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ASIC sues former director of crypto platform owing nearly $60m

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025
Following the collapse of the cryptocurrency platform in 2019, former Blockchain Global director Liang Guo, also known as Allan Guo, is being sued by ASIC over multiple breaches of directors' duties. Guo was restrained from leaving the country following ...

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

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025
... rollercoaster for productivity, but we are now back to the stagnant status quo," PC deputy chair Alex Robson said. The report, Productivity before and after COVID-19, broke the COVID-19 productivity bubble down into three phases. It found that in the ...

New SMSF trustees drive financial advice uptake

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2025
... super funds (SMSFs) are behind a surge in the uptake of financial advice, according to a Vanguard/Investment Trends SMSF report. The report, while showing that adviser influence is growing in new SMSF set-ups, however, indicates that the broader SMSF ...

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

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2025
... the Inside ASIC podcast series which will focus on the work that went into producing the superannuation death benefits report, what the industry must fix and and the toll producing the report took on some of those involved.

Responsible investing buoyed by instos: RIAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2025
... co-chief executive Dean Hegarty told delegates, despite increased complexity and pressure. RIAA's recent Benchmark Report showed asset managers are the single biggest driver of responsible investments, while 88% of Australians say they expect investment ...

SS&C extends super fund partnership

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2025
Fire and Emergency Services Superannuation Fund (FES Super) has renewed its partnership with SS&C Technologies for administration services, as the software solutions provider aims to expand its involvement across the Australian super sector. FES Super ...

Small construction firms drag productivity: CEDA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2025
... of innovation and scale, workforce issues and policy settings, small business providers appear to be a key driver in the report, Size matters: Why construction productivity. In the 29 years to 2023-24, CEDA found that labour productivity in construction ...

CFS awards global equities mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2025
Colonial First State (CFS) has awarded a global equities mandate to a US$160 billion fund manager. US fund manager Brown Advisory has won the mandate to oversee the global equities strategy available on FirstChoice, debuting on May 24. The option - ...

'Going corporate' key to family business success: KPMG

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2025
... investment are key to achieving growth in family businesses, according to the latest KPMG Enterprise/STEP Global Family Business report. The new report - which surveyed 2683 family businesses in 80 countries, including Australia - looked at the evolution ...

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

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2025
... 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 plan to shift over half of their portfolio ...