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Latest adviser exam sees 69% pass

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2025
... the exam for the first time. The 69 (31%) who failed will receive feedback from the Australian Council for Educational Research on the areas where they underperformed, ASIC said. The passing of the Financial Adviser Exam is one of the mandatory measures ...

Advisers favour third-party support in product selection

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2025
Research and asset consultants continue to play a pivotal role in financial advisers' product selection, especially in managed accounts and superannuation, Investment Trends says. According to its 2025 Adviser Product and Marketing Needs Report, which ...

CFS, Wellington Management team up on new fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2025
... "The fund offers financial advisers and the clients they support access to a vast investment universe, where fundamental research can identify quality companies and provide a source of alpha." Wellington Management head of the Australia office Caitlin ...

Private and public markets almost interchangeable: Expert

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
... says. Speaking at the JANA Annual Conference 2025, Shirley Luo, portfolio manager and director of opportunistic credit research at Shenkman, said the two markets are slowly converging, reminding asset allocators and credit issuers that they must have ...

InterPrac wants super funds' reserves to remediate Shield, First Guardian victims

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
... mandate for super funds to act in members' best interests," he said. "While it is essential that those who misled trustees, research houses, and licensees are called to account, the Australian superannuation system has evolved to safeguard members and ...

FEATURE: Hyped up

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
... report that AI use has increased revenue-generating activity," the study found. In the asset management arena, CREATE-Research chief executive Amin Rajan predicts that AI and GenAI, for their "revolutionary potential," have yet to reach the level of ...

UniSuper hires from Lonsec

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2025
The $155 billion super fund is welcoming a new manager, investment solutions and research. Tom Akay has been appointed to the position, joining UniSuper's product team in what the fund described as a "pivotal role." Akay joins the fund from Lonsec where ...

Super funds test cybersecurity resilience

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2025
... cybersecurity, recently told Financial Standard that super funds are still grappling with the basics of cybersecurity. In his research, Phair calls out "cyberwashing" in the same way that some organisations are greenwashing. Many organisations spout ...

Lombard Odier acquires Dutch sustainable asset manager

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2025
... sustainable global equities strategies. Ownership Capital will also share its "differentiated culture" of engaged ownership and research to support the identification of new opportunities and alphas. Both parties believe the broadening market conditions ...

FAAA calls for other sectors to help pay $67m CSLR bill

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2025
... failings in the financial sector often incorporate a range of players, including responsible entities, investment managers, research houses, superannuation funds, platforms, advice licensees, advisers and auditors," she said. "We call on government to ...