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Hostplus extends MetLife partnership

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2025
Hostplus has extended its group insurance partnership with MetLife Australia until June 2028. Since the inception of the partnership in 2013, Hostplus said its members have enjoyed lower premiums, improved insurance terms, and a more personalised claims ...

Superannuation is Australia's 'productivity engine': ASFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2025
... for public-private investment coordination; modernising of capital gain tax; and forming a productivity-focused working group within the Treasurer's Investor Roundtable. "The productivity challenge is not unique to Australia, but Australia has a unique ...

Chalmers unveils reforms to enhance RBA transparency

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2025
... will also have to conduct at least one speech or public engagement each year, and the board will engage an expert advisory group on monetary policy to provide the board with a wide range of external views. Meanwhile, the first Statement of Expectations ...

Funeral insurer fined $4.75m

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2025
... penalty for misrepresenting that it was Aboriginal owned or managed when it was not. ACBF, a wholly owned subsidiary of Youpla Group (then ACBF Group), offered its funeral expenses insurance policy Aboriginal Community Funeral Plan (ACF Plan) primarily ...

James Mawhinney contravened law: Federal Court

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2025
In a win for ASIC, Mayfair 101 Group director James Mawhinney has been associated with or involved in contraventions of the law by his companies, the Federal Court determined. The contraventions concern the marketing of three products - the M+ Fixed ...

Blue Owl adds to local team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025
... hired Jones from Pacific Equity Partners, where she was a director within the private equity giant's partner and client group. The appointment comes as the $250 billion alternative asset manager announced a partnership with Koda Capital to launch ...

Rest Super loses investment risk lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025
... you may be better or worse off because of it)." "For those of you I've worked with at Rest, thank you. Having a great group of people around you makes working all the more enjoyable." Referring to his farewell email to staff, he said: "I'm always ...

QIC names four new principals

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025
... three years. Harnwell began her career as a graduate investment analyst at AustralianSuper and has also worked at Macquarie Group. Jason Rapley joins QIC after serving as a director in the capital advisory team for real assets at Grant Samuels. Before ...

Platinum executives depart amid merger talks

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025
... memories of clients and staff," Meanwhile, Brooks has landed at Atrium, the investment management arm of Fitzpatricks Financial Group. Reporting to Atrium investment chief Tony Edwards, Charlie Brooks will take on the newly created position of client ...

Praemium scores mandate, sees FUA rise $6bn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025
Praemium's administration solution Scope+ has been selected by Bell Financial Group to administer more than 2200 client portfolios. The partnership will see Praemium's funds under administration (FUA) grow by $6 billion to around $68 billion ...