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Senate calls to overhaul super fund boards

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025
The Senate Economics Committee has released its third interim report as part of the inquiry into Australia's retirement system. Senate Economics Committee chair Senator Andrew Bragg said the third report is focused around the "shocking governance ...

Brookfield subsidiary launches credit fund locally

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025
A Brookfield Asset Management subsidiary has launched the Oaktree Strategic Credit Fund (AUD) to Australian wholesale investors and appointed responsible entity (RE) duties to Channel Investment Management. Brookfield Oaktree Wealth Solutions' fund ...

ART, MLC AM, HESTA name directors

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025
... ART board. Baker spent 35 years with Bendigo, including six years as chief executive. Under her leadership, the bank saw a major transformation, including the consolidation of core banking platforms, brands and divisions. Baker Baker is a director of ...

Super moves: VFMC, QIC, Prime Super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025
... Aware Real Estate has recruited Matthew Spithill as finance chief. Spithill has over 20 years' experience working for major financial services businesses, including 10 years as the chief financial officer and chief operating officer of Eureka Funds ...

Industry fund insurance bungle adds fuel to mounting outrage

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025
... charging uninsured members for coverage - adding to a growing pile of industry failures. Rest's mishandling comes as other major superannuation funds have been caught up in ASIC investigations and legal action for stalling on death benefit payouts. The ...

Saxo Australia to rebrand after global takeover

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2025
A global financial services and technology company has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Saxo Australia, expanding its offerings to the local market, flagging a brand revamp will be revealed after the completion of the transaction. Johannesburg-based ...

Australian super assets set to become second largest globally: WTW

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2025
... Australian dollar tempered growth in assets in 2024 in USD terms, Australia's superannuation assets have outpaced other major pension markets over the long-term due to a combination of the rising superannuation guarantee and a strong bias towards defined ...

Government to scrap advisers' approved qualifications list

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2025
... qualification from an approved list that is specifically focused on financial advice. In December, Financial Standard reported that major institutions - the University of Wollongong, Queensland University of Technology, and University of Tasmania - were ...

Almost half of HESTA members retire involuntarily

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2025
Almost half (47%) of HESTA members retire involuntarily, according to new research commissioned by the super fund. The research - prepared by Evolved Thinking - surveyed more than 1800 pre-retirement health, aged care and community services (HACS) workers ...

Investment down as uncertainty rises

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2025
... macroeconomic environment before investing." However, Underwood said there are segments of the economy that could produce a major boost to productivity given enough investment. "The longer-run outlook for business investment is supported by several opportunities. ...