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'Outdated' law gating teenagers from thousands of dollars in super: Industry

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2025
... today are missing out on thousands of dollars in retirement savings because of this outdated rule. The super gap starts from day one of men and women's working lives - and that needs to be fixed now," SMC chief executive Misha Schubert said. "Ensuring ...

ASIC class relief for digital assets now effective

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2025
... relief to distributors of eligible stablecoins and wrapped tokens, and was registered on December 8 and effective the following day. In September, ASIC has made a first-of-its-kind exemption for AUDM, a stablecoin issued by Catena Digital, for intermediaries ...

Ontario Teachers' sells majority stake in Sydney desalination plant

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2025
... by renewable energy, the facility operates year-round and has the capacity to produce up to 250 million litres of water per day. This translates to about 15% of Sydney's daily drinking water needs. The plant substantially improves Sydney's water ...

Renters need twice as much super, risk poverty in retirement: SCA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2025
... We're calling on the Minister for Social Services Tanya Plibersek to address Rent Assistance as a matter of urgency. Every day this isn't addressed, renters face an impossible financial challenge in retirement." Data from the Australian Institute of ...

Chalmers spurs on private sector investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2025
Treasurer Jim Chalmers said private market investment has been strong, helping spur economic growth. Chalmers said the private sector is taking over from the public sector as the key driver of growth in Australia. "Since we came to office, business ...

Brookfield, GIC seal $4bn National Storage REIT acquisition

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2025
... Andrew Catsoulis said. The deal represents a 26.5% premium to NSR's closing price of $2.26 on November 25, the last trading day prior to the announcement of the proposed takeover. NSR's board has unanimously recommended shareholders vote in favour of ...

APAC investors push for 24-hour trading in US markets

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2025
... DTCC explores the implications of US markets switching to a 24x5 trading schedule, allowing investors to trade 24 hours a day, five days a week. The paper said global demand, especially from APAC investors, and regulatory permissibility are key drivers ...

Padua ends joint CEO structure

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2025
Padua Solutions is reshaping its leadership as co-founder Anne-Marie Esler shifts from day-to-day management into a board and industry engagement role, drawing a line under the joint chief executive model she has shared with her brother since the business ...

Benchmark report reveals crucial blind spots in whistleblower protections

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2025
In a report published today, ASIC has outlined several key trends among companies' whistleblower policies, and where they need to improve. Insights from the ASIC Whistleblower Questionnaire: July 2024 to June 2025 (REP 827) - which studied 134 companies ...

Chalmers accused of sitting on advice for MIS reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2025
... and forth, the Department of Treasury said the advice would have been provided to the Treasurer between 2022 and the current day. The advice in question regarded the regulation of managed investment schemes. The Department of Treasury confirmed it had ...