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ACSRF, UniSuper confirm merger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | MONDAY, 16 MAY 2022

... The merger is expected to take place before the end of the year. ACSRF had originally planned to merge with NGS but those plans were shelved after a year of discussions, shortly before the former was named as one of the 13 funds that failed the Your ...

ASIC outlines cybersecurity expectations

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2022

... improvement, including assessment of cyber incident preparedness and review of incident response and business continuity plans," the regulator said. They're also expected to act quickly in the event of a threat or incident, with ASIC saying cybersecurity ...

AIST proposes crisis preparedness standards to APRA

ANDREW MCKEAN | WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2022

... of the threat to super funds couldn't be understated. On prudential standards for reserving policies, the AIST stated any plans must include a trigger framework for the early identification and monitoring of stress. The organisation also prescribed that ...

Advice firms struggle to make most of socials

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | MONDAY, 9 MAY 2022

... advisers that establishing referral relationships is an area that they are looking to improve on, as part of their growth plans." Of those surveyed, about 78% are on Facebook while 75% are using LinkedIn. They prefer to see their own employees post too ...

CFS awards stewardship mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2022

... change. Issues could range from diversity on boards or in executive teams, supply chain sustainability issues, or whether plans to address climate change and offset carbon emissions are sufficiently in place." Colonial First State is EOS at Federated ...

Breach reporting regime a distraction: Report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2022

... said the research provides an insight into the quantitative and qualitative trends of breach reporting, ahead of when ASIC plans to publicly release data comparing organisations. "Breach reporting has very markedly increased, and the main pain points ...

LGIAsuper reduces fees, adds indexed option

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | MONDAY, 2 MAY 2022

... with Private Equity," the fund said. The fee changes come as LGIAsuper readies to expand its investment menu in June, with plans to introduce a low-cost Indexed Balanced option targeting a return of 2.75% above inflation over 10 years. Total fees on ...

Hostplus, Statewide Super finalise merger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | FRIDAY, 29 APR 2022

... continued organic growth, Hostplus chief executive David Elia expects to hit $100 billion in 2023. He also said the continued plans for growth and increased scale position the fund well for enhanced member benefits. This latest merger, Elia said, was ...

Practifi expands its Australian footprint

CHLOE WALKER | FRIDAY, 29 APR 2022

The Australian financial advice technology firm has announced plans to expand further into the local market following great success in the US. Since completing its $24 million 'Series B' investment led by US based venture capital firm Updata Partners ...

Super funds back Say on Climate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS | FRIDAY, 29 APR 2022

... firms backed most 'Say on Climate' votes in 2021. There were 19 'Say on Climate' votes on company transition plans at 17 companies in 2021, most of which were supported by more than 90% of shareholders, with only BHP's (84.9%) and ...

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Treasury responds to Debelle's review into the AOFM

KARREN VERGARA

Treasury has responded to the Guy Debelle-led review into the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM), agreeing to all six recommendations.

Bravura ups guidance, reports earnings increase

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Bravura Solutions informed investors cost discipline will protect its full year earnings result after a client migrated to a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) early in the year.

MaxCap hires from Vanguard, AustralianSuper

MATTHEW WAI

MaxCap has welcomed two senior directors, including a portfolio manager from Australia's largest super fund, reporting to the recently named chief executive Kylie Robb.

Zenith snags mandate from Granite Bay

MATTHEW WAI

Granite Bay Private Wealth has selected Zenith Investment Partners to support their investment governance and due diligence.

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