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Vanguard partners to launch core-satellite portfolios for advisers

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025
... of portfolio options empowers advisers to confidently deliver active-passive solutions aligned to client preferences and risk profiles, while benefitting from the practice efficiencies of a separately managed account structure." Evidentia Group chief ...

BUSSQ streamlines product offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025
... feel empowered when it comes to their future and having the option to tailor their investment options according to their risk appetite is important, as well as easily choosing the best insurance cover for them. People are becoming more engaged with their ...

Carbon tax a 'missed opportunity': Debelle

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025
Funds SA chair Guy Debelle has told the IGCC Summit 2025 that numerous governments not going ahead with a carbon tax was a "missed opportunity". "The carbon tax wouldn't have been a bad thing to have done, but we lost a few Prime Ministers on the ...

Feature: Compliance | Passing the buck

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
... the adviser will ask for the research report, and the same goes for the platforms and the trustees," Gosselin says. "The risk is that they only look at the first two or three pages the research and the stamp on it that says 'recommended' or 'highly ...

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
The quality of Australia's retirement system continues to stagnate at the B+ level based on the annual Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index (MCGPI) over the last four years. The retirement system has not improved since 2021 when it moved from a ...

Classic 60/40 approach underdelivers for women retirees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2025
... than men. This, and the fact they have lower ongoing benefits puts greater pressure on their portfolios and increases the risk of running out of money. MCFS deputy director Ummul Ruthbah said retirement outcomes are highly dependent on when a person ...

New 100% tariffs on China: Another TACO moment?

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2025
... having an impact on the behaviour of Xi Jinping, there's none whatsoever." McCormick does not foresee "a major systemic risk crisis" ensuing from the latest tariff shocks. "But we're not done in terms of discounting tariffs in financial markets," ...

Ausbil lists two global ETFs on ASX

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2025
... co-portfolio manager Tobias Bucks said. "We employ a blend of both qualitative and quantitative analysis and a disciplined risk management process in this increasingly popular sector." Meanwhile, the Ausbil Global Essential Infrastructure Fund (Hedged) ...

ASIC exposes holes in managed funds' offshoring cyber controls

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2025
Responsible entities (REs) of managed funds lack robust risk management practices when it comes to the cyber and security risks relating to services they offshore, according to ASIC. A review of 30 REs found that more than half or 17 rely on offshore ...