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BFA Global heads offshore

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2025
... our clients and partners across the region, this means sharper insights, more aligned capital partnerships, and a clear voice in a rapidly evolving global market." Over the last few years, BFA has established relationships with several US managers and ...

Trade war threat sparks allocation rethink by asset owners

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2025
... trade war and its ensuing market fallout, was top of mind for asset owners surveyed in part one of Morningstar's annual Voice of the Asset Owner Survey. Of the asset owners surveyed, nearly half of which come from Australia and New Zealand, concerns ...

Islamic finance industry association established

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2025
... regulators, to ensure we deeply understand their views." "The Islamic Finance and Investments Association will be the progressive voice of Islamic finance in Australia, focusing on what is important to consumers and making continuous improvements to ...

HESTA turns the lights back on after service shutdown

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2025
HESTA has completed the transition of its member administration services to GROW Inc, restoring online services after a seven-week disruption to transactions and app access. HESTA, which has over one million members, said this marked the end of one ...

Reducing super tax cap to $2m 'a concern': FAAA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2025
Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) chief executive Sarah Abood has voiced concerns about the future of Div 296, given Labor's overwhelming victory at the federal election. The proposed 30% tax on superannuation balances above $3 million could ...

Super funds put foot down on Woodside

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2025
Aware Super and HESTA have voted against the re-election of Woodside director Ann Pickard, who also chairs the Energy Board's Sustainability Committee, with HESTA also voting against the broader remuneration plan. The super funds said the gas giant ...

ASX launches review into shareholder approvals

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2025
... investors are concerned that the current settings for shareholder approval requirements may not provide them with enough of a voice." The review will look to update analysis it undertook in 2017 which looked at shareholder approval levels needed for ...

ASIC recommends standards for virtual AGMs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
... members' meetings," ASIC said. ASIC said while conducting the inquiry, some stakeholders had expressed concerns about their voice not being heard when attending virtual meetings. The regulator added that concerns also remain about whether wholly virtual ...

Trump Media to launch ETFs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2025
Trump Media and Technology Group, the operator of social media platform Truth Social, has signed a non-binding agreement with Crypto.com to roll out a suite of branded ETFs through Truth.Fi, its financial services and fintech brand launched in January. ...

Roads, railways, NBN winners in Budget

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... alongside the recently announced Universal Outdoor Mobile Obligation, which will establish continent-wide SMS and basic voice service by 2027 through the use of new Low Earth Orbit Satellite technology," the budget papers read. To support regional Australia ...