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Coalition's super on PPL plan 'deeply worrying'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2025
... its position." "Why is it that women are being asked to choose between financial security now and in retirement?" The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) also spoke out against the move, saying it represents a large hit on working women and their ...

ASIC bans unlicensed WA adviser

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2025
... believe that Kendrick lacked the fitness and propriety, and the training and competence, required to participate in the Australian financial services industry. The banning took effect from 22 April 2025. Kendrick has the right to appeal to the Administrative ...

Vado Private announces senior hire

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025
... stakeholders and developing fundraising strategies for new and existing private credit funds." Zuckerman pointed out that the Australian private credit market has grown rapidly and is poised for sustained growth this year, supported by favourable regulatory ...

Clime awarded $183m mandate from US firm

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025
... it was awarded the mandate after Sphinx met "challenges" in identifying a "capable and right-sized" partner in the Australian market. To meet the requirement, Clime said it "rapidly" assembled a legal, governance and execution team to address the objective ...

ASX admits CHESS tech staff 'stretched'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025
... revealed several key findings from the review, which has been submitted to the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC). The review found that while there are sufficient resources to support the ongoing ...

AUSIEX to acquire FIIG Securities

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025
... over-the-counter markets from $500,000 to as little as $1000. FIIG serves more than 6000 clients and has been active in the Australian market for over 25 years. "This acquisition brings together two culturally and commercially aligned businesses with ...

Inflation figures point to May rate cut

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2025
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.9% in the March 2025 quarter and 2.4% annually, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). "The March quarter increase of 0.9% follows two quarters in a row of 0.2% rises," ABS acting head of prices ...

AFCA highlights 'pattern of delays' in super

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2025
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) has released its bi-annual System Issues Insight Report, to address industry practices and reduce consumer complaints. In the first half of 2024-25, 235 matters were reported affecting 187,855 consumers ...

MFS expands Australian offering with contrarian strategy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2025
... Anne-Christine Farstad and Zahid Kassam, but offers a larger-cap investment mandate with substantial capacity. Commenting on the Australian launch, MFS senior managing director and head of Australia and New Zealand Josh Barton said: "The MFS Global Contrarian ...

Local challenger enters Australia's ETF market

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2025
... "highly concentrated," adding that having an industry dominated by a few players "something we see in other parts of the Australian economy." "This highly concentrated market benefits no one but the incumbents - and we think our entry will shift that ...