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Annuities' capital settings due for change: APRA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2025
APRA's proposal to overhaul capital requirements for annuities is touted to be the most significant change for life insurers in more than a decade. The prudential regulator said it will detail its proposed changes in the second half of 2025. "This ...

Deflation continues, albeit slowly

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2025
The monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) indicator rose 2.5% in the 12 months to January 2025, according to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). "Annual CPI inflation at 2.5% in January was the same as it was in December 2024," ...

Solutions to avoid concentration risk: Scientific Beta

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2025
The increasing dominance of giant technology stocks poses "significant challenges" for superannuation funds and other institutional investors, as index solutions provider Scientific Beta touts two possible approaches to better manage concentration risk. ...

ASIC clearing and settlements powers to curb ASX monopoly

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2025
In a bid to curb monopolistic practices, ASIC's new powers that mandate the ASX to be more transparent on its fees and services relating to clearing and settlements (CS) will kick in three months from now. Under the ASIC CS Services Rules 2025 ...

AI is not a bubble: ECP Asset Management

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2025
ECP Asset Management principal, investments Justin Warton told Financial Standard that the artificial intelligence (AI) boom is still getting started, despite heightened valuations. "The market has seen this movement towards generative AI, and I think ...

MLC wary of but not opposed to bitcoin

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025
MLC chief investment officer Dan Farmer said MLC is open to the possibility of investing in bitcoin in the future, but now is not the right time. "Like many institutional investors, we remain in the 'not now', rather than 'not ever' to bitcoin camp," ...

Cost-of-living continues to rock retirement confidence

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025
Research by Colonial First State (CFS) finds Australians have adjusted their retirement expectations in the last 12 months to a more modest outlook, with cost-of-living pressures being the main cause. Based on a national survey of 2250 Australians ...

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 ...

David Paradice hires from Betashares

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025
Two Betahares sales staffers have departed the exchange-traded fund provider to take up a role with David Paradice. Christopher Yates, Betashares New South Wales state manager for the adviser business, has been appointed head of wholesale distribution ...

Apex names country head and COO

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025
Apex Group has expanded its Australian leadership team with two key appointments following its agreement to buy Iress's superannuation business. Nick Bradford has been named country head for Australia with Chris Stevens taking on the role of chief ...