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Old challenges push asset managers to inflection point: Citi

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2025
... investors need superior tech-enabled client experience (42%). Tighter regulatory oversight has come with the personalisation of risk (44%)." These challenges have brought the industry to an inflection point and will likely see further consolidation via ...

Uncertainty propels investors towards active managers

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2025
... deliver the strongest performance, Schroders said. This shift underscores a growing conviction in reducing concentration risk and diversifying away from US mega caps, as 80% identified the S&P 500 as the index giving investors the greatest cause for ...

Group insurance premiums paid by super funds up 7%

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2025
... where younger age cohorts saw a decrease in cover while older cohorts saw an increase," Rainmaker said. For members in low-risk occupations, standard cover kicked off at $2.43 a week at age 20, climbs steadily to a peak of $8.78 by age 55, and eases ...

Super spending calls BFID compliance into question

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2025
... revisited agreements they entered prior to the commencement of the BFID, saying this demonstrated a "significant compliance risk and reflects a lack of responsiveness to evolving requirements." On this front, APRA said better practices included funds ...

Dodgy dentist defrauds members after draining super for medical procedures

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2025
As more Australians drain their superannuation to pay for medical procedures, Slater and Gordon Lawyers is warning members to think twice about doing so after a Perth dentist left patients in limbo. Slater and Gordon Lawyers medical law practice leader ...

4600 relevant providers yet to meet qualification standards: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2025
... Another is financial advice being provided by a telemarketer and recommending the consumer switch their super into a high-risk investment, often involving property development.

ASIC calls on AFS licensees to 'step up'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2025
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has issued a warning about share sale fraud after a spike in reports of stolen shares due to identify theft. ASIC said it has conducted an industry review and provided updated guidance for ...

SMC backs principles-based approach to corporate governance

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2025
... has championed the flexibility of a principles-based approach to corporate governance as essential for effective oversight, risk management, and accountability, warning against a 'tick-the-box' approach in its submission to the prudential regulator's ...

US-Iran tensions send markets into panic mode

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2025
... Despite the serious escalation in the Middle East, Tuckwell warned that gold prices already appear stretched. "Geopolitical risk has been elevated for years. Central banks have been buying aggressively," Tuckwell said. "Retail flows are strong. And gold ...

Australia progresses climate transition disclosures, planning

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2025
... to integrate both physical and transition risks into their investment process. This includes geospatial tools that model risk at the asset level and align with disclosure frameworks such as the Task Force on Climate Related Financial Disclosures, International ...