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Scrutiny, costs major hurdles to boosting IPOs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2025
... with being listed are a significant barrier. The association conducted a study about 18 months ago looking at its own membership, being listed companies, and found the median ongoing cost of being listed was $7.2 million a year. On top of this, mandatory ...

Vanguard Super leads in organic growth: KPMG

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2025
... was the super fund with the highest organic growth rate in FY24, both in terms of assets under management (AUM) and membership, according to a KPMG report. CareSuper technically had the highest growth in AUM and membership, though this was primarily ...

AFCA looks to expand jurisdiction over receiving banks in scams

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2025
... enhance the AFCA scheme." The consultation is currently running until June 13. Meanwhile, the ombudsman is ceasing membership certifications from FY26. After consultations and support from ASIC and related parties, AFCA will stop issuing membership certificates ...

UGC's AFCA membership to cease

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2025
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) will expel United Global Capital's (UGC) membership effective May 31. UGC, which is now in liquidation, began providing financial services, including financial advice, in 2017 to retail and sophisticated ...

Insurance in super remains a mystery to millions of Australians

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025
There is still millions of Australians paying for default insurance cover through their superannuation that they don't know about or understand, according to Super Consumers Australia (SCA). SCA found that 19% of people are unsure whether they have ...

Active Super PM opens asset consultant

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
... investment opportunities that might otherwise be out of reach," he said. Pholsena has served as the former chair of the membership committee of the Institute of Quantitative Research in Finance and worked as a quant at FuturePlus Financial Services and ...

AIOFP and IFPA enter 'strategic alliance'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2025
The Association of Independently Owned Financial Professionals (AIOFP) and the Institute of Financial Professionals Australia (IFPA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to enter into a "strategic alliance". IFPA board member Scott Heathwood told ...

Andrew Lill to run investments at legalsuper

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2025
... legalsuper's strategic investment architecture to support our broader organisational mission of providing our fast-growing membership with the services and investment performance to enhance their lives in retirement," legalsuper chief executive Luke ...

Treasury drafts superannuation retirement income principles

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025
... the Retirement Income Covenant. The principles seek to help trustees gain a "detailed understanding" of their funds' membership, develop quality solutions that provide better outcomes for their members, and provide information and guidance on product ...

Housing construction lags broader economy by 49%: PC

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025
... the National Construction Code's effectiveness against its aims and objectives, its governance arrangements and membership. The review should also address the implementation of the NCC at the state and territory government level, including approvals ...