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Benchmark-clinging passive investors risk meagre returns: Perpetual

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2025
... on greater risk. This outlook is similar to that of MSCI head of research Ashley Lester, who recently told Financial Standard that while the US has been "the only game in town" for the largest institutional investors and individual wealth managers looking ...

Vision Super defends new but 'archaic' policy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2025
... the location of an individual has caused a stir. Lifestyle Solutions Financial Planning's Daniel Boce told Financial Standard he was surprised when his personal assistant - who is located in the Philippines - was denied information relating to a third-party ...

Prime Super to change admin fees

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2025
... also be reduced and the tax rebate removed. Earlier this year, Prime Super chief executive Raelene Seales told Financial Standard that the fund was prioritising an evaluation of whether its fees - which she acknowledged are among the highest in the market ...

US financial market dominance can't last indefinitely: MSCI

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2025
... The rise of US financial assets relative to the rest of the developed world "is a clear story," Lester told Financial Standard. During that time, the US experienced solid earnings growth, while the rest of the developed world saw effectively zero earnings ...

HESTA members to keep paying fees as disruption continues

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2025
... services - a process which began on April 12 and isn't expected to end until June 2. A HESTA spokesperson told Financial Standard that during this time members are still paying admin fees and, even when the transition is complete, fees will not be ...

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 ...

BlackRock takes stake in Generation Life parent company

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
... Group (ASX: GDG), forming a strategic partnership with its retirement income subsidiary Generation Life to "set a new standard for managing longevity and sequencing risk." Joint working groups between BlackRock and Generation Life are already active ...

FAAA calls for stronger consumer protections in advice reforms

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2025
The Financial Advice Association of Australia (FAAA) has opposed collective charging for "always complex and costly" retirement planning advice and emphasised the need for consumer protection in the provision of super nudges in its submission to Treasury ...

What Labor's second term means for regulators

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2025
... place. "However, it was effectively terminated as a result of the election," Anderson said in a statement to Financial Standard, adding that "we will need to wait for the parliament to return to re-instate the Senate inquiry." The Senate, however, may ...