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AustralianSuper readies tech stack for Payday Super

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2025
... Payroll capabilities will be integrated, as will MUFG's core registry system to enable contributions data matching. The agreement has an initial term of three years. "We are proud to partner with Wrkr on this next-generation digital platform for AustralianSuper. ...

BUSSQ's boardroom brass cleared, CFMEU spend deemed sound

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2025
Queensland-based industry super fund BUSSQ, which has ties to the scandal-plagued Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining, and Energy Union (CFMEU) through its board, emerged largely unscathed from an independent report by KPMG. BUSSQ was hit with ...

TA Associates invests in Viridian Financial Group

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2025
... and through strategic acquisitions." Sippel will join Viridian's board once the transaction finalises. While the agreement remains subject to customary conditions, settlement is expected to occur in the third quarter of 2025. Private equity firm ...

Super spending calls BFID compliance into question

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2025
... own success measures, including some cases where performance wasn't measured against the original stated metrics in an agreement. It also found poor use and adoption of quantitative metrics, despite needing to measure financial outcomes for members. ...

Shaw and Partners splashes $63m for New Zealand expansion

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2025
... ($62.5m). The move brings Shaw and Partners Financial Services' assets under advice close to $45 billion. Under the agreement, the ISG business will report to Shaw and Partners' chief executive Earl Evans. The acquisition will strengthen Shaw and Partners' ...

Perennial Partners buys Melior stake

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2025
... majority stake in Melior Investment Management and will take over management of its flagship impact fund. Under the agreement, the Melior brand will transition to Perennial, and the Melior investment team will increase their equity in the business. The ...

Australia progresses climate transition disclosures, planning

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2025
... inflationary pressures, they can potentially contradict Japan's Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) under the Paris Agreement," the study said.

L1 Capital, Platinum merger inches closer to reality

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2025
... of their potential merger. Following due diligence, L1 Capital and Platinum have slightly adjusted the terms of their agreement. In May, when the merger was first announced, discussions were being had on the basis that L1 Capital shareholders would own ...

ASX offloads interest in Digital Asset

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2025
... platform to receive technology consultations including the improvement of its clearing and settlement system. However, the agreement fell through due to various misalignments, leading to numerous delays before the CHESS replacement was indefinitely delayed ...

Aware Super tops up direct equities team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2025
Aware Super's direct equities portfolio has received a boost with three new appointments - one promotion and two new hires. Keen to add another senior investment analyst to the team, Sachin Nair has been elevated to that position. Covering tech ...