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Middle Australia on track for 'comfortable retirement': ASFA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2025
Thanks to a subtle shift in superannuation policy, a 30-year-old Australian earning the median wage is, for the first time, on the path to achieve a comfortable retirement, according to the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). ASFA ...

Ascalon hires from SCM, Zenith and GQG

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2025
... spearheading the launch of Zenith's Mosaic platform. He has worked closely with managed account clients and served as a core member of Zenith's investment committee, where he guided multi-asset solutions and portfolio governance at scale At Ascalon ...

ASIC cancels Financial Services Group Australia's AFSL

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2025
... Review Tribunal to review ASIC's decisions. While its AFSL is now cancelled, ASIC specified that FSGA must remain a member of the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) and maintain professional indemnity insurance until 4 June 2026.

Fin365 to build one-stop-shop for financial firms

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2025
The Victorian-based software solution company for financial services has acquired Qwrk Outsourcing to formulate a one-stop-shop for outsourced services as demand grows. Qwrk was founded in 2010 as a paraplanning firm that transitioned into a full-suite ...

TAL scores new super fund mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2025
... APRA statistics, Virgin Money Super has about $1.45 billion in funds under management. This is spread across about 127,000 member accounts.

ASIC reads the riot act to the super industry: Longo

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2025
... without understanding the people it serves," he said. "Again and again, we return to the same theme: customer-centric or member-centric can't be lip service. It has to be lived, day in, day out. And customer-centric means complaint-aware."

Super tax requires a 'holistic' review: ASA

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2025
... initially anticipated," Waterhouse said. "Existing precedent suggests that Division 296 tax credits may not transfer to a member's estate, meaning tax already paid on unrealised gains could be lost upon death - while capital gains tax on those same assets ...

Aware Real Estate names new chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2025
Aware Real Estate (ARE) has appointed Tracey Whitby as chief executive of the $2.5 billion property fund, effective June 1. Whitby had been serving as interim chief executive for the past six months. The property arm's chair Rod Fehring praised ...

Aware Super tops up direct equities team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2025
Aware Super's direct equities portfolio has received a boost with three new appointments - one promotion and two new hires. Keen to add another senior investment analyst to the team, Sachin Nair has been elevated to that position. Covering tech ...

ART farewells two more executives

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2025
Australian Retirement Trust's efforts to streamline its operations and restructure its leadership have led to the departure of two more senior executives. Julie Bingham, the chief enterprise services officer, is leaving the $310 billion superannuation ...