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AustralianSuper sued over multiple accounts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2023
In a first-of-its-kind case, ASIC is taking AustralianSuper to court over its failure to properly monitor and consolidate multiple accounts on behalf of members for close to a decade. In May, AustralianSuper announced it would be refunding close to ...

Government passes FAR legislation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2023
... held accountable for the actions of the organisation." APRA and ASIC will jointly administer the FAR. "They will have the power to disqualify accountable persons, investigate suspected breaches of the regime, and direct entities to take remedial action ...

MSCI amplifies AI capabilities

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2023
... and portfolio management teams to build more resilient portfolios," MSCI said. Meantime, Google Cloud's gen AI will also power MSCI's new conversational AI solution for its portfolio and risk management solutions. This capability will use natural language ...

Climate change to create 'portfolio manager 2.0':Robeco

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2023
... investing is not so much the green assets themselves but rather the transition. That's a whole economy transition - power, food, buildings, transport, all of it." He highlighted that a yearly investment of $3.8 trillion is required for environmental ...

Global dividends at all-time highs: Janus Henderson

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2023
The global dividend landscape experienced a striking uptick in the second quarter of the year with a record-breaking total of $844.7 billion, showcasing an impressive 4.9% growth. Janus Henderson's Global Dividend Index report, a long-term study into ...

Rest closes investment options, shifts allocations

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2023
... Vicki Doyle said: "The removal of the $450 income threshold has offered more than a quarter of a million examples of the power and value of reform efforts to build a fairer and more equitable super system. This finding highlights the benefit to Rest ...

Treasury names new ASIC commissioners

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2023
The federal treasurer has named three new commissioners who will spearhead ASIC for the next five years, as incumbents Danielle Press, Sean Hughes and Karen Chester wrap up their terms. CHOICE chief executive Alan Kirkland, Commonwealth Bank chief risk ...

Qualitas scores another $700m from ADIA

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2023
... from global institutional investors," Schwartz said. "With the announcement of this mandate, Qualitas has $2.3 billion dry power ready to be deployed into the Australian CRE sector to take advantage of further dislocation in the financing market, as ...

Financial Standard kicks off Power50 voting

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2023
... Financial Standard received more than 200 nominations for the FS Power50, with 116 progressing to the voting stage. "The FS Power 50 is about uncovering the stories of successful financial advisers who are inspiring positive change, whether within the ...

Iress sells MFA business, reports $140m loss

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2023
Iress is selling its managed funds administration business and will not pay an interim dividend, opting instead to reduce debt as it progresses its transformation project. Reporting its half-year results today, Iress announced it will offload the MFA ...