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Dodgy dentist defrauds members after draining super for medical procedures

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2025
... emotionally," Marshman said. "These patients weren't just sold dental procedures. They were sold false hope through aggressive social media advertising and quick access to super." The Sunday Times reports that up to $2.3 million in patient pre-payments ...

US-Iran tensions send markets into panic mode

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2025
Global markets are preparing for potential fallout after the US conducted strikes with B-2 Stealth Bombers on three Iranian nuclear sites over the weekend and has since claimed the attacks "obliterated" Iran's nuclear capabilities. IG market analyst ...

State Street's plan for power, product, partnerships

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2025
State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) is the largest asset management firm in Australia by locally sourced assets under management (AUM) - by some margin - though few realise. With nearly $500 billion in local assets under its watch, mostly via institutional ...

Iress completes sale of super business

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2025
... other data providers to clients in North America, Europe and Asia. Meanwhile, the super business adds to Apex Group's aggressive expansion in Australia, which secured a mandate to administer Diversa Trustees' $7 billion master trust business in April ...

Apex wins $7bn super admin mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2025
Apex Group has won a mandate to administer Diversa Trustees' $7 billion master trust business. Diversa will use Apex Superannuation going forward, part of which means utilising Iress' Acurity platform. Iress offloaded its superannuation business to ...

CSLR costs driven by poor advice: AFCA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2025
... clients' best interests, problematic business models - particularly those involving conflicted advice, misuse of SMSFs and aggressive sales tactics - continue to drive complaints to AFCA, potentially feeding through to CSLR claims," he said. "Advisers ...

BlackRock rebalance sparks record-high ETF trades on ASX

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025
... stretched valuations." Underpinning this are concerns of a US recession set in motion by President Donald Trump's aggressive trade tactics that soured the bullish sentiments immediately triggered by his election last November. As at mid-March, however ...

Payton Capital welcomes head of credit

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025
Payton Capital has recruited a key executive to support its aggressive growth plan following its acquisition by ASX-listed alternative asset manager HMC Capital. Michael Golinelli's appointment as head of credit is a key part of Payton Capital's ...

Shift needed in retirement income advice: Allianz Retire+

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025
... the report said. "Poor - or absent - risk capacity assessments can lead to an investment approach which is either too aggressive, increasing the risk of knee jerk investor behaviour, or too conservative, threatening the sustainability of income flows." ...

Best Australian share funds of 2024: Mercer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025
The top 10 Australian share funds of 2024 have been revealed, with the reigning champion retaining its crown for a second straight year, according to a Mercer investment survey. The Hyperion Australian Growth Fund claimed the top spot, delivering a ...