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AFSL compliance head banned
Former Crown Wealth Group director and head of compliance Andrew Moore has been banned for three years for failing to recognise the seriousness of fees for no service conduct, committed by one of its representatives at Lighthouse Partners.
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July 14, 2025
Financial Standard
FY25 done and dusted
S&P ASX 200 delivered 13.8% for the financial year 2024-25, an outperformance of 1.7 percentage points on the previous financial year.
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July 14, 2025
Financial Standard
Pendal, Regnan funds expand controversial weapons exclusions
Pendal has updated the exclusions for three sustainable funds, evolving its stance on controversial weapons.
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July 14, 2025
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Call for CalPERS misconduct probe
A former California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) board member is seeking to launch an independent investigation into the pension fund for alleged mismanagement and misconduct and hopes to raise the funds to do so via GoFundMe.
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July 14, 2025
Financial Standard
SG increase reignites superannuation debate
While our super system may be the envy of much of the world, the Superannuation Guarantee finally hitting 12% has seen some renew calls for the mandatory system to be scrapped as Australians continue to struggle with the cost of living.
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July 14, 2025
Financial Standard
MEASURED GROWTH
Second time was the charm for Simon Glazier in his bid for the managing director role at Fidelity International's Australian outfit. Now in the top job, he isn't banking on the investment giant's past glories to keep it firing. Andrew McKean writes.
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July 14, 2025
Financial Standard
Never a guarantee
Hopes for a nice easing into the new financial year were dashed early this month when the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) opted against cutting the interest rate and keeping it at 3.85%.
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July 14, 2025
Financial Standard
Acclime acquires Boutique Capital
Corporate governance and advisory services firm Acclime has acquired Boutique Capital, a North Sydney-based specialist in fund incubation and wholesale fund services.
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July 14, 2025
Financial Standard
ASIC appoints ASX inquiry panel
ASIC has appointed three panel members to conduct its inquiry into the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX).
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July 14, 2025
Financial Standard
Trade war may be a positive: PC
New modelling from the Productivity Commission (PC) in its annual Trade and Assistance Review (TAR) shows that proposed US trade policy measures will have a marginal direct impact on the Australian economy, but the risks and uncertainty they bring may have far reaching costs.
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July 14, 2025
Financial Standard
State Street Global Advisors rebrands
State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) has announced its new brand name: State Street Investment Management (SSIM).
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July 14, 2025
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Barings expands into local self-storage sector
The asset manager has acquired a majority stake in Swift Storage, committing $200 million in seed investment.
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July 14, 2025
Financial Standard
MLC AM delivers real returns for members in FY25
Staying the course on listed equities amid tariff-induced market turbulence has led to MLC Asset Management achieving double-digit returns for the 2025 financial year and, more importantly, real returns for members, according to its investments chief.
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July 14, 2025
Financial Standard
Regal Partners adds to stable
Regal Partners now owns 50% of Ark Capital Partners, a specialist hotel investment and asset management firm, paying $3 million.
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July 14, 2025
Financial Standard
Elanor Investors courts suitors
Elanor Investors is currently considering several offers, including potential takeovers, saying it has so far engaged with more than 15 interested parties as part of its strategic review.
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July 14, 2025
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Insignia finalises 1300 staff transfer
Insignia Financial has finalised the outsourcing of about 1300 staff who worked in the master trust business to SS&C Technologies after striking a deal in February.
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July 14, 2025
Financial Standard
Average super balance grows to $172k: ATO Statistics
The average superannuation balance grew 5% to $172,000 at the end of the 2023 financial year, new statistics from the Australian Taxation Office reveal.
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July 14, 2025
Financial Standard
Microsoft flips Al switch for MUFG
MUFG Pension and Market Services (MPMS) has collaborated with Microsoft to adopt Al-powered solutions across its MUFG Retirement Solutions and MUFG Corporate Markets business divisions.
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July 14, 2025
Financial Standard
RBA holds interest rate
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept interest rates on hold at 3.85% at the July meeting, surprising many experts and the markets which were anticipating another cut.
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July 14, 2025
Financial Standard
CareSuper to overhaul cloud
CareSuper has mandated Macquarie Cloud Services to migrate and recalibrate its cloud environment into a Managed Edge Azure Local offering.
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July 14, 2025
Financial Standard
BUSSQ's boardroom brass cleared by KPMG
Queensland-based industry super fund BUSSQ, which has ties to the scandal-plagued Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining, and Energy Union (CFMEU) through its board, emerged largely unscathed from an independent report by KPMG.
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July 14, 2025
Financial Standard
Macquarie buys up UK wastewater
A consortium led by Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) will invest an additional £655 million, bringing the total equity investment by MAM-managed funds and co-investors to nearly £3 billion, into Southern Water, a UK water and wastewater service provider.
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July 14, 2025
Financial Standard
Australian Ethical drops fees
Australian Ethical has made changes to its insurance offering to provide Standard Default Cover members with a higher level of coverage at all ages, while also reducing fees for most age groups, while other age groups will see costs unchanged.
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July 14, 2025
Financial Standard
THE STAGE IS SET
After more than a decade of underperformance, there are now compelling reasons for selective and well-researched investments in emerging market debt.
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June 30, 2025
Financial Standard
Anti-ESG funds fail to gain ground
For all the hoopla over environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing in the US, derisively christened \"radical left garbage\" and a \"poorly performing woke financial scam\", demand for its ideological antithesis, if you can call it that, has been muted.
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June 30, 2025
Financial Standard
Let's be frank
Looking beyond tranked bank hybrids for income opportunities
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June 30, 2025
Financial Standard
Executive appointments
ART names general managers
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June 30, 2025
Financial Standard
Breaking down fixed interest
On the face of it fixed interest should be the simplest of asset classes - but it's not.
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June 30, 2025
Financial Standard
ASIC launches fresh ASX inquiry
ASIC has launched another inquiry into the ASX, this time focusing on its overall governance, capability, risk management frameworks and practices.
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June 30, 2025
Financial Standard
Private assets in super
Super funds' appetite for private assets continues to grow, with private debt being the fastest growing sector in percentage terms.
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