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ASIC turns spotlight on direct life sales

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2025
ASIC is warning life insurers to do better when it comes to their direct sales practices that have placed doubt on their compliance obligations and put consumer outcomes at risk. While some life insurance firms have improved since ASIC's 2018 review ...

HMC Capital sees AUM soar 47%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2025
HMC Capital has reported a 47% increase to assets under management (AUM) in FY25 to $18.7 billion. HMC said FY25 marked a record financial performance for the group with pre-tax operating earnings of $224.6 million - up 74% from FY24. HMC managing director ...

Ares launches wholesale infrastructure fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2025
Ares Management has launched the Ares Core Infrastructure Fund (AUT), an Australian-domiciled unit trust designed to provide wholesale and advised retail clients access to Ares Core Infrastructure Fund (ACI). ACI is a private infrastructure investment ...

VanEck goes for growth with new ETF

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2025
VanEck has launched a new exchange-traded fund (ETF) to complement its international quality, value and small cap strategies. VanEck MSCI International Growth ETF (ASX: GWTH) will be available on the ASX from August 28, pending final regulatory approval. ...

Leaders push for overseas skills recognition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2025
Industry group leaders and politicians have come together to urge the government to prioritise reform of Australia's overseas skills recognition system at this week's Economic Reform Roundtable. In its submission to the Economic Reform Roundtable, the ...

Special feature: Hunting for value

LACHLAN COLQUHOUN  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2025
Markets have all but recovered from when 'Liberation Day' threatened a meltdown, and asset classes of all flavours are pushing to new highs. But with valuations ahead of fundamentals amid uncertainty, fixed income is in focus as investors look ...

Funds SA finalises investment team overhaul

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2025
Funds SA has finalised the restructuring of its investment team, shuffling several roles around and creating some new ones. The organisation, which manages the investments of 13 different super fund, endowment and insurer clients including Super SA ...

AMP Super rolls out cashback feature

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2025
The new feature will allow AMP Super members to boost their retirement savings by earning cashbacks, which could grow their balances by as much as $100,000 when they retire. Despite the significant benefits of compounding, AMP found the concept is poorly ...

High-risk super options pay off: Morningstar

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2025
Superannuation funds delivered strong performance in Q2 2025, particularly among higher-risk options, according to Morningstar's inaugural Superannuation 360 Quarterly report. The report found that Aggressive and Growth peer group averages led the way ...

AMP recruits former SSGA sales manager

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2025
AMP continues to expand its North platform business with the appointment of a top sales manager. Amanda Trenfield joins North as senior manager, asset consultant partnerships. Trenfield boasts over 20 years of experience in launching and supporting ...