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Government lifts funding to preserve banking in the Pacific

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2024
... requirements, more expensive technology, and stronger competition. "Lower returns mean that banks must make choices about how best to use their capital," Elliot said. "Business areas that don't offer enough scale to offset costs have become less attractive. ...

Fiji National Provident Fund hunts active fund managers

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2024
... with relevant financial regulatory authorities. They must have a good track record of complying with industry standards and best practices, as well as fulfilled financial reporting, audit, and disclosure obligations. FNPF is the country's superannuation ...

Invartis enters Australian market

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2024
... implementation experience in complex transformation programmes," Jansz said. "There is huge opportunity to bring that expertise and best practice to bear supporting Australian superannuation and wealth sector clients in their drive to be more efficient ...

Spaceship returns 19.41% to super members

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2024
Spaceship's superannuation offerings have delivered some of the best results seen so far, with its flagship product returning almost 20% while the other achieved close to 17%. The GrowthX investment option, first launched in January 2017, returned 19.41% ...

Global outfit acquires Vasco Trustees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2024
... global clients and capabilities," he said. "This integration will also allow us to continue our tradition of providing the best service for our clients." According to its website, TMF Group's clientele "include the majority of the Fortune Global 500 ...

iExtend receives AFSL after lengthy wait

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2024
... result of a consultative process between ASIC and iExtend. This provides a pathway for how innovation such as iExtend can best participate in this industry and within a consumer protection focused framework." iExtend enters a co-ownership agreement with ...

AustralianSuper reports 'solid return', lags rivals

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2024
... tensions and a complicated economic landscape, the fund managed to deliver "solid returns" that would help members achieve their best financial position in retirement. He said the main driver behind the result was strong growth in listed share markets ...

APRA heightens expectations around trustees' spending

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2024
... fund transfers." The regulator wants to ensure that all decisions, particularly around expenditure, are made with members' best financial interests in mind. SPS 515 comes into effect 1 July 2025. Setting out clear expectations around expenditure, the ...

WTW names new head for Australia and New Zealand

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2024
... opportunity in Australasia. "WTW is well positioned to compete in the market - the company is winning new business and bringing the best solutions and talent to serve the people, risk and capital needs of clients," he said. He added that he looks forward ...

Family office buys into WNBL potential

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2024
... NBL owner Larry Kestelman said: "We are proud to be part of a group that will now have an opportunity to rethink what the best version of the WNBL can look like and set the direction for the future as we did for the NBL. We believe this is a truly exciting ...