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Jones clarifies scope of new class of adviser

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025
Minister for financial services Stephen Jones has ruled out talk that the new class of adviser could provide holistic personal retirement advice and acknowledged the need to reform the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) during a post-budget briefing ...

Buyout firm nabs GQG executive

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
EQT, the Swedish buyout firm, has snapped up GQG Partners' long-serving distribution lead. Daniel Bullock - who worked at GQG for six years - has been appointed EQT's head of private wealth in Australia. Under his leadership, GQG's distribution ...

MSC appoints operating chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
MSC Group's Shelley Brown will become second-in-command at the trustee firm following a promotion to operating chief. Credited with bringing commerciality to the risk side of the business, Brown has served as both the chief compliance officer and ...

AustralianSuper bins WiseTech stake

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
AustralianSuper has sold down the remainder of its already-trimmed WiseTech stake, alluding to concerns about how the company is handling its founder Richard White's role. The super fund held roughly $700 million in WiseTech shares, about 2.26% ...

Impact investors need instos, governments to scale: Experts

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2025
While it has gained momentum in the last 15 years, impact investing still requires major backing from institutional investors and governments for it to scale and become a formidable force, the first day of the Impact Investment Summit Asia Pacific heard ...

Holding mega-cap stocks could be detrimental: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2025
The historically high levels of concentration in equity markets of recent years, powered by a handful of mega-caps, points to a likely resurgence of diversified strategies over the next decade, according to new research by Scientific Beta. Scientific ...

Labor accelerates defence spending

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
The defence portfolio will grow to $57.6 billion over the next decade as the Albanese government tightens national and economic security amid growing geopolitical tensions. As announced last year, the government will invest an additional $50.3 billion ...

Payday super on track, but so is the $3m super tax

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
A breakdown of government revenue revealed the superannuation sector will contribute $25.6 billion to the government's bottom line in 2025-26 - an uplift of $9.7 billion since the MYEFO from taxes on the sector. "The upgrade to superannuation fund ...

New tax cuts for every Australian 'a complete joke': UNSW

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has kicked off the 2025-26 Federal Budget by declaring that cost-of-living pressures are "front and centre," unveiling two surprise tax cuts for all Australian taxpayers. From 1 July 2026, the 16% tax rate, which applies to taxable ...

Non-compete, restraint clauses to be outlawed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
From 2027, employers will no longer be able to impose non-compete clauses on employees earning less than $175,000. They will also not be able to exploit loopholes that block staff from joining competitors. Announced as part of the Federal Budget for ...