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Trustees up sponsorship deals, Hostplus takes lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 DEC 2025
... $442,000 and the Greater Western Sydney Football Club for $432,000. Hostplus also spent $8.7 million in advertising with Initiative Media Australia and nearly $1.2 million with the Australian Rugby League Commission. Meanwhile, Aware Super spent the ...

Digital asset firm names investment chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025
Vector Capital Management has created a new chief investment role as it continues its push to bridge traditional and digital finance for high-net-worth and institutional clients. The Melbourne-based digital asset specialist has appointed William Fong ...

Increases coming for veterans' superannuation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025
The government is increasing payments related to the Defence Force Superannuation Benefits program, Treasurer Jim Chalmers confirmed in the mid-year economic and fiscal outlook (MYEFO). Treasury said payments related to the Defence Force Superannuation ...

BlackRock loses $8.9bn pension fund mandate

MATT TOLEDO  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025
... its relationship with BlackRock as early as January, following the firm's departure from the Net-Zero Asset Managers Initiative, a collective of asset managers who sought to achieve net zero portfolio emissions by 2050. The initiative paused operations ...

Sequoia expects earnings hit from Shield, First Guardian

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025
... education and professional development initiatives into the APAC region, as we grow our cross-border partnerships This initiative represents a meaningful long-term growth opportunity that will help offset structural challenges in our domestic licensee ...

Centrepoint Alliance expects core profit to top guidance

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025
... advisers with both an investment and super Wrap solution. Centrepoint said the launch of IconiQ is a key strategic growth initiative with the objective of diversifying revenue, entering the Australian platform market which is estimated to hold $1.1 trillion ...

ASFA expands financial crime prevention framework for super trustees

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2025
... collaboration with legal support from Mills Oakley and Legal & Prudential. The implementation also forms part of ASFA's initiative to uplift the sector's cyber resilience and prevent scams and financial crime in super, as well as its Cyber Security Toolkit ...

ASIC releases legal obligations for private credit funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2025
... management regulatory guidance on a targeted basis and engage with industry bodies to enhance industry standards. "This initiative complements issue of principles issued as a benchmark for firms to urgently assess its current practices, lifting them ...

APAC investors push for 24-hour trading in US markets

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2025
A new whitepaper by DTCC explores the implications of US markets switching to a 24x5 trading schedule, allowing investors to trade 24 hours a day, five days a week. The paper said global demand, especially from APAC investors, and regulatory permissibility ...

Women in Super announces new board line-up

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2025
The lobby group for women's financial security in retirement has refreshed its board, appointing two new directors and welcoming back a former member as it sharpens its focus on advocacy, equity and industry engagement. First up is Carla De Campo ...