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APRA tackles 'weak demand' for longevity products in second consultation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2025
... could further address its objective of promoting retirement income products," APRA said. "To expedite this review, APRA is not considering broader LAGIC changes at this stage. However, these may be explored in the future as part of longer-term enhancements ...

Aberdeen adds emerging markets option for Australian investors

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2025
Aberdeen Investments has broadened Australian investors' access to emerging markets, offering opportunities for both income generation and long-term capital growth. The abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Fund, previously known as abrdn Sustainable Emerging ...

Housing Australia Future Fund under audit

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2025
... Meanwhile, the Housing Industry Association (HIA) welcomed the announcement of the audit but cautioned that the review should not delay or derail the task of increasing Australia's housing supply, HIA managing director Jocelyn Martin said. "The audit ...

Canadian pension giant sued over alleged climate failures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025
... Hirji, Travis Olson, Rav Singh, and Chloe Tse, claim CPP Investments exposed itself and their savings to undue risk of loss by not adequately managing its climate risk. Their case alleges that the fund has drastically underestimated its potential for ...

MLC sets sights on top super funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025
... future." Woodall said the MLC brand will have a global perspective and is seeking out global partners, something Woodall said is "not optional anymore". "It's actually mandatory, because if [Australia is] going to be the second largest [super] system ...

Kenya to establish sovereign wealth fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025
... (Ksh200bn) in capital. In relation to strategic infrastructure investments, the Kenyan treasury said this may include but is not limited to agriculture, transport, housing, energy, water, and education and health investments. It will be funded through ...

Court blocks Merhi from financial services

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025
... also the principal of Venture Egg and Financial Services Group Australia (FSGA), had his assets frozen in February and has not been able to leave the country since July. Between 2020 and 2024, Merhi and other advisers allegedly advised clients to invest ...

Challenger, Iress partner for retirement income solution

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025
... unlocking the power of lifetime income as a building block of smarter, more resilient retirement strategies. "Retirement is not a single life event, it's a decades long journey where a retiree's needs will continue to evolve, which is why developing ...

VanEck joins uranium rush with new ETF

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2025
VanEck will launch a uranium ETF, providing investors targeted exposure to global companies across the uranium and nuclear energy value chain. The VanEck Uranium and Energy Innovation ETF (ASX: URAN) will be listed on the ASX on October 30, taking VanEck's ...

UGC auditor 'comprehensively failed', registration stripped

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2025
... an application by ASIC, the Companies Auditors Disciplinary Board (CADB) has cancelled O'Shea's registration, saying he was not a fit and proper person to remain a company auditor. The CADB said it was satisfied that O'Shea had never obtained sufficient ...