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Reducing super tax cap to $2m 'a concern': FAAA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2025
... reforms for comprehensive consultation. "The pathway to legislative change is long and difficult, so we must get this right now. Partial reform risks making the system more complex, not less," Burgess said. "To achieve meaningful change, we need coordinated ...

HCF Life fined $750k for misleading contract term

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2025
... engage in misleading conduct, "the contravening conduct should be regarded as objectively serious." He added that "insurers are now squarely on notice that contractual terms may mislead consumers if the operation of those terms is modified by, or inconsistent ...

Global X recruits key executives

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
... over two years, Fallins has played a pivotal role in Global X's financial planning, forecasting, and reporting and will now oversee all aspects of the company's financial operations. Fallins previously worked at Christopher Joye's Coolabah ...

Longview Partners sets up local hub

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
... institutional and wealth management platform, focusing on its global equity strategy, the firm's single product offering. Up until now, Longview chief executive Marina Lund has covered the local institutional market. Before his 12 months at Apostle ...

Aware Super appoints UK private equity lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
... commitment to invest £5.25 billion in the UK and continental Europe over five years. "The addition of Steve, Frank and Katie now brings our London team to 24 people and provides an additional level of expertise and momentum as we continue to expand ...

Super moves: QIC, VFMC, ESSSuper, Aware Super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
... Super and Retirement Fund as a senior analyst, but most recently held the role of responsible investment manager - a title she now has at Care Super. At ACRF, she led the fund's socially responsible investment fund and ESG initiatives. Bradshaw spent ...

BlackRock takes stake in Generation Life parent company

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
... Hackett said. Generation Life noted that Australia ranks fourth in the world for life expectancy, and that Australians over 50 now control 69% of the nation's $4.2 trillion in superannuation assets. Nevertheless, it pointed out that around 84% of ...

Franklin Templeton brings Lexington Partners PE fund down under

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
... and Latin America, it said. Franklin Templeton managing director of Australia and New Zealand Felicity Walsh said the funds now offer lower minimum investments and improved liquidity amid surging demand. "Australian investors are increasingly recognising ...

Macquarie reprimanded again for derivatives compliance failures

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2025
... responsibilities, and an incomplete understanding of its own processes and controls, including around data governance. The bank will now have to prepare a remediation plan to address its failures in the futures dealing business and OTC derivatives trade ...

Sequoia appoints licensee, adviser services lead

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2025
... Australian Wealth Advisors Group (AWAG) became a major shareholder in Sequoia in February. AWAG, which is also ASX-listed, now has an 18.02% stake in Sequoia across more than 22.37 million securities. AWAG took the stake after Unrandom director - and ...