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APRA to continue crackdown on super fund expenditure

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
APRA executive director - superannuation, life and private health insurance Carmen Beverley-Smith has warned superannuation trustees that the regulator will use the full extent of its powers if funds are spending member money in irresponsible ways. ...

'We won't bet against the US', but 'China is not a foe': Elia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
Hostplus has no plans to switch up its investment strategies as tensions between the US and China continue to rise, chief executive David Elia told the ASFA Conference 2025. "I don't think it's about having to choose between either country. ...

Stay or leave: ASIC's private credit clampdown tests managers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
ASIC's crackdown on the private credit market has created a 'stay or leave' proposition for some fund managers, a Financial Standard event heard. Speaking at the recent Financial Standard Advisers in Focus event in Melbourne, HMC Private ...

Aware Super, Barings spin-off BTR portfolio

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
Aware Super and Barings are turning their build-to-rent (BTR) portfolio into a standalone brand named WeAreLiving, aiming to grow the platform to $2 billion in the next five years. From this week, an initial seven BTR buildings will be represented by ...

SQM Research faces court over 'favourable' rating of Shield

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
ASIC is suing SQM Research over its 'favourable' rating for the Shield Master Fund, marking the first time the watchdog has acted against a research house. ASIC alleges that the research house failed to obtain information needed to properly ...

Super good for financial stability, for now: RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2025
RBA assistant governor (financial system) Brad Jones has told the ASFA Conference 2025 that the size of Australia's superannuation system is a "national asset" but warned that funds need to take proper measures to protect it. "Historically, the super ...

Mercer Investments shutters four options

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2025
Mercer Investments is culling four international equities options that sit within its Managed Portfolio Series Funds. Mercer's Blended Global Equities Hedged MPS Fund, Guardcap Global Equity MPS Fund, T. Rowe Price Global Focused Equity MPS Fund ...

MBS Insurance partners with Orbital Life

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2025
Risk insurance specialist MBS Insurance (MBS) has acquired a minority interest in boutique risk advisory firm Orbital Life. The partnership will enhance MBS's capacity to provide professional advice and make quality insurance advice more accessible ...

Barings appoints new head of APAC

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2025
Barings has appointed Alastair Wright as head of Asia Pacific (APAC), to start in the role in January 2026. Wright succeeds Duncan Robertson, who will retire after 17 years with the global asset manager. Wright has been with Barings for 20 years, most ...

UniSuper commits over $760m to Macquarie AM's infra strategy

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2025
UniSuper is partnering with Macquarie Asset Management (MAM), investing $766 million (US$500m) in its infrastructure-adjacent private equity strategy, which includes $383 million (US$250m) for the strategy's first two investments. Under the agreement ...