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Golden parachutes deflate rapidly for some, not all ASX chiefs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2025
... 15 years. However, in the same period, those at companies outside of the ASX 100 rose considerably. Research by the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) shows the golden parachute payments to ASX 100 chief executives totalled just $8.38 ...

En garde: New fund eyes Vanguard, Betashares' turf

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2025
... Global X may plan to challenge the incumbents where they're arguably strongest. Clues to Global X's intentions lie in an Australian Business Number (ABN) registration titled 'The Trustee for Global X 300 ETF.' A few weeks earlier, a separate entry appeared ...

Australian wealth increases despite variable global growth: UBS

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2025
... comparable nations like the UK, New Zealand and others. Other key findings include average wealth growing by almost 4% per Australian adult in 2024 over the year before, and over 15% since the beginning of the decade, UBS found. "Median wealth has fared ...

Future Fund cleared to manage select asset classes in-house

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2025
... yesterday. Combet, who succeeded Peter Costello as chair last year, said the Future Fund now has the authority to "undertake Australian infrastructure and property sector transactions" and to "manage assets without an external investment manager." This ...

CareSuper chief member officer to depart

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2025
... fund has also added two new directors - Robert Potter and Wayne Davy. Potter is a former national secretary of the Australian Services Union and former vice president of the Australian Council of Trade Unions. He has also previously served on the board ...

Small industry super funds beat giants on trust, service, value

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2025
Small industry super funds lead on trust, service, and value for money, according to CoreData's annual member engagement survey. CoreData research consultant Alana Devitt told Financial Standard that members' trust in small industry funds is built through ...

Rest pilots Payday Super tech, moves to implement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2025
The $93 billion super fund will now work with its administrator to implement the Wrkr employer services platform in preparation for Payday Super. Rest completed a trial of Wrkr's employer services platform alongside MUFG Retirement Solutions, Rest employers ...

Pacific workers face barriers to claiming super: University

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2025
... and tourism sectors as of March. Uni SA senior lecturer and manager of its tax clinic Rob Whait highlighted that the Australian Taxation Office holds significant unclaimed superannuation owed to PALM workers. "Completing the required paperwork requires ...

Firms rebuffing AFCA determinations should be named: FAAA, professional bodies

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2025
The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) and four other professional bodies are urging the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) to name and shame financial firms that fail to follow through on a determination as more than 60 have ...

Australian Ethical, CEFC pour $30m into climate tech venture

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2025
Responsible investor Australian Ethical and the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) have each committed $15 million into the first close of the new fund curated by Climate Tech Partners (CTP). CTP is a local climate venture platform deploying capital ...