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SMC calls for greater protections against financial abuse of older Australians

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2025
Responding to the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) consultation on Approaches to Family Violence and Financial Abuse of Older People, Super Members Council (SMC) is calling for greater safeguards for Australia's vulnerable, ageing population. ...

Court extends freezing orders on First Mutual Private Equity

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2025
The Federal Court extended orders freezing the bank accounts of First Mutual Private Equity (FMPE) and its sole director Gregory Raymond Cotton, saying it believes investors' funds were used for gambling purposes. The orders were first made on August ...

Macquarie AM wins sovereign wealth fund mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2025
Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) will set up shop in Saudi Arabia after being tapped by sovereign wealth fund PIF for joint venture investments in infrastructure and energy transition sectors. The US$925 billion sovereign wealth fund signed a Memorandum ...

Super SA welcomes chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2025
... joined Super SA after serving as the commissioner of Consumer and Business Services SA, the South Australian business regulator, for 10 years. Shortly after he commenced at Super SA in March 2024, allegations Soulio had sexually harassed staff and overseen ...

Geopolitical risks to drive infra investments: Report

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2025
The report indicates infrastructure investments have emerged as a key tool for investors to mitigate risk, with allocations expected to rise 20%. The PM700 tracks responses from over 700 senior investment professionals at an international scale and ...

CSLR a 'shared responsibility' for all AFCA members: SMSFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2025
Responding to the Treasury consultation on the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR), the SMSF Association (SMSFA) agrees the most efficient and equitable way to fund the special levy is to spread it across all Australian Financial Complaints Authority ...

Receivers appointed to two Australian Fiduciaries entities

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2025
Receivers have been appointed to two related entities of Australian Fiduciaries following a Federal Court hearing this week. About $167 million is tied up currently, belonging to about 600 investors who placed their retirement savings in the Global ...

New J O Hambro chief appointed amid Perpetual refresh

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2025
Perpetual-owned J O Hambro Capital Management (JOHCM) has appointed Bill Street as its new chief executive, effective this week. The appointment, subject to regulatory approval, is a part of Perpetual's refreshed strategy to drive growth in the ...

Cbus welcomes new head of risk transformation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2025
... Additionally, APRA set its sights on Cbus in February this year for possible breaches of superannuation legislation, with the regulator announcing the probe alongside a court-enforceable undertaking to address the super fund's risk management and ...

World's pension market hits $36.9tn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2025
The world's largest 300 pension funds have reached a new $36.9 trillion (US$24.4 trillion) record in terms of assets under management (AUM), according to a report by Willis Towers Watson's Thinking Ahead Institute. The annual Global Top 300 ...