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AllianzGI appoints public and private markets lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025
... Krautzberger, currently the global investment chief for fixed income, will take on his additional role in June 2025. In light of his promotion, Jenny Zeng - currently investment chief of fixed income for Asia Pacific - will become investment chief for ...

Cyberattacks on super funds expose 'critical vulnerability'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2025
... by the industry makes it an attractive target, and that any perceived vulnerability could trigger a surge in attacks. In light of the breaches, Droguett urged super funds to invest in dark web and credential exposure monitoring, arguing that the industry ...

Investors brace as US unleashes tariffs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2025
US President Donald Trump has unleashed a barrage of tariffs on just about every country, imposing a blanket 10% tariff on all imports from all countries, plus higher reciprocal tariffs on many countries to offset what he believes are barriers to US ...

Jones clarifies scope of new class of adviser

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025
... four-month delay. The Financial Advice Association Australia's Phil Anderson described the delay as "frustrating" in light of the rising cost of the CSLR and what he added was evidence of "deep flaws" in the design and implementation of the schem ...

ASIC told to 'end the chaos' of ASX CHESS issues

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025
... committee will continue to be interested in ASIC's work using its expanded powers to oversee and intervene in the ASX, in light of recent high-profile problems with the ASX's CHESS system," the report said. "The committee considers it vital for Australia's ...

Regal slashes holdings in Opthea over insolvency concerns

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... yesterday and recognising the potential for a positive outcome from the upcoming clinical trial readout." Opthea said: "In light of these matters, there remains material uncertainty as to Opthea's ability to continue as a going concern. As noted ...

UK regulators abandon DEI reporting push

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
... ethnicity, religion and sexual orientation. However, the FCA and PRA have now confirmed they will not pursue such changes. "In light of the broad range of feedback received, expected legislative developments and to avoid additional burdens on firms at ...

Unlawful hawking practices re-emerge in SMSFs

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2025
SMSF Association (SMSFA) chief executive Peter Burgess has called out recent hawking practices that prompt people to transfer their retirement savings into a self-managed super fund (SMSF). Burgess said the sector needs to be on alert about the resurgence ...

UniSuper waters down 'volatile' environmental option

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2025
UniSuper is refreshing the investment strategy for its Global Environmental Opportunities (GEO) option, effective March 28. The major change will be lowering the threshold for companies to qualify for inclusion in the strategy. "Due to the concentrated ...

Industry must do more to improve women's financial literacy: Fidelity

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2025
... clear that more needs to be done to improve financial understanding amongst all Australians but in particular women, in light of their longer lifespans and lower superannuation balances." Interestingly, women are less likely to turn to social media finfluencers ...