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APRA to continue crackdown on super fund expenditure

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
APRA executive director - superannuation, life and private health insurance Carmen Beverley-Smith has warned superannuation trustees that the regulator will use the full extent of its powers if funds are spending member money in irresponsible ways. ...

'We won't bet against the US', but 'China is not a foe': Elia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
... Hostplus has no plans to switch up its investment strategies as tensions between the US and China continue to rise, chief executive David Elia told the ASFA Conference 2025. "I don't think it's about having to choose between either country. We ...

HUB24, TAL to launch retirement income product

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2025
HUB24 will launch a lifetime retirement solution in conjunction with TAL in the first half of 2026. HUB24 chief executive Andrew Alcock said the solution will address one of the most pressing concerns for Australians - the risk of outliving their retirement ...

MBS Insurance partners with Orbital Life

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2025
... professional advice and make quality insurance advice more accessible to Australians, it said. MBS partner and joint chief executive Drew Burden described the investment advances the group's goals of expansion, by integrating Orbital Life's professionalism ...

Barings appoints new head of APAC

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2025
Barings has appointed Alastair Wright as head of Asia Pacific (APAC), to start in the role in January 2026. Wright succeeds Duncan Robertson, who will retire after 17 years with the global asset manager. Wright has been with Barings for 20 years, most ...

Half of super investments now offshore: NAB

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2025
... challenges of a volatile global environment, focused on diversification, liquidity, and digital transformation. NAB group executive, corporate and institutional banking Cathryn Carver said: "The shift to more than 50% international allocation reflects ...

Industry bodies offer Payday Super resources

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2025
... industry. It includes information on SuperStream Contributions v3, FAQs and explanations of regulatory changes. ASFA chief executive Mary Delahunty said: "Payday Super is a game-changing reform that will make the system fairer for every Aussie worker. ...

Perennial snaps up 50% of Balmoral, hands over microcap mandate

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2025
... will assist Farwerck and Canham for any assistance on the existing portfolio during the transition. Perennial Partners executive director Anthony Patterson said: "We are delighted to welcome Wik and Tim and investors in the Balmoral Microcaps Fund to ...

Sustainable investments jump 49% in two years

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2025
... exacerbate climate change rather than address it. The Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) co-chief executive Estelle Parker said investors are increasingly taking their responsibility to understand investee companies seriously and considering ...

Advice industry under strain amid crisis of inefficiencies: Elemnta

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2025
... compliance obligations, manual data handling, and fragmented technology all contributing to the problem. Elemnta chief executive Shaun Green worries as adviser numbers continue to fall and demand for advice surges, inefficiencies will constrain industry ...