Governance
Super funds to raise billions of dollars: Rice Warner
Australian super funds could soon be forced to hold billions of dollars in capital as the industry surpasses the banking sector, says Michael Rice.
Sarah JonesJanuary 8, 2020
CBA
Roundtables
Super funds battle currency risk in private asset shopping spree
Hedging private assets is more critical than ever as Australian super funds buy offshore at record prices, a group of institutional investors have said.
Elizabeth FryDecember 16, 2019
Insurance
AIA and CommInsure join forces
AIA has partnered with Commonwealth Bank’s life insurance business to operate as one entity as it waits for its purchase of CommInsure Life to be completed.
Elizabeth FryNovember 1, 2019
Chair's Seat
Tasplan’s Naomi Edwards on mergers and ‘unique value’ propositions
Naomi Edwards, chair of $9.5 billion Hobart-based superannuation fund, Tasplan, says many super funds kid themselves over how unique their value proposition is.
Elizabeth FryAugust 12, 2019
Policy and Regulation
APRA – the definition of insanity
To the surprise of no-one, the result of the capability review found that APRA was not capable of fulfilling its most basic mandate, Pat McConnell says.
Patrick McConnellJuly 22, 2019
People Moves
TCorp snares CBA’s head of debt markets
TCorp has hired Simon Ling as its general manager of financial markets thus completing an internal overhaul of its financing team.
Elizabeth FryMay 15, 2019
Policy and Regulation
APRA signals tough new enforcement approach
The prudential regulator on Tuesday flagged its plan to take a much tougher approach to enforcement using the full range of its powers to deter bad practices.
Elizabeth FryApril 16, 2019
Featured Homepage Posts
ASIC targets advice for enforcement testing
The financial advice industry will be a testing ground for the securities regulator’s tough new litigious stance on the country’s largest financial institutions, recent disclosures have revealed.
Matthew SmithMarch 18, 2019