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Australian economy 'at a crossroads': CBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2025
... the Australian outlook has strengthened. Yet, he said, the path ahead is finely balanced, as inflation has re-emerged as a risk, jobs growth has slowed, and wage gains have eased, while global risks remain high. On the domestic front, after years of ...

ASIC helping with law reform over Shield, First Guardian

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2025
... government on law reform in the wake of the Shield Master Fund and First Guardian Master Fund collapses. Longo said high risk super switching is a "great concern" to ASIC and is a key focus area for the agency. "The First Guardian and Shield Master Fund ...

ASIC slams licensees' lax offshoring governance

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2025
... providers (OSPs) fail to adequately assess, monitor and audit their arrangements thus putting their processes and business at risk, a new ASIC investigation reveals. ASIC's review of 10 financial advice licensees with more than 300 representatives using ...

ASIC reports 50% jump in investigations in FY25

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2025
ASIC has reported an increase of 50% in investigations and an almost 20% rise in new civil enforcement proceedings in the financial year 2025. In its report for the full year, ASIC highlighted a ramp up in its enforcement activity and work to address ...

La Trobe appoints new liquidity chief

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2025
... Baker as the new chief liquidity officer. Baker brings over two decades of experience in liquidity, treasury, and market risk to the role. He joins La Trobe following his most recent role as the treasurer of Bank First and previously held senior positions ...

Instos continue to bite on risk: State Street

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2025
State Street Markets' latest research indicates institutional investors are overweight on risk and appear to be content with that position. The State Street Risk Appetite Index for September remained positive, continuing a five-month streak of upbeat ...

State Super offloads investment team to Frontier Advisors

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2025
... forecast growth," Frontier said. Frontier added it will "support investors with their portfolio management, operational, risk management, administration, custody and reporting requirements, while retaining its unconflicted adviser status." State Super ...

Retail investors want true hedge fund exposure: Morningstar

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2025
... diversified, defensive exposure and potential sources of alpha. By considering strategy objectives and liquidity alongside personal risk tolerance, retail investors can thoughtfully include hedge funds as part of a broader portfolio," the analyst note ...

Full automation key for business success, but not investments

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2025
... the direction is clear, and AI is accelerating it. "Manual data handling such as typing numbers and re-keying forms creates risk. A single missed field can lead to rework, which wastes time and may result in compliance breaches. By shifting to automated ...

Platform trustees told to improve investment governance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2025
... metrics relative to internal policies, and a lack of effective triggers for identifying and monitoring performance issues or risk concerns. It also highlighted a lack of timely and objective reporting of key risk and performance issues, including significant ...