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Mulino taps super sector to help pay CSLR special levy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2025
... Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services Daniel Mulino has suggested including APRA-regulated superannuation funds in the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) as the 2026 special levy has blown out to $47.3 million. Mulino added the ...

Prime Super awards fixed income mandate

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2025
... that rising bond yields have reaffirmed the role of fixed income as an essential diversifier for portfolios within super funds. "This appointment highlights our proven expertise in fixed income investing and our dedication to aligning with our clients' ...

NAB Private Wealth, JBWere names CIO

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2025
... of family office Big Blue Ocean Investments. She previously worked at AustralianSuper, Avoca Capital Advisors, Hastings Funds Management and Herbert Smith Freehills. Sally Auld left JBWere as its chief investment officer in March to head to NAB as chief ...

ASIC sues Diversa for First Guardian failures

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2025
... sub-plans, YourChoice Super and AusPrac, were exposed to First Guardian between 2020 to 2024. Diversa, as trustee of the super funds, failed to enforce a 50% holding limit it imposed for First Guardian, ASIC alleged, and that it failed to have systems ...

Boman Group scores licence to expand China investments

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2025
... Management to invest in a wide range of renminbi-denominated assets in secondary markets, including listed shares, bonds, mutual funds, futures and options. The wealth manager said this supports the firm's broader goal of creating stronger investment ...

ASIC releases legal obligations for private credit funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2025
... obligations. "The catalogue provides a practical reference point and applies to operators of retail and wholesale private credit funds in Australia. It is also relevant to the broader funds management sector," ASIC said. ASIC flagged the release of the ...

1659 First Guardian, Shield complaints reach AFCA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2025
... individually. ASIC estimates that about 11,000 people who invested some $1 billion are impacted by the collapse of the two funds. The number of AFCA complaints grew by 100 from early November. At the time, AFCA lead ombudsman for investments and advice ...

AMP launches new series of funds

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2025
... options to both, institutional and retail investors and is one of the largest sources of capital in Australia. Among the funds available is the Dimensional Global Profitability Fund, which delivers systematic exposure to two-thirds of the highest profitability ...

Australia's 'Super 6' embrace total portfolio approach: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2025
Australia's largest six superannuation funds are making waves among the world's top 100 asset owners, the Thinking Ahead Institute's latest report shows, as they increasingly adopt a total portfolio approach (TPA). The Asset Owner 100 report labelled ...

UBS, RQI deliver for EM investors: Rainmaker

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2025
... managed emerging market strategies outperformed other assets classes, according to new Rainmaker Information research, with funds from UBS and RQI Investors leading the pack. Emerging market funds delivered 21.1% p.a. in the 12 months to September, Rainmaker's ...