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ESSSuper, UniSuper spearhead member satisfaction

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2025
... loyalty. The uplift in NPS reflects rising member confidence, and this is emerging as a critical competitive edge. The challenge now is to sustain this momentum," Investment Trends research director Olivia Beringer said. Over the 12 months, super funds ...

AFCA urges adviser clarity on SMSF wholesale investor test

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2025
... compensation but does not alter the retail classification," AFCA said. Separately, AFCA began accepting complaints relating to buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) products, including low-cost credit contracts on June 10. As of 10 June, BNPL products are regulated ...

US-Iran tensions send markets into panic mode

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2025
... participants had been pricing in rate cuts from central banks including the Federal Reserve in the second half of the year. That is now in question," Green said. "A sustained surge in oil makes rate cuts very difficult to justify. If inflation spikes ...

Perennial Partners buys Melior stake

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2025
... Wilkinson and Sona Fernandes joining the Perennial team, continuity of management and investment strategy is ensured, while now having the substantial resources of Perennial to draw from," Patterson said. King echoed Patterson's statement. "Melior is ...

Resilient job market reduces rate cut probability: Experts

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2025
... The situation in the US provides an interesting point of reference. "After the Federal Reserve held rates... the market is now predicting two rate cuts in the US for the remainder of the year... To us, this seems a more sensible approach." Australia ...

ART overhaul sees senior portfolio managers exit

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2025
... part. Ozer's boss, Jody Fitzgerald, who joined ART over a year ago as head of investment resilience and planning, will now oversee the fixed income unit as general manager of defensive liquid assets and portfolio intelligence. As part of the restructure ...

Chalmers champions productivity, urges tax reform

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2025
... during COVID, government spending was almost a third of our economy, which he said was brought down to a quarter - but has now settled slightly higher than that. He also pointed out that the tax-to-GDP ratio is lower now than under John Howard and Peter ...

Australian wealth increases despite variable global growth: UBS

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2025
... out of the 56 markets analysed. The report also predicts there will be five million more millionaires by 2029 - Australia now has close to two million USD millionaires, ranking eighth globally. "The world added over 680,000 new USD millionaires in 2024 ...

New SMSF industry body launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2025
... ensuring trustees navigate digital economy opportunities with proper governance." Banton commented that digital assets are now part of SMSF portfolios, but reporting and audit standards have not kept up. "I joined the council to help shape practical ...

Future Fund cleared to manage select asset classes in-house

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2025
... Australia (CEDA) event in Sydney yesterday. Combet, who succeeded Peter Costello as chair last year, said the Future Fund now has the authority to "undertake Australian infrastructure and property sector transactions" and to "manage assets without an ...