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FSC raises the bar for PC managers with fresh standards

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2026
... frequency, using defined triggers to reassess valuations following unexpected events, model definitions for key private credit metrics. The document also noted good practice involves transparent reporting of manager remuneration and advise how to better ...

FinCap launches private markets review for advisers

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2026
... resources to answer with confidence." The first webinar will be held on September 8 and will feature Ryan in conversation with Metrics Credit Partners chief executive and managing partner Andrew Lockhart. Ryan said Lockhart was chosen to open the series ...

Super funds failing on death benefit comms: SCA

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2026
... customers (30% of calls), and customers experiencing vulnerability (30% of calls). No super fund scored above 55% across the metrics of ease, success and sentiment. None reached the 80% benchmark considered as the best practice "green zone". The Super ...

Super funds fail customer service test: SCA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2026
... centres and found on average, the customer satisfaction score did not clear 49.9%. No super fund scored above 55% across the metrics of ease, success and sentiment. None reached the 80% benchmark considered as the best practice "green zone". Call centre ...

Traditional investing principles unsuitable in decumulation: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2026
... long-term average returns, can become less effective, and in some cases counterproductive, in decumulation. "Some popular metrics that work well in an accumulation context are ill suited to decumulation mode. Standard deviation, for example, treats upside ...

Super the backbone of stressed financial ecosystem: APRA

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2026
... to private assets for some members to rebalance portfolios, even as liquidity stress peaked and their own internal risk metrics and thresholds indicated high liquidity stress on their portfolios. They also observed an abundance of members switching from ...

FEATURE | Member engagement | On the ball

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2026
... calculator tools and rarely make voluntary contributions. Insiders, by contrast, are highly engaged across the aforementioned metrics, with voluntary contributions said to be "arguably the most important indicator of engagement." Interestingly, this ...

Trustees lack death benefit claims uplift urgency: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2026
... timeframes for processing claims and effectively measure claims-handling performance. While some have objective performance metrics for processing death benefit claims, what was "concerning" for ASIC is that others "failed to introduce basic metrics ...

MPC Markets partners with HeirWealth

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2026
... consolidated household and entity structure, while also layering in calculated income entitlements and performance attribution metrics. This allows advisers to track valuations, asset allocations and total returns across portfolios, with returns broken ...

Financial services failing to provide consistent outcomes: AFCA

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
... in practice," AFCA said. AFCA presented what appropriate practices would look like to avoid the issues. Some of those metrics included clearer operational control for consistent implementation of policies across the business, constant monitoring and ...
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