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FEATURE: Hyped up

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
... President Donald Trump come to the table suddenly because the country did not have the rare earth minerals required to run its basic industry, Miller says. "The second portion is DeepSeek. We all applaud the Magnificent Seven, or most of them, for their ...

Super funds test cybersecurity resilience

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2025
... seriously they take it all. And plainly, they don't," Phair said. APRA is also on super funds' case, pushing for basic protections such as multi-factor authentication (MFA). Off the back of the coordinated attacks, APRA forced trustees to carry ...

Equip Super rejigs insurance fees, policy terms

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2025
... will have their premiums reduce for TPD and income protection, while automatic acceptance limit (AAL) will increase for basic insurance cover. AAL for death and TPD cover will increase from $1 million to $1.5 million. AAL for income protection will increase ...

APRA sets higher cybersecurity expectations for trustees

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2025
... four years, but in the short term the regulator warned it will escalate action where necessary if they cannot prove to have basic measures in place. The prudential regulator is leaning into trustees' ability to manage cybersecurity risks, particularly ...

Brandes launches first fund, taps Equity Trustees

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2025
Brandes Investment Partners has chosen Equity Trustees (EQT) to be the responsible entity (RE) partner for its inaugural global equities strategy in Australia. Brandes' Global Value Equity Fund is modelled on the Global Equity strategy, which has a ...

Special feature: Shaping private markets

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2025
... their risk exposures, model potential crisis scenarios, and understand where the vulnerabilities lie," he says. At a very basic level, custodians typically analyse the statements that come in before agreeing with clients on a valuation adjustment process ...

Younger Aussies want personalised financial advice: CALI

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2025
... (34%), the research found. The research also revealed that 57% want more personalised advice, compared to 16% who just want basic information. "We have a growing generation of Australians who are motivated to make smart financial decisions, but for many ...

TAL partners to expand access to affordable insurance

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2025
... significant number of Australians employed under contractor, casual, or labour hire arrangements, millions of workers lack basic leave benefits and affordable insurance options through superannuation." Cover Genius chief executive and co-founder Angus ...

Government to convene a productivity roundtable

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2025
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced at the National Press Club yesterday that Treasurer Jim Chalmers will convene a roundtable in August to support and shape the government's growth and productivity agenda. Albanese said the roundtable will bring ...

Lower interest rates conducive for bigger risk appetite, small caps

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2025
As interest rates continue to fall, small caps are poised to reap from the current macroeconomic backdrop and investors increasing their appetite for more risk, a fund manager says. Janus Henderson portfolio manager Nick Sheridan predicts the tide is ...