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Super trustees told to up fraud protection game

MATTHEW WAI | WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2026

... members. Following an assessment of scams and fraud-related website content across 47 super funds, benchmarking against the big four banks (ANZ, Commonwealth Bank, NAB, and Westpac), ASIC found that banks consistently outperform super funds in providing ...

VanEck launches fixed-rate subordinated debt ETF

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | MONDAY, 8 DEC 2025

... as the interest rate environment normalised, investor demand shifted toward fixed-rate issuance, prompting Australia's big four banks to begin issuing fixed-rate subordinated debt in 2022. Since then, it has become common for banks to issue both fixed ...

Paradice lists mid cap strategy as ETF

ANGELIQUE MINAS | WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2025

... 26.8% of the top ASX 50 returns and over the last five years more than 50% of the ASX 50 index returns have come from the big four banks and financials, making portfolios with ASX 50 exposure vulnerable to sector concentration risks." "Mid caps in contrast ...

Super moves: Aware Super, Future Fund, ART, AustralianSuper

ELIZABETH FRY | THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025

... superannuation and investment consulting, including a stint at National Australia Bank. Prior to her seven years with the Big Four lender, McKinnon worked at Zenith Investment Partners. Following the stream of professionals relocating to the Middle East ...

Allan Gray exposes 'hateful eight' bubble threat

ANDREW MCKEAN | FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2025

... sounded the alarm that the Australian stock market is dangerously concentrated, with the 'Hateful Eight' companies - the big four banks, Macquarie, Wesfarmers, Goodman Group, and Aristocrat - racking up 85% of last year's returns despite representing ...

LGT Crestone poaches CRO from Challenger

ELIZABETH FRY | THURSDAY, 24 APR 2025

... There, she led a team of risk management professionals who partner with businesses to ensure they operate within the Big Four bank's risk appetite, She earlier spent five years at Constellation Capital Management. "So pleased to welcome you to the ...

WTW promotes local staffers

ELIZABETH FRY | THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025

... and capital markets team within the advisory practice. This role focused predominately on assessing market risk for the big four Australian banks and state treasury corporations, including risk analysis and valuation of derivative portfolios. Vassilopoulos ...

Global active equity managers suffer their worst year in decades

ANDREW MCKEAN | THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025

... benefiting from diversified portfolios and effective risk controls. In the Australian market, the strong performance of the big four banks similarly created challenges for active managers, many of whom were underweight in these companies. But the slump ...

Auditors tighten fist on greenwashing

ROSE MARY PETRASS | TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2025

... internal auditors. The new standards permit internal auditors' involvement, while Australia may see a ban. Three of the Big Four accounting houses - Deloitte, KPMG, and PwC - support a ban, as do the major industry associations. Specialist fund manager ...

HMC Capital unit beefs up Melbourne office

ELIZABETH FRY | THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024

... classes, including residential, build-to-rent, commercial and industrial. Not surprisingly, Lynn has worked at three big four lenders - National Australia Bank, Westpac, HSBC, and Commonwealth Bank. Also landing as a relationship manager, CK Chang is ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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