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HESTA to lower insurance fees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2025
... community services, ensuring simple access to appropriate and affordable insurance coverage is critical and can provide peace of mind to members and their families. "It's a great outcome for our more than one million members that we'll be able to help ...

Superannuation fraudster sentenced to prison

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2025
... investment opportunities." When handing down the sentence, Judge Prskalo KC said: "At all times, you were the controlling mind of the scheme. Investors generally expressed their trust in you and as a result did not seek legal advice' and 'the gravamen ...

Former Qantas Super investment chief lands new gig

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2025
Former Qantas Super investment lead Andrew Spence has joined a local multi-family office as partner and chief investment officer. Omnia Capital Partners has welcomed Spence, where he will lead portfolio construction and asset allocation and grow the ...

Treasury launches consultation on CSLR breaching sub-sector levy caps

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2025
... paper reads. However, assistant treasurer Daniel Mulino is asking stakeholders: "What principles should the minister have in mind when considering high-level options for dealing with an excess estimate?" If the preferred option is a combination of a ...

Betashares adds global bond ETF to lineup

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2025
... constructed with more efficient after-tax outcomes, as well as smoother cash distribution profiles, for Australian investors in mind." Betashares has over $14 billion in funds under management across cash and fixed income ETFs, and about $50 billion ...

Productivity Commission recommends corporate tax cut

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2025
... to cut through the thickets of regulation that are slowing us down and ensure any new regulations are made with growth in mind," PC commissioner Barry Sterland said. The report urged the government to make a clear public commitment to reducing regulatory ...

Australian investment in venture capital lags: SMC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2025
Super Members Council (SMC) has said with the right policy settings, Australia's $4.2 trillion superannuation system could jump-start productivity and generate stronger investment returns for members by better connecting capital with scientific minds ...

Former fund investment chief joins JANA

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2025
Leading asset consultant JANA boosts its not-for-profit (NFP) consulting ranks with its recent hire. Linda Trusler joined JANA Investment Advisers as senior consultant this month, focusing on the institutional client base of the group in the NFP sector. ...

AI, corporate tax, skilled workers key to productivity: PC

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2025
The Productivity Commission says the nation should adopt a "growth mindset" by embracing artificial intelligence (AI), boosting human capital and rejigging corporate taxes to boost static productivity levels. The report, Growth mindset: how to boost ...

Ascalon snaps up consulting talent

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2025
... Lifetime Solutions. Speaking of the two recruits, Ascalon chief executive Aubrey Roga said Boyle brings a sharp investment mind and deep technical capability-matched by a strong understanding of the advice landscape. "His ability to bridge institutional ...