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Nesta pulls $247m mandate from Northern Trust over climate stance

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2026
... trust's belief that climate stewardship is central to long-term investment outcomes. "The economic risks of the climate crisis mean it is the duty of any asset manager to ensure their investments support climate action to protect the portfolio's ...

Brighter Super hires legal chief from crisis-hit Corporate Travel

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2026
Brighter Super has appointed Corporate Travel Management's group chief legal officer and company secretary as its incoming chief legal officer. Shelley Sorrenson is set to take on the role, effective September 21. On Friday, Corporate Travel informed ...

LRBA ban requires immediate clarity: SMSFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2026
... argued at the time that the updated policy will put many SMSFs in risk of default without the means to solving the housing crisis. "There is a strong argument that a targeted LRBA carve-out for new residential premises would align with the government's ...

Treasury responds to Debelle's review into the AOFM

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2026
... administration of sovereign debt programs. In addition, some of those who left were involved first-hand in the AOFM's crisis responses during the Global Financial Crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic," he wrote in his findings. "The review's opinion ...

Greens, Labor agree on LRBA ban on SMSFs

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2026
... investors instead of first homebuyers. Greens leader Larissa Waters criticised Labor's "low ambition" to fixing the housing crisis. "... by grandfathering in wealthy property investor tax perks Labor has once again chosen to put the 1% over the millions ...

Vale Alan Greenspan

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2026
... republican parties. His supporters often praised him for his steady hand, but others blame him for the 2008 Global Financial Crisis, claiming he had been naïve or failing to rein in markets prior to his departure from the US central bank. Greenspan's ...

Poor succession plans expose advice firms to crisis events: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2026
Most financial advice practices are ill-prepared to manage the sudden death or permanent disablement of a principal, according to new research, underscoring widespread gaps in succession and contingency planning. Business Health's newly released What ...

APRA embeds geopolitical risks management ground rules

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2026
... environment to identify emerging threats and to ensure decision-making processes are agile and coordinated, particularly during crisis scenarios. Operational resilience is another key focus. APRA expects super funds to demonstrate that geopolitically ...

ASFA lifts comfortable retirement standard to $730k for couples

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2026
... in retirement, alongside the financial security that comes from retirement savings. Addressing the housing affordability crisis, so that we start improving access to homeownership for younger generations of Australians, is a crucial public policy goal," ...

Product Showcase: Calm in the chaos

THE FINANCIAL STANDARD TEAM  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2026
... in the opposite direction." That burning building could be a market bubble and bust, a global pandemic or a geopolitical crisis. In recent months, the market is catching fire from supply chain disruptions. At a company level, Fairbrother and the team ...
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