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Australian economy 'at a crossroads': CBA

ELIZA BAVIN | MONDAY, 13 OCT 2025

Commonwealth Bank (CBA) economists have warned that the Australian economy is at a "crossroads" heading into 2026. In a new report, CBA pointed to a range of potential domestic and international scenarios that could rapidly shift the outlook. Despite ...

Insurers design framework for dealing with mental health claims

MATTHEW WAI | MONDAY, 13 OCT 2025

The Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI) is developing an industry action plan for mental health claims over the next 12 months, working with an expert panel from related fields to ensure claimants are assessed appropriately. The framework will ...

ASIC slams licensees' lax offshoring governance

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2025

... engaged with six intermediary businesses based in the Philippines, India and Sri Lanka offering outsourcing solutions to Australian licensees to understand the services and infrastructure they offered and their cyber security arrangements. The services ...

Removing CGT breaks could boost budget by $22.7bn: Report

ANGELIQUE MINAS | FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2025

... profits, from the sale of asset and investment. This is almost 1500 times the benefit received by an average working-class Australian. The report urged the Australian government to address disproportionate tax benefits, claiming that if the tax discount ...

ETF market hits $300bn milestone early

MATTHEW WAI | FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2025

The Australian exchange-traded fund (ETF) market has seen explosive growth, now passing the $300 billion mark and hitting its milestone well before it was anticipated to, according to various sources. In July, total assets under management (AUM) reached ...

Super moves: CareSuper, Hostplus, Cbus

ELIZABETH FRY | THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2025

CareSuper has appointed Matt Macdonald as portfolio manager within the private equity team. The private equity specialist joins from AustralianSuper where he worked as a senior investment analyst for over four years. Before that, he spent an equivalent ...

ART private equity lead heads for Middle East

ELIZABETH FRY | THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2025

Australian Retirement Trust's private equity lead is leaving the superannuation fund to take on a role with an investment fund based in the Middle East. Adam Murphy, who has been with ART for nearly a decade, declined to name his new employer. The ...

Tim Unger to depart ART

ELIZABETH FRY | THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2025

Australian Retirement Trust is losing one of the country's most prominent sustainability specialists, with veteran ESG expert Tim Unger set to depart at the end of the month. Unger, senior portfolio manager of sustainable investments, is tasked ...

ASIC bans another former Lighthouse Partners director

ANGELIQUE MINAS | THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2025

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has banned former Lighthouse Partners director and financial adviser Timothy Archibald from providing financial services for 10 years, for fees for no service (FFNS) conduct. This comes after ...

Soul Patts focused on 'bespoke' private sector investing

MATTHEW WAI | THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2025

Speaking at the Australian Shareholders' Association Engage webinar, Washington H. Soul Pattinson (Soul Patts) chief executive Todd Barlow shared how the firm achieved success in both the listed and the private sectors. Barlow said the firm has ...

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Mercer Super chief executive steps down

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Mercer Super chief executive Claire Ross is departing after almost 17 years in senior leadership roles at the retail super fund.

AusFood Super looks to revitalise member engagement

MATTHEW WAI

The $3.5 billion super fund has partnered with InvestStream to launch RetireSmart+, becoming the first super fund to bring an AI-powered engagement experience to some 66,000 members.

L1 Group posts 'marked recovery' in June quarter

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

L1 Group has reported a marked recovery in investment performance in the June quarter.

European PE firm mandates Apostle with Australian distribution

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Apostle Funds Management has been appointed by European investment firm Triton Partners for the distribution of its credit strategies in Australia and New Zealand.

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