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COVID 'masked' issues at core of productivity problem: PC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025
The COVID-19 pandemic led to a "productivity bubble", in which measured labour productivity rose to a record high between January 2020 and March 2022 before returning to pre-pandemic levels in June 2023, the Productivity Commission (PC) has revealed. ...

ASIC tells super: 'You have everything you need to not fail'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2025
ASIC commissioner Simone Constant has told Financial Standard the regulator has super funds in its sights for more than just claims handling delays. "The main focus is on member services more generally, this is a multi-year phased project" Constant ...

SS&C extends super fund partnership

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2025
... Australian super sector. FES Super will continue to leverage SS&C Bluedoor, a cloud-hosted registry platform, to provide "real-time automation and straight-through processing" to streamline operations and improve members' experiences. "SS&C's flexible ...

Centuria divests three industrial assets

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2025
Centuria Capital has divested three industrial assets in Southeast Queensland at an average sales premium of 25%. The real estate funds manager said it capitalised on strong investment demand for industrial assets, benefiting from tailwinds created ...

La Trobe debuts first ASX-listed investment product

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2025
... fees, costs, and taxes, targeting monthly distributions. The fund offers a "balanced and flexible" exposure to Australian real estate private credit through La Trobe's 12 Month Term Account and US-mid market corporate private credit via its US Private ...

Australian investors loyal to wealth managers - until they're not

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2025
Australian investors show a greater willingness to stay with their wealth provider than their global counterparts, according to the 2025 EY Global Wealth Research Report. However, despite this relative loyalty, more than one in five investors still ...

Industry groups hammer out guidance on tax-deductible advice fees

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2025
... Accountants senior tax adviser Tony Greco said he's hopeful the guide will be helpful to the financial services community with "real clarity" of the approach to apportionment and deductibility more generally.

Aware Super cuts fees for retiree members

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2025
... collective $18 million in fees. "Projects such as our three-year digital transformation program, completed in 2023, are delivering real benefits for all our members, including lower costs, better services, more personalised advice and a stronger fund ...

Cost-of-living, unaffordable advice fuels financial stress: Surveys

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2025
Even with more potential interest rate cuts in the works, Australians feel as though their financial situation is in dire straits as many struggle with the cost-of-living crisis and do not know the best place to seek financial advice, new surveys reveal. ...

Why emotions, cash derail good investments

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2025
While we know that during turbulent times it is critical not to let emotions get in the way of investing, an investment expert and former policymaker says it is equally important to remain active and not lean in on cash. Amid the volatility and frenetic ...