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HESTA, Vision Super divest Israeli securities

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2025
... exited holdings in several banks listed on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange and bonds issued by the state of Israel due to an assessment of higher risk," a HESTA spokesperson said. Last week, Vision Super reportedly dumped investments in Israeli stocks and ...

Majority of SMSF establishments based on bad advice: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
... establishment advice states. The advisers also acted more as "order-takers" and did not conduct a reasonable investigation and assessment of financial products. They also did not give priority to the interests of clients where there were conflicts of ...

Metrics supports efforts to raise standards in private credit

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
... investors," Metrics said. Financial Services Council chief executive Blake Briggs said: "Industry agrees with ASIC's assessment that there is a spectrum of practice, and that during this period of rapid growth in the sector robust minimum standards ...

Canadian pension giant sued over alleged climate failures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025
Four young Canadians are suing the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, claiming the fund breached its duty to invest in their interests by failing to protect their retirement savings from climate risk. The plaintiffs, Aliya Hirji, Travis Olson, Rav ...

Shield, First Guardian fallout calls for tougher scrutiny on research houses, licensee governance

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2025
... investment managers specialising in all sectors of the market?" he questioned. "I think as part of a good governance assessment, advice firms need to think about what their value proposition to their clients is; it's being able to deliver good strategic ...

Feature: Group insurance | Cold comfort

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
... 28 days if more than one party claims the benefit, or if an objection is lodged against the trustee's decision. Assessment and review processes can extend the timeframe, sometimes exceeding 90 days. In the case of Cbus, more than 10,000 members and ...

Super risks continue as advice gets all clear

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2025
... investments and advice product area in the past two quarters. However, this sector remains a priority for systemic risk assessment, reflecting both complaint trends and broader regulatory scrutiny," AFCA said. While no systemic risks were found, AFCA ...

Rest Super team defects to Channel Capital

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025
Rest Super's operational due diligence team is defecting to Channel Capital in a major coup for the local investment manager. The move comes as Channel Capital launches a specialist global operational due diligence (ODD) business to meet growing ...

APRA lifts final Westpac capital add-on

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
APRA has lifted Westpac's remaining $500 million capital add-on after the bank completed its multi-year risk transformation program spurred by several breaches and misconduct. APRA slapped the first $500 million capital add-on in July 2019 as a ...

Superannuation system quality stagnates: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
... its standing. The index covers 52 retirement income systems and included Kuwait, Namibia, Oman and Panama in its 2025 assessment. With the global trend toward defined contribution (DC) pension funds in which individuals bear the investment risks, the ...