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Equity Trustees defies ASIC Shield Master Fund allegations

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
... care, skill and diligence as a prudent superannuation trustee would in respect of the Shield Master Fund. It also failed to act in the best financial interests of its members, do all things necessary to ensure the financial services covered by its AFSL ...

BlackRock nabs $122bn Citi mandate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
BlackRock has been tapped by Citi Wealth to create a new portfolio offering for its clients - Citi Portfolio Solutions powered by BlackRock. The offering will combine the strategic investment advisory and planning capabilities of the leading global ...

ASIC, APRA outline regulatory reform opportunities

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
... distribution obligations, product disclosure requirements, and simplification of the liability regime in the Corporations Act." Longo said ASIC would be happy to further engage with the government on initiatives and proposals, including appropriate law ...

FEATURE: Hyped up

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
Financial services firms stand at a pivotal juncture. Those in one camp, with their heads buried in the sand, can no longer ignore the fact that artificial intelligence (AI), particularly its sidekick generative AI (GenAI), is everywhere. The other ...

RBA 'alert' to impact of tech on the economy: Bullock

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2025
Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Michele Bullock has said the future of central banking will be shaped by how the RBA chooses to engage with new technologies in a meaningful way, while speaking at an event in Perth. "At the RBA, we are actively ...

Iress confirms new chief executive

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2025
Iress has appointed Andrew Russell as its new group chief executive and managing director, effective November 17. Russell is set to take over the role from Marcus Price who has stepped down effective immediately. In the interim, Iress chief executive ...

ASIC culls red tape, sets sights on more

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2025
ASIC has culled more than 9240 pages of regulation since the start of the year and is calling for more ideas for regulatory simplification. A new report, aptly named Regulatory Simplification, seeks input on a range of initiatives aimed at making regulation ...

Super funds test cybersecurity resilience

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2025
Still reeling from the coordinated cyberattack in April, superannuation funds will test their cybersecurity resilience and see what lessons they have learned under a drill provided by the Gateway Network Governance Body (GNGB). Taking place on Thursday ...

Equip Super rejigs insurance fees, policy terms

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2025
... subject to a "do not travel warning". Additionally, the exclusion for illness or injury resulting from an illegal or criminal act committed by the insured person will no longer apply. Equip Super had $34.2 billion in assets and more than 145,000 members ...

Lombard Odier acquires Dutch sustainable asset manager

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2025
Lombard Odier Investment Managers (LOIM) will integrate Ownership Capital into its broader sustainability business, expanding assets under management (AUM) to US$10 billion ($15.3bn). Ownership Capital's long-term investment approach is built on deep ...