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Australia can benefit from China's economic growth amid trade war: Experts

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2025
... weak China demand has significantly impacted Australian trade," Wu said. "As China moves forward with its growth recovery plan, potentially leading to stronger imports, Australian growth is expected to see a lift." Wu added the Chinese market has always ...

Asian family office sets up in Melbourne

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
Vantage Family Office is expanding into Australia by launching a capital markets business to serve high-net-worth individuals and institutions. The Asian-based multi-family office platform has set up Vector Capital Management, which will be led by veteran ...

BUSSQ abandons appeal, concedes to licence conditions

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
BUSSQ has pulled the plug on its Federal Court appeal for a judicial review of APRA's additional licence conditions, caving to the regulator's edict. At the same time, APRA has tweaked the conditions it slapped on BUSSQ last August, which force ...

UK regulators abandon DEI reporting push

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
... significant new requirements in this area could be seen as in tension with that approach. Given this, we do not currently plan to publish new rules on diversity and inclusion, and do not intend to return to this question until after the substantive implementation ...

HNW clients demand more non-custody assets: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2025
More high-net-worth (HNW) clients are investing in non-custody assets as 75% of financial advisers report a growing demand in unique opportunities such private equity and other alternatives, a new survey from Praemium finds. Such assets comprise an ...

Cost to maintain comfortable retirement increases

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2025
Despite a near 10% fall in electricity prices in the December quarter, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) data indicates the cost of maintaining a comfortable retirement has increased further over the past 12 months. The cost ...

NZ council seeks investment manager partner

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2025
... Zealand," says Napier City Council mayor Kirsten Wise said. "This was feedback we received loud and clear during our Three-Year Plan consultation earlier [in 2024]." Fund managers have until March 24 to express their interest.

Data is our biggest challenge: Aware Super

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2025
Aware Super is around 18 months into a two-year project to ensure it has more robust and reliable data which can be used to inform better investment decisions. In March 2023, Aware Super head of income and markets Michael Clavin spoke to Financial Standard ...

Three in five women lack retirement confidence

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2025
... more affordable advice options available; women can sit down with a professional adviser or use a digital advice tool to plan their retirement and ultimately receive the advice that empowers them." Additionally, the research found women were less likely ...

'We're not going anywhere': SS&C serious about Aussie expansion

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2025
After entering into an agreement with Insignia Financial in December last year to take on around 1400 staff and transform its master trust business, SS&C is eyeing significantly more market share in Australia. Speaking to Financial Standard, SS&C global ...