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Financial Standard
Binance, Franklin Templeton partner
Binance and Franklin Templeton have collaborated to accelerate the adoption of digital asset securities.
1 min |
September 22, 2025
Financial Standard
Court extends FMPE freeze
The Federal Court extended orders freezing the bank accounts of First Mutual Private Equity (FMPE) and its sole director Gregory Raymond Cotton, saying it believes investors' funds were used for gambling purposes.
1 min |
September 22, 2025
Financial Standard
Future Fund achieves 12.2% in FY25, tops other instos
Australia's sovereign wealth fund beat the returns of other institutional investors by achieving 12.2% p.a. in the last financial year and in the same breath boosted assets to a new high of $252.3 billion.
2 min |
September 22, 2025
Financial Standard
Fewer managers underperforming
Only half of global equity funds are trailing their benchmarks, marking a substantial improvement from the 71% long-run underperformance rate, according the SPIVA Australia Scorecard half-year analysis.
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September 22, 2025
Financial Standard
NGS Super moves to make admin fees more equitable for members
About 80% of NGS Super members will benefit from fee savings when it transfers its administration function to Grow Inc. next month.
1 min |
September 22, 2025
Financial Standard
Ausbil launches active ETF
Ausbil Investment Management has launched an active ETF version of its seven-year-old dividend income fund.
1 min |
September 22, 2025
Financial Standard
Geopolitics, AI tests prudential regulation: APRA
In addition to \"worsening\" cybersecurity risks, geopolitical volatility and artificial intelligence (AI) are creating \"unacceptable prudential risks\" for APRA.
1 min |
September 22, 2025
Financial Standard
Economy 'stronger than expected'
Australian gross domestic product (GDP) rose 0.6% in the June quarter and was up 1.8% compared to a year ago, according to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
1 min |
September 22, 2025
Financial Standard
NZ Super delivers 11.84% in FY25
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund has delivered a pretax return of 11.84% after costs for the year ended 30 June 2025.
1 min |
September 22, 2025
Financial Standard
Aware Super launches new features for advisers
Aware Super has launched a slew of new digital features, as well as upgrades to existing features on the Aware Super Adviser Portal, for financial advisers.
1 min |
September 22, 2025
Financial Standard
Underinsurance remains a quiet crisis in Australian life insurance
As the financial landscape shifts, more Australians are taking greater ownership in their financial futures with a rising interest in life insurance. NobleOak’s latest Life Insurance Pulse Report reveals 60% of Australians now hold some form of life cover - an encouraging shift from 55% just a year ago.
2 min |
September 08, 2025
Financial Standard
ATO lashes dentists pushing early super access
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has warned of an increase in “dodgy advice\" about accessing superannuation savings for noncritical medical procedures, like cosmetic dental work.
2 min |
September 08, 2025
Financial Standard
Cover confusion is costly
Are your clients at risk?
3 min |
September 08, 2025
Financial Standard
Liquidity issues hurting Healthbridge investors
Healthbridge Capital investors have been locked out of their money since March amid a liquidity crunch as corporate regulator ASIC stays mum about its knowledge or investigation into the potential collapse of another managed investment scheme.
1 min |
September 08, 2025
Financial Standard
ASIC freezes assets of FMPE
The Federal Court imposed urgent interim orders to freeze the assets of First Mutual Private Equity (FMPE) and its sole director Gregory Raymond Cotton, with ASIC concerned more than $50 million of investor funds is at risk.
1 min |
September 08, 2025
Financial Standard
Raymond Mason remembered
Raymond “Chipp\" Mason, the founder of Legg Mason, has passed away at the age of 88.
1 min |
September 08, 2025
Financial Standard
Funds SA pushes for efficiencies with AI targets
Targets around the use of artificial intelligence (AI) will be baked into the performance plans of every staff member at the centralised investment manager.
2 min |
September 08, 2025
Financial Standard
Net Zero Banking Alliance on pause
Following an exodus of members, the Net Zero Banking Alliance is pausing activities.
1 min |
September 08, 2025
Financial Standard
Chalmers says tax reform is coming
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has confirmed the government intends to cut taxes but also that broader tax reform is necessary.
1 min |
September 08, 2025
Financial Standard
Former adviser extradited
A former financial adviser accused of stealing millions from clients will finally face court after being extradited back to Australia from New Zealand.
1 min |
September 08, 2025
Financial Standard
Inflation hits highest level in over a year
The monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) indicator rose 2.8% in the 12 months to July 2025, according to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
1 min |
September 08, 2025
Financial Standard
Allianz Retire+ streamlines business, trims workforce
Following the exit of its chief executive, Allianz Retire+ has made several positions redundant as it works to streamline the business.
1 min |
September 08, 2025
Financial Standard
New Forests beefs up fund
New Forests is acquiring close to 50% of McPhee Beef Farms in New South Wales and will look to implement more regenerative agriculture practices and reduce its emissions.
1 min |
September 08, 2025
Financial Standard
Netflix and chill
Are you not entertained? If Netflix is your streamer of choice, in Australia that will set you back between 12% and 25% more, with Netflix announcing price increases for all three tiers of subscription it offers.
1 min |
September 08, 2025
Financial Standard
TEAM SPIRIT
Under his leadership, ECP Asset Management co-founder and director Jared Pohl shows how working with the right and equally passionate people creates a type of kinship and synergy that sets the fund manager apart. Karren Vergara writes.
4 min |
September 08, 2025
Financial Standard
Equity Trustees sued over Shield Master Fund failures
ASIC has launched civil proceedings against the superannuation trustee after it oversaw the investment of around $160 million into Shield Master Fund.
2 min |
September 08, 2025
Financial Standard
Government scraps inquiry into advice firm failures
The government has dumped the inquiry into wealth management companies that would have dissected the collapse of firms like Dixon Advisory and the impact on the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR).
2 min |
September 08, 2025
Financial Standard
AMP, Insignia, Bendigo products fail super performance test
AMP, Insignia Financial and Bendigo SmartStart are the only superannuation fund providers whose platform trustee-directed products (TDP) failed APRA's latest performance test.
1 min |
September 08, 2025
Financial Standard
Local custody assets hit $5.6tn
Statistics from the Australian Custodial Services Association (ACSA) show total assets under custody held on behalf of Australian investors grew 2.9% to $5.6 trillion.
1 min |
September 08, 2025
Financial Standard
Singapore pushes back climate reporting deadlines
Regulators in Singapore have delayed mandatory climate reporting amid an uncertain global economic backdrop and to allow for smaller companies to get their compliance capabilities in order.
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