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Private credit market has lenders sweating
Stamford Capital's Debt Capital Markets survey has revealed that lenders are uneasy about the size and practices of Australia’s private credit market.
1 min |
June 16, 2025
Financial Standard
Why more insto investors will look to hold crypto
Until recently, crypto’s standing amongst money managers was largely as a fringe asset — volatile, speculative, and too unruly for the buttoned-down world of institutional investing. But that world is changing, fast.
3 min |
June 16, 2025
Financial Standard
HESTA turns the lights back on after shutdown
HESTA has completed the transition of its member administration services to GROW Inc, restoring online services after a seven-week disruption to transactions and app access.
1 min |
June 16, 2025
Financial Standard
Australia's billionaire boom branded 'morally wrong' by Oxfam
The ranks of Australian billionaires have more than doubled over the past decade, accumulating wealth at $137 million per day on average - $95,000 per minute, according to Oxfam Australia. Its acting chief executive Christina Muli described this as \"morally wrong.
1 min |
June 16, 2025
Financial Standard
COVID 'masked' issues at core of productivity problem: PC
The COVID-19 pandemic led to a “productivity bubble”, in which measured labour productivity rose to a record high between January 2020 and March 2022 before returning to pre-pandemic levels in June 2023, the Productivity Commission (PC) has revealed.
1 min |
June 16, 2025
Financial Standard
BlackRock to list its first active ETF
BlackRock Australia is set to launch its first local active ETF, bringing a US equities strategy.
1 min |
June 16, 2025
Financial Standard
The gap between expectation and reality
As we all know by now, in April a group of cybercriminals attempted to gain access to many Australians' superannuation fund accounts. Using data they'd found on the dark web, including usernames and passwords, they attempted to withdraw their retirement savings.
2 min |
June 16, 2025
Financial Standard
Super funds to take stock of information security controls
After some super funds were targeted by cybercriminals in April, the prudential regulator is now reminding trustees of its expectations regarding information security.
2 min |
June 16, 2025
Financial Standard
TO THE FUTURE
After a few years of \"cleaning up the past,\" AMP chief executive Alexis George has her sights firmly set on the future and restoring the wealth giant to its former glory.
4 min |
June 16, 2025
Financial Standard
Touchstone closes flagship fund
Touchstone Asset Management has closed its flagship Australian equity fund nearly a decade after it launched.
1 min |
June 16, 2025
Financial Standard
Super funds' private market assets grow
Superannuation funds had $400 billion invested in private market assets, jumping 34% in the two years to June 2024, Rainmaker Information analysis of APRA data shows.
1 min |
June 16, 2025
Financial Standard
National minimum wage to rise 3.5%
The National Minimum Wage and all modern award minimum wage rates will increase by 3.5% on July 1.
1 min |
June 16, 2025
Financial Standard
GREY TIDINGS
The coming years are going to see more and more Australians enter residential aged care. The new rules coming in July 1 are going to make their need for expert advice - and challenge of providing it - greater than ever. Andrew McKean writes.
9 min |
June 02, 2025
Financial Standard
Patience urged over Div 296
Industry groups continue to speak out against the government's 30% tax on superannuation assets above $3 million, but those with large accounts have been urged not to make any fast changes.
2 min |
June 02, 2025
Financial Standard
ETF sector growth streak continues
The ETF industry has stretched its growth streak to 71 months of consecutive net inflows, and amassed a record US$620.5 billion year-to-date, according to consultancy firm ETFGI.
1 min |
June 02, 2025
Financial Standard
Japanese bonds having a 'look at me' moment
Anyone with a watching eye on the Japanese bond market will see that the 30-year government bond yield has hit an historic high of more than 3% pa (3.15% pa at the time of writing).
1 min |
June 02, 2025
Financial Standard
Entireti, Otiyo enter strategic alliance for digital advice
Entireti and licensed digital advice platform Otivo have partnered up to build a scalable, low-cost solution to “meet the needs of consumers across the advice continuum.”
1 min |
June 02, 2025
Financial Standard
Super funds back $9.6bn homegrown payments platform
Australian superannuation funds Hostplus and NGS Super, among other major investors, have contributed to a US$300 million ($466 million) capital raise for a Melbourne-found global financial platform.
1 min |
June 02, 2025
Financial Standard
Bain exits Insignia race, not over yet
Bain Capital withdrew its bid for Insignia Financial, which saw the company's share price tumble, but with CC Capital still in the mix, the takeover saga isn't over yet, according to Morningstar.
1 min |
June 02, 2025
Financial Standard
Former director sentenced
A former financial services director, who dishonestly obtained near $1 million by tricking his clients into investing into a “test” trading platform, has had his sentence handed down.
1 min |
June 02, 2025
Financial Standard
Lendlease finalises JV with The Crown Estate
Lendlease has finalised its 50/50 joint venture with The Crown Estate, selling six of its UK development projects comprising land holdings and capital efficient land management agreements.
1 min |
June 02, 2025
Financial Standard
Inside Colonial First State's fund manager selection overhaul
Colonial First State (CFS) managed the two best-performing MySuper options over the year to March 31. The wealth management and superannuation provider's head of equities Ben Lam explains the “art and science” behind its recently evolved manager selection process.
4 min |
June 02, 2025
Financial Standard
ASIC accuses Kalkine of providing unlicensed advice
ASIC has told Kalkine it must appoint an independent compliance consultant to address concerns its customer service representatives have been giving unlicensed advice.
1 min |
June 02, 2025
Financial Standard
Payday super is not so simple: Lobbies
As politicians on both sides of the aisle, lobby groups and the media battle it out over the Albanese government's proposed $3 million superannuation tax, there is another super reform around the corner that has many in the industry very worried.
3 min |
June 02, 2025
Financial Standard
DASH partners with S64
DASH Technology Group (DASH) and S64 have announced a strategic partnership designed to enhance access to private market investments for financial advice firms and their clients.
1 min |
June 02, 2025
Financial Standard
Former adviser loses extradition fight
A former financial adviser now residing in New Zealand lost a bid to stop her from being extradited to Australia to face 136 charges related to the alleged theft of clients’ retirement savings.
1 min |
June 02, 2025
Financial Standard
Centrepoint Alliance locks in hundreds of Brighter Super advice clients
Centrepoint Alliance, which entered into an agreement to acquire the advice book of Brighter Super, has confirmed that most eligible members opted to stay in the transition.
1 min |
June 02, 2025
Financial Standard
FTI, Pendal funds terminated
Franklin Templeton has shuttered two of its funds this month, while Pendal will terminate one of its funds in August.
1 min |
June 02, 2025
Financial Standard
BUSSQ lowers admin fees
The $7 billion super fund will no longer charge members a weekly administration fee of $1.75 ($91 per year) and will reduce the percentage-based administration fee from 0.20% to 0.18% per year.
1 min |
June 02, 2025
Financial Standard
Guidance on CPS 230 launched
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) and EY have released guidance to help superannuation trustees navigate key aspects of APRA's new prudential standard, CPS 230.
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