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Treasury welcomes new leader

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2025
... board, the ANU College of Business and Economics advisory board, the Grattan institute Public Policy Committee and the Melbourne Institute advisory board. Commenting, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said Wilkinson has been instrumental in formulating the economic ...

AIOFP, FAAA encouraged by first meeting with Mulino

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2025
... week, the two associations met with Mulino to discuss critical matters facing the industry. Meeting at Mulino's Melbourne office, some of the AIOFP's top priorities were the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR), Life Insurance Framework ...

Netwealth chair to retire, successor appointed

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2025
... the International Fiscal Association (IFA Australia), formerly a member of the Tax Advisory Board of the University of Melbourne Law Faculty and a visiting Fellow in its Master of Laws Tax Program. Antonie said he is an accomplished leader with extensive ...

Escala poised to overhaul strategy

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2025
... Howard, a former UBS Wealth Management executive, played a pivotal role in establishing Crestone Wealth Management's Melbourne operations before joining Koda Capital and subsequently reuniting with Escala's founders two years ago. Perry brings ...

Super funds back $9.6bn homegrown platform

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2025
... and NGS Super, among other major investors, have contributed to a US$300 million ($466 million) capital raise for a Melbourne-found global financial platform. The two super funds were some of the lead investors in a Series F funding round run by Airwallex. ...

Future Fund bags a piece of Transgrid

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2025
... communities, he said. "We remain excited about investing with Transgrid and our other Australian portfolio companies Port of Melbourne, FRV Australia, and Waveconn," he said. OMERS executive vice president and global infrastructure head Michael Hill ...

UniSuper lifts fund manager investment to $100m

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2025
... it made an initial $75 million commitment. Founded in 2000 as a $20 million joint venture between the University of Melbourne and the University of Queensland, Uniseed provides seed funding for early-stage research startups, supporting the commercialisation ...

Dexus accused of breaching confidentiality in airport stake sale

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2025
Dexus, the trustee and manager of a 27% stake in Australia Pacific Airports Corporation (APAC) - the owner of Melbourne and Launceston airports - on behalf of various investors (the Dexus Bloc), is facing allegations from the APAC board of breaching ...

Global X snaps up executive from AMP's North platform

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2025
... Knight's appointment is a sign of the firm's ambitions to increase its presence outside the key markets of Sydney and Melbourne. It comes one week after the ETF provider appointed Steven Romei as head of operations - hiring from State Street ...

Jarden Strengthens advisory team with Rothschild exec

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2025
... and trusted advisory relationships across corporate Australia, will be invaluable to our firm." Prentice will join the Melbourne team and work alongside senior bankers Adam Lennen, Stephen Pickles, Ian Arnold and Chris Bryan. Jarden's recent advisory ...