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March 24, 2025

Vale Donald Williams

Donald Williams, co-founder and former chief investment officer of Platypus Asset Management, is being remembered following his passing.

1 mins

ASIC slaps FIIG with lawsuit

FIIG Securities will face court over allegations of longstanding cybersecurity failures which saw the private data of more than 18,000 clients stolen and released on the dark web.

2 mins

First SMA standards pre-empt ASIC

Taking another crack at standardising data and fee disclosures, the separately managed account (SMA) sector is bent on keeping ASIC at bay in launching an industry-led initiative that hopes to stamp out complexities and obscurities in reporting that until now have been largely left unchecked.

3 mins

An issue of 'significant public importance'?

Is a super-sized Royal Commission on the horizon?

2 mins

Active Super fined $10.5m for greenwashing

Active Super's greenwashing will cost it $10.5 million in civil penalties for misleading members about its ESG credentials, the Federal Court determined.

1 mins

FNZ expands down under

FNZ has been handed a mandate by a $56 billion industry super fund, while also welcoming a Sydney-based head of Asia Pacific.

1 mins

Rest kickstarts in-house global equities trading

After about 18 months in the works, Rest's internal global equities team is now running its first mandate.

1 mins

AustralianSuper sued over death benefit delays

Australia's largest super fund is being sued by ASIC over the delayed processing of close to 7000 death benefit claims, with some beneficiaries left waiting four years for a payout.

3 mins

Direct indexing

The future of customised investing in Australia and why financial advisers should be paying attention

4 mins

MA sector grows to $233bn

Managed accounts assets jumped 23.2% to $232.8 billion in the year to 2024, the latest figures from the Institute of Managed Account Professionals (IMAP) show.

1 mins

Future Group backs VC fund

Future Group and a slew of family offices have invested in a venture capital fund focused on Al-driven startups.

1 mins

BUSSQ abandons court appeal, concedes to licence conditions

BUSSQ has pulled the plug on its Federal Court appeal for a judicial review of APRA's additional licence conditions, caving to the regulator's edict.

1 mins

SS&C serious about Aussie expansion, says chair

After entering into an agreement with Insignia Financial in December last year to take on around 1400 staff and transform its master trust business, SS&C is eyeing significantly more market share in Australia.

2 mins

MENDING THE SAFETY NET

After several years of headwinds, the supply of professional indemnity insurance to financial advisers is on the up as the sector's transformation makes it more lucrative. But has it evolved with the profession and is it fit for purpose? Matthew Wai explores.

9 mins

ASIC, ASFA spar over super fund trustees ‘not knowing’ their business

ASIC chair Joe Longo has torched the superannuation sector, branding it the \"poster child\" for what can and does goes wrong when governance implodes, while accusing directors of \"not knowing\" their business.

1 mins

Vanguard debuts two new ETFS

Vanguard has launched two new diversified exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on the ASX, catering to high-growth investors and those seeking steady income.

1 mins

AIOFP and IFPA enter alliance

The Association of Independently Owned Financial Professionals (AIOFP) and the Institute of Financial Professionals Australia (IFPA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to enter into a \"strategic alliance\".

1 mins

CareSuper to merge with meat industry fund

CareSuper is set to merge with a $1 billion industry fund with 56,000 members.

2 mins

SILVER TSUNAMI HITS

Australia is about to experience one of the biggest demographic changes the nation has ever seen. Braced for a wave of retirees, the super system will be completely reshaped. Lachlan Colquhoun writes.

10+ mins

Bain, CC Capital up Insignia bids

Insignia Financial has received two separate revised non-binding and indicative proposals from CC Capital Partners and Bain Capital.

1 mins

ASIC bans jailed NT adviser

ASIC has banned Northern Territory financial adviser Harris Shortland for seven years, following his conviction for supplying dangerous drugs.

1 mins

Luxury asset platform launches for HNWIs

Local technology firm MUSE has developed a platform that links high-net-worth investors and family offices with sellers of investment-grade luxury assets and high-end collectibles.

1 mins

Beware creep of cancel culture into super funds

The prudential regulator is calling for the consideration of perceived conflicts of interest and reputational risks when appointing directors, and while it's easy to think of cases where this would be appropriate, Gilbert + Tobin partner Luke Barrett told Financial Standard care must be taken in how it's done.

2 mins

Gender parity in financial services an economic imperative

The financial services industry has made modest inroads with gender parity, and closing the wealth and financial literacy gap, but the reality is accelerated action is needed from the government and private sector to tackle entrenched inequalities as an economic imperative.

6 mins

NZ council seeks fund manager

Napier City Council in New Zealand is seeking an investment manager to construct and manage property assets that can grow up to NZ$50 million.

1 mins

UK regulators abandon DEI reporting

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) will no longer introduce new diversity and inclusion rules for financial services organisations, claiming they wish to \"avoid additional burdens on firms at this time.\"

1 mins

US rejects SDGs, Agenda 2030

The US has rejected the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Agenda 2030, which aim to end poverty and tackle climate change, under a new administration that is solely focused on putting America first.

1 mins

abrdn re-embraces letter 'E'

Admitting its much derided rebrand did little good, abrdn will add back the three vowels it removed from its name in 2021.

2 mins

IAM mandate grows to $130m

Income Asset Management's (IAM) mandate to refinance digital non-bank lender MoneyMe's debt facility has grown to $130 million.

1 mins

Swiss fund manager expands in Australia

Swiss investment firm Youngtimers AG has expanded in the region with the acquisition of Sydney-based Richmond Funds Management (RFM).

1 mins

The great unlock?

Will 2025 be looked back on as the year of the great unlock in private equity? Will portfolio distributions rebound, the exit market become appreciably unleashed, and deal making notably pick up?

3 mins

Retirement costs increase again

Despite a near 10% fall in electricity prices in the December quarter, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) data indicates the cost of maintaining a comfortable retirement has increased further over the past 12 months.

1 mins

TAL director chairs CEDA

Christine Bartlettº¹ has joined the board of the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) as chair, taking over from WA-based business leader Diane Smith-Gander earlier this month.

1 mins

WFH costs 5.8% of salary: CEDA

Employees who work from home (WFH) earn 5.8% less compared to those who do not, new modelling from the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) shows, calculating to be a $4400 hole in their average annual pay.

1 mins

Skills gap crisis costing Australia $3.5bn a year

School-leaver job uncertainty and the widening skills gap is costing the Australian economy billions of dollars every year, according to a new report by Year13 and HEDx.

1 mins

Clean energy a gateway to growth

Although fossil fuel investment has increased in the short term, all natural resources companies surveyed by Willis, a WTW business, have some form of a clean energy strategy.

1 mins

Net zero, energy transition key election items: Grattan

Ahead of the federal election, the Grattan Institute has highlighted the move to net zero and energy transition as areas that should be prioritised by whoever wins.

2 mins

Pointy sticks

\"Pe eace is our profession, but war is our business\" was a darker spin on the official motto of the US Strategic Air Command, the Cold War era force behind America's nuclear deterrence.

1 mins

Hold fast

After a strong start to the new calendar year with a monthly return of 4.6% in January, the key index S&P/ASX 200 slipped and posted a monthly return of -3.8% for the month of February.

1 mins

BREAKING THE MOULD

Paul Heath began his career as a trainee accountant at CSR's Mosman Park sugar refinery, but his future wasn't in debits and credits.

4 mins

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Financial Standard Description:

प्रकाशक: Rainmaker-Information-Pty-Limited

वर्ग: Newspaper

भाषा: English

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Financial Standard is focused on providing trade news, investment analysis and education for superannuation trustees, financial advisers, researchers, consultants, investment managers, and professional investors.

In an evolving and complex marketplace, Financial Standard is a uniquely open forum for the delivery and exchange of information and ideas.

Financial Standard's investment analysis is its key point of differentiation from any other publication available on the market today, generated internally by our intelligence unit and through liaison with leading investment practitioners.

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