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Old challenges push asset managers to inflection point: Citi

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2025
... outsourcing is no longer just about efficiency - it's about enablement," he said. "By putting investment where it creates most enterprise value (e.g. portfolio management and distribution) and delegating non-core functions, asset managers are freeing ...

Super spending calls BFID compliance into question

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2025
... agreement. It also found poor use and adoption of quantitative metrics, despite needing to measure financial outcomes for members. Most concerningly, APRA said some RSEs had not revisited agreements they entered prior to the commencement of the BFID ...

Life insurer chief executives step down, successor named

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2025
... Bruin with his onboarding. de Bruin brings 25 years' experience across the financial services sector globally, including his most recent stint at Accenture. Prior to that, he was chief executive, consumer and business banking for three years at Westpac. ...

Super a 'taxpayer subsidised inheritance scheme': Grattan

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2025
... have to spend elsewhere," Coates said. "Those concessions will, in short order, cost more than the Age Pension, which is how most Australians in retirement are supported by the government. And those tax concessions, it's not just that they're large ...

Nominations open for 2025 Power50

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2025
Nominations for the 2025 Financial Standard Power50 are now open as we recognise the country's most influential advisers who continue to raise the standards for the profession and provide outstanding service to clients and the wider community. This ...

SMC backs principles-based approach to corporate governance

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2025
... supports changes in the prudential standards that aren't overly prescriptive and continue to empower entities to find the most efficient and effective ways to meet regulatory responsibilities as they relentlessly focus on delivering for their members," ...

Global X scales higher on the ETF issuer podium

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2025
... investors adopt ETFs to build low-cost portfolios at the expense of the unlisted managed fund industry. "It's a fact that most active managers underperform their benchmarks over the long term, according to data from S&P. Australians are wising up to ...

ESSSuper, UniSuper spearhead member satisfaction

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2025
... past year, particularly as member satisfaction edges in line with strengthened outbound communication and human-led support. Most funds showed consistent gains over the period, spearheaded by ESSSuper and UniSuper with a respective +20% uplift linked ...

US-Iran tensions send markets into panic mode

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2025
... with which Iran does a lot of trade. The major concern amongst investors is significant changes in the price of oil. "While most flashpoints in the Middle East over the past five decades generally cause only temporary spikes in oil prices, the largest ...

Productivity woes endure in March quarter

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2025
... focus. Chalmers said that boosting productivity is about empowering workers, not undermining their rights, and making the most of Australia's human capital. He said the government has a role in getting the policy setting right but added that "businesses ...