noted progress. ...

Lower interest rates conducive for bigger risk appetite, small caps

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2025
... not large caps. Then with interest rates, that benefits small caps some more. If there's a degree of inflation in the system that benefits equities in general." Furthermore, the characteristics of some small caps are generally more value orientated. ...