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Super tax requires a 'holistic' review: ASA

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2025
... "fairness". Similarly, Wilson Asset Management chair Geoff Wilson, who has been actively advocating against the bill, urged the industry to sign a petition opposing the tax. The petition has since reached over 10,000 signatures. Modelling from the Financial ...

Evidentia announces two new starters

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2025
... client outcomes."Josh's hire is another example of our focus on attracting the most talented professionals in the industry to continually enhance our service and advice to our partner Private Wealth firms." A second starter, Pierre-Hedzer Marchi,has ...

BlackRock names new insto lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2025
... retire to pursue a family-founded startup venture. As of September, O'Sullivan will leave the financial services industry entirely, as the family business operates within the health sector. He will be succeeded by Jonathan Jenkins, who joined BlackRock ...

APRA plans to remove 'unnecessary obstacles' for longevity products

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2025
... pricing" without increasing risks for policyholders. The regulator added that the proposed changes address a call from industry to better align its requirements with other jurisdictions and to establish a "more favourable environment" for the potential ...

Trade war threat sparks allocation rethink by asset owners

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2025
... tangible data to help make decisions and chart a global investment direction." One super fund representative said the industry faces "some tension" over the lack of standardisation around the taxonomy or the way of measuring these types of issues. "And ...

European property draws interest from HESTA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2025
... portfolio management Jeff Brunton said. Meantime, Heitman said it is delighted to be expanding its relationship with the industry fund. Managing director, European Real Estate Investment Caleb Mercer said: "Unlike the traditional property types, the ...

$15m crypto scam costs former adviser 10 years

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2025
... believe that Rogan "is not a fit and proper person, is not competent to participate in the Australian financial services industry and is likely to contravene a financial services law." Rogan is also banned from performing any function within a financial ...

Aussies feeling FOMO on private markets: Survey

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2025
... liquidity and less frequent valuations, and investment managers create more evergreen funds," Watson said. It comes as the industry urged ASIC to ramp up scrutiny on private markets following its discussion paper on the dynamics between public and private ...

Government to convene a productivity roundtable

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2025
... investment framework with a deeper and more diversified trade agenda, especially in our region; and to provide business and industry with the certainty to invest in all their assets, technology, energy, and most of all their people," he said. The Australian ...

Rest appoints chief member officer

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2025
... importance of our strategic partner and employer relationships at a crucial juncture for Rest and the superannuation industry more broadly." "We are dedicated to simplifying the experience of super for our two million members and empowering them to shape ...