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FEATURE | Agriculture: Golden soil

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2025
In the book The Lucky Country, the late author Donald Horne provides a piercing assessment of Australia in 1964, stating that its prosperity is derived from good fortune rather than industriousness or ambition. He ruminated about the future challenges ...

Maria Lykouras nabs new chief gig

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
The former chief executive of JBWere is taking on a new role, leading an industry association. Maria Lykouras will take over as chief executive of the Stockbrokers and Investment Advisers Association (SIAA) from next week. She replaces Judith Fox, who ...

ASIC to monitor union redundancy funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
Following a consultation process that was launched in June, ASIC has outlined its approach to the regulation of employee redundancy funds under the Corporations Act 2001 (Corporations Act), once the current relief expires on 1 April 2026. Operators ...

FX coaching platform handed additional conditions over compliance failures

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
ASIC has imposed additional licence conditions on Learn to Trade (LTT) after it failed to comply with financial services laws over delayed lodgement, commanding it to appoint a consultant to review the business. LTT was granted an AFSL in January 2010 ...

Entireti partners with Striver to shore up talent

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2025
Entireti has partnered with specialist wealth management and talent development platform Striver to launch a program that supports the next generation of financial advisers. The initiative will streamline high quality graduates and job seekers into ...

Super moves: ART, AustralianSuper, Rest, Unisuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2025
Australian Retirement Trust's former private equity lead Adam Murphy has joined the Dilmon family office of former Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani. Dilmon has recently been expanding its global presence and recruiting a multi-strategy ...

HUB24 takes stake in Finura Digital

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2025
HUB24 has taken an equity stake in Finura Digital, the parent company to Advice Designer, a SaaS platform that helps financial advisers automate their advice production processes. In addition, HUB24 will introduce myhub, an "ecosystem concept" being ...

Japanese insurer acquires stake in Barings

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2025
A Japanese insurance company is taking an 18% stake in Barings to support its long-term growth strategy. MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, via subsidiary Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co., will acquire 18% of Barings from MassMutual. MassMutual will continue ...

SMC makes recommendations to safeguard super

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2025
... Court said the misconduct was on an "industrial scale." SMC said the First Guardian and Shield collapses laid bare what's at stake when Australians are urged to switch their super out of the "mainstream" super system into higher-risk options. SMC said ...

Pengana hires Tyndall veteran

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
Pengana Capital Group has bolstered its Australian equities investment expertise with the appointment of a senior portfolio manager. Michael Maughan brings over 25 years of experience in equities research and portfolio management, including an 18-year ...