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Multiple account bungle costs AustralianSuper $27m

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2025
The Federal Court today slapped AustralianSuper with a $27 million fine for dragging its feet on a multiple account bungle that lasted more than four years. Judge Hespe found that AustralianSuper failed to promptly identify and merge members' multiple ...

Perennial beefs up sales team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025
Perennial Partners has made three key appointments to bolster its distribution team and better support its institutional and wholesale marketing efforts. Scott Curtis joins as director for private wealth and family office, based in Sydney. Bringing ...

BUSSQ handed stricter licence conditions by APRA amid appeal

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025
After the Federal Court threw out BUSSQ's bid to overturn the regulator's additional licence conditions, the super fund is gearing up for another fight. APRA said the imposition of the additional licence conditions on BUSSQ are to safeguard ...

HUB24 engulfs ClearView's remaining superannuation business

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2025
HUB24 expects its $121 billion in funds under administration (FUA) to surge even further as it takes on ClearView's superannuation and pension business, WealthFoundations. WealthFoundations will bring $1.3 billion in FUA via a successor fund transfer ...

RBA delivers 'cautious' cut, road ahead unclear

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2025
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) cut the cash rate by 25 basis points, bringing the official interest rate down to 4.1%. While the cut was widely expected, the RBA was quick to diffuse any hopes of a quick cutting cycle. "A range of indicators suggest ...

Why the RBA should not cut rates

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2025
Barrenjoey chief economist Jo Masters believes the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) should hold off on making an interest rate cut today. Speaking at the Financial Standard Chief Economists Forum in Sydney, Masters said that while the market is pricing ...

Perpetual receives fresh KKR bid

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025
Perpetual confirmed it has received a fresh bid from KKR for the acquisition of its wealth management and corporate trustees businesses, after the deal sat on the backburner for two months. Perpetual said it was considering the revised offer, but did ...

GQG records US$1.7bn net flows in January

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025
GQG Partners has recorded US$1.7 billion net flows in January, bringing its total funds under management to US$160.4 billion. The firm recorded US$20.2 billion net flows throughout last year, nearly doubling its net flows of US$10.2 billion in 2023. ...

Super's operational infrastructure 'not quite right'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025
The super sector's "underdeveloped" operational infrastructure has been highlighted as a main area of concern in a new research report from the Conexus Institute. The report highlighted failures in member servicing - which have been heightened in the ...

Advisers must improve public awareness to win Australians' trust: Report

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025
Financial advisers will need to improve public awareness to win over millions of Australians, many of whom still don't know what an adviser does or how they add value, according to an intelliflo whitepaper. The emphasis to articulate what a professional ...