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ASIC alleges Choosi flogged Hannover life insurance products

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2025
ASIC has taken Choosi to the Federal Court for allegedly failing to provide a range of comparable options on life and funeral insurance policies to customers and instead flogging products solely from Hannover Life Re. From at least 1 July 2019 and to ...

Retirement confidence highest since 2020: SSGA

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2025
Despite persisting cost-of-living pressures, economic uncertainty, and heightened retirement costs, retirement confidence has increased from 24% in 2023 to 33% in 2025. Australia now sits just behind the US (34%) as one of the most optimistic countries ...

Soul Patts merges to create new $14bn company

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2025
Washington H. Soul Pattinson (Soul Patts) and diversified industrial group Brickworks have signed a binding merger agreement to create a new $14 billion ASX-listed company, TopCo. Under the proposed merger, TopCo will acquire all shares in Soul Patts ...

AMP launches superannuation feature to boost retirement income

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2025
AMP has launched AMP Super Lifetime; a superannuation feature it claims could lift members' retirement incomes by over $100,000 in the first decade post-work. AMP Super Lifetime runs automatically in the background of a member's super account, creating ...

Allan Gray exposes 'hateful eight' bubble threat

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2025
Allan Gray chief investment officer Simon Mawhinney has sounded the alarm that the Australian stock market is dangerously concentrated, with the 'Hateful Eight' companies - the big four banks, Macquarie, Wesfarmers, Goodman Group, and Aristocrat - racking ...

Ironbark acquires family office firm

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2025
Ironbark Investment Partners has expanded its private wealth business with the acquisition of Mercury Private, a Sydney-based high-net-worth and family office firm. Established in May 2015, Mercury offers a range of financial services from investment ...

Quality over quantity: CareSuper on mergers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025
The dust has barely settled on the merger that created CareSuper as it is today and chief executive Jason Murray is gearing up for another in mere months - but he's not looking to make a habit of it. On November 1, CareSuper and Spirit Super finalised ...

Greenwashing remains an enforcement priority: ASIC

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025
The country's financial services regulator unveils its 'capacity building' plans as sustainability reporting becomes a mandatory requirement for small to large Australian businesses - but it was its passing update on greenwashing as an enforcement ...

CFS awards global equities mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2025
Colonial First State (CFS) has awarded a global equities mandate to a US$160 billion fund manager. US fund manager Brown Advisory has won the mandate to oversee the global equities strategy available on FirstChoice, debuting on May 24. The option - ...

Commodities 'crucial' for portfolio resilience: QIC

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2025
The Queensland asset owner says that as institutional investors prioritise portfolio resilience, there's an asset class that stands out. According to a new paper published by the Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC), commodities are positioned well ...