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APRA heightens expectations around trustees' spending

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2024
... board oversight, alignment with strategic objectives, and active monitoring and review. It also outlines APRA's view that better practice is for trustees to ensure senior executives annually attest to taking reasonable steps to meet SPS 515 requirements ...

RBA minutes confirm potential August rate hike

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2024
... continue to be watched closely as well by the RBA." The minutes also contained a discussion on whether demand was holding up better than expected, with the upward revisions in household consumption and the gradual strengthening of the global economic ...

Aviva exits Australia, shutters fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2024
... Singapore. A spokesperson for Aviva Investors said it is making changes to its distribution model in the Asia Pacific to better support its growth initiatives in the region, as reported by sister publication Industry Moves, centralising insurance solutions ...

Retirement Income Covenant still weak: APRA, ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2024
... member data. Trustees also cite members' lack of engagement with retirement income. "Many trustees were taking steps to better understand the retirement needs of their members and had endeavoured to promote the availability and access to retirement-focused ...

Family office buys into WNBL potential

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2024
... fans, and everyone involved." "The female athletes in the sport, as well as younger girls aspiring for greatness, deserve better and we believe we can, with time, deliver something to be proud of, but do not underestimate the work and challenges ahead." ...

GigSuper goes into liquidation

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2024
... has entered voluntary liquidation. GigSuper launched in 2017 in the hope of helping those working in the gig economy save better for retirement. It partnered with the likes of Deliveroo, whose Australian operations collapsed in 2022. In late 2021, GigSuper ...

BlackRock acquires Preqin in $4.8bn deal

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2024
... Sudhir Nair said the acquisition of Preqin will make private markets investing easier and more accessible while building a better-connected platform for investors and fund managers. "This presents a substantial opportunity for Aladdin to bridge the transparency ...

Local Aviva Investors managing director to exit

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2024
... for 12 years. A spokesperson for Aviva Investors said it is making changes to its distribution model in Asia Pacific to better support its growth initiatives in the region. The spokesperson said the firm will centralise distribution in its Singapore ...

APRA: RSE licensees show 'common areas of weakness'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2024
... licensees, CPS 190 will come into effect from 1 January 2025 and the letter outlines opportunities for improvements and better practice examples to enhance the super industry's understanding and preparedness to effectively recover or execute an orderly ...

UBS institutional client coverage lead departs

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2024
... observers say combining the country head role with the head of institutional sales recognises this strategic shift and better connects UBS AM's Australian client base to the firm's global capabilities. Interestingly, earlier this year, Telfer took on ...