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Soul Patts focused on 'bespoke' private sector investing

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2025
... that we have to work very hard to get those [deals] because we are looking in areas that are not serviced by either the banks or other private credit providers. "The reality is that we manage one portfolio with one management team, because what that ...

Liquidity, operational shocks major issues for super: RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2025
... expected to continue to grow until at least 2050," the RBA said. "The interconnections between superannuation funds and banks have the potential to transmit stress in a severe market-wide liquidity stress event." Additionally, the central bank said funds ...

Australia dominates APAC real estate private credit raisings

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2025
... 16% of total commercial real estate lending in Australia, as momentum continues to draw borrowers away from traditional banks. A recent CapitaLand Investments report predicted the local real estate private credit market will hit $153 billion in the next ...

Feature: Digital advice | Sleeping giant

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2025
... charging ongoing fees or commissions. To Jones and many industry stakeholders, super funds seem like a natural and logical fit. Banks have all but ditched wealth management and are unlikely to come back to it. Life insurers on the other hand seem so ...

ASIC chair calls it quits

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2025
ASIC chair Joe Longo has tendered his resignation, to finish up in 2026. In June, Longo told the Secretary to the Treasury he would not be seeking an extension of his term, which finishes up on 31 May 2026. A former lawyer, Longo replaced James Shipton ...

FEATURE: Problem detected

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2025
... Trust head of Australia and New Zealand Leon Stavrou points out that this is already the case, to an extent. Asset servicing banks and super funds are regulated by APRA, and these institutions must comply with Prudential Standards CPS220 Risk Management ...

Geopolitics, AI tests prudential regulation: APRA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2025
... entity systems, processes and dependencies. Its efforts will first target superannuation trustees, insurers and smaller banks. "We are on record with the super system that there are some things to improve, like multi-factor authentication (MFA) and so ...

Coalition's super for housing policy 'unlikely to continue': Bragg

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2025
... houses more expensive, worsened workers' retirement outcomes and lined the pockets of major property investors and the big banks. "In abandoning this policy, the Coalition should throw out its massive anti-super bias and start backing in real reforms ...

Ausbil launches active ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2025
... we do not see a recession," the note said. Ausbil portfolio manager Michael Price commented that with a handful of large banks and resource companies paying most dividends each year, relying solely on these sectors can expose investors to risk if dividends ...

Investors want regulatory clarity on digital assets: Binance

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2025
... deposit funds on their cryptocurrency exchange freely and with no limits, and close to a quarter (23%) said they have changed banks to make buying crypto easier, Binance said. Binance general manager Australia and New Zealand Matt Poblocki said providing ...