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The super fund scouring the dark web to protect members

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2025
A compromised identity could result in financial harm, including the loss of superannuation savings, a particularly prominent risk given the volume of members' personal data available for sale. This super fund is fighting back with a novel approach. ...

Investors brace as US unleashes tariffs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2025
US President Donald Trump has unleashed a barrage of tariffs on just about every country, imposing a blanket 10% tariff on all imports from all countries, plus higher reciprocal tariffs on many countries to offset what he believes are barriers to US ...

Russell Investments, Reach Alts team up to expand private market access

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2025
Russell Investments has partnered with private markets platform Reach Alts to broaden advisers' access to private market opportunities in Australia. Reach Alts will draw on Russell's institutional investment management expertise and research capabilities ...

Life insurers keep breaking their own rules: Report

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2025
Breaches of the Life Insurance Code of Practice (the Code) increased for a fourth consecutive year, with life insurers reporting 14,670 instances of non-compliance, a 19% increase from the previous period. The Code, the industry's north star for good ...

Talaria taps Equity Trustees as RE for three funds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2025
Talaria Asset Management has appointed Equity Trustees as the responsible entity of its three global equity funds. The appointment covers the asset manager's dual access Talaria Global Equity Fund Complex ETF (Cboe: TLRA), the Talaria Global Equity ...

Rest awards US$300m mandate to Miami-headquartered investment manager

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2025
Rest has awarded a US$300 million mandate to Miami-headquartered investment manager I Squared Capital for its infrastructure credit strategy. The strategy focuses on providing flexible and structured capital solutions to essential infrastructure assets ...

RBA and ASIC slam the ASX: 'Deeply disappointed'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2025
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) have written a damning open letter to the ASX to address their increasing concern over the management of operational risk. In a joint letter to the ASX ...

Dutton doubles down on 'super for housing' policy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025
Opposition leader Peter Dutton put his party's policies on the table during his Budget reply speech, in which he campaigned on energy price reductions, a tougher stance on immigration and increased spending for healthcare and education. While Treasurer ...

Equity Story plots expansion, names chair

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025
The chief executive of Sydney-based Capital Haus will assume the role of executive chair of Equity Story Group, as the latter plans to expand its presence in private wealth and funds management. Current executive chair Ross Landles, who will move to ...

AustralianSuper bins WiseTech stake

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
AustralianSuper has sold down the remainder of its already-trimmed WiseTech stake, alluding to concerns about how the company is handling its founder Richard White's role. The super fund held roughly $700 million in WiseTech shares, about 2.26% ...