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HESTA returns 10.18% to members

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2025
HESTA's MySuper Balanced Growth option has delivered 10.18% for the 2024/25 financial year, with the fund crediting the performance of listed equities and prudent management of market volatility for the result. The outcome represents the third consecutive ...

State Street Global Advisors rebrands

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2025
State Street Global Advisors has announced its new brand name: State Street Investment Management. SSIM said the rebranding highlights the firm's focus on growth and engagement with clients and partners, and its commitment to product innovation ...

Bentham adds to distribution team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2025
Bentham Asset Management has expanded its distribution capabilities with the appointment of René Tetteroo as senior distribution manager and Joshua Poia as business development manager. The strategic hires come as Bentham continues to see heightened ...

Remara adds private wealth lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2025
Alternative assets firm Remara Investment Management has welcomed a new head of distribution to cater to the firm's private wealth clients. Wayne Richardson joins Remara Investment Management with nearly two decades of experience in financial services ...

Stakeholders ask ASIC for tougher private markets regulation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2025
ASIC is facing growing pressure to up the ante on regulating private markets, particularly private credit, as key stakeholders fear offerings are becoming increasingly accessible to retail investors. In response to the inaugural discussion paper that ...

Australia's billionaire boom branded 'morally wrong' by Oxfam

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2025
The ranks of Australian billionaires have more than doubled over the past decade, accumulating wealth at $137 million per day on average - $95,000 per minute, according to Oxfam Australia. Its acting chief executive Christina Muli described this as ...

ASIC tells super: 'You have everything you need to not fail'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2025
ASIC commissioner Simone Constant has told Financial Standard the regulator has super funds in its sights for more than just claims handling delays. "The main focus is on member services more generally, this is a multi-year phased project" Constant ...

Industry groups hammer out guidance on tax-deductible advice fees

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2025
The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA), in consultation with leading accounting bodies, has released new guidance on tax-deductible advice fees. The guidance follows the release of the ATO Tax Determination in September last year, which the ...

Hearts & Minds chief exits

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2025
Hearts & Minds (HM1) chief executive Brett Jollie will step down, having held the role for less than a year. The board said it would restructure the leadership team, transitioning from a full-time chief executive role to a more "streamlined model". ...

Panic selling of SMSF assets 'totally unnecessary'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2025
SMSF Alliance principal David Busoli said panic selling of SMSF assets over concerns around the Albanese government's proposed 30% tax on superannuation assets over $3 million is "totally unnecessary" and urged people to "look at the facts". Busoli ...