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HESTA to lower insurance fees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2025
HESTA it will reduce fees for insured members on their current levels of cover after re-appointing AIA Australia as its insurance partner. HESTA chief executive Debby Blakey said the renewed partnership demonstrated the fund's commitment to providing ...

Iress deputy chief made redundant, takeover talks confirmed

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2025
... half-year financial results show the group delivered statutory NPAT of $17.3 million and revenue of $299.5 million, which was 3% lower year on year. "The successful completion of our transformation program has allowed us to reset and refocus the business ...

CFS prices advice practice valuation gap at $1.1m

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2025
... generate $2.71 million in revenue, while annual profit reported come to $848,781. The survey found that the value gap was lower for businesses with fewer employees and lower business revenue. For example, practices with less than $1 million in annual ...

SQM sheds light on Shield Master Fund, First Guardian ratings

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2025
... initial ratings for both funds reflected an "investment grade" classification - considered "favourable" - they were at the "lower end" of the scale. "SQM Research assigned ratings between 3.5 and 3.75 stars out of 5 to the above-mentioned funds over ...

PC outlines key reforms to boost clean energy investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2025
... right policy settings, we can limit the costs of decarbonising and speed up our approvals to unlock the opportunities of lower cost, more abundant clean energy. We can also boost our resilience to the effects of climate change and minimise their human ...

Overcoming the three-body problem in advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2025
... they all come with errors. We know that when these errors are very high, that's a signal for us to diversify more and lower conviction. When they're very low, that's a signal for us to lower diversification but increase conviction... "You ...

Aware Super, TelstraSuper explore merger

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2025
... outcomes for members," TelstraSuper chair Anne-Marie O'Loghlin said. "It is expected that the proposed merger will deliver lower fees, an expanded investment menu and a national servicing footprint to help TelstraSuper members further enhance their ...

Productivity Commission recommends corporate tax cut

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2025
... with revenue under $1 billion, which it said would lift business investment and productivity growth. The PC report said lower company tax rates were likely to attract more overseas firms to invest in Australia, help people start and grow businesses ...

Australian investment in venture capital lags: SMC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2025
... Australian investment in venture capital as a percentage of GDP lags well behind other advanced economies and is 15 times lower than the global leader, the US. SMC said this has led to many Australian entrepreneurs taking their innovations overseas to ...

HESTA calls for reforms to help women in retirement

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2025
... dignity into the future," Blakey said. "Nearly 80% of HESTA's more than one million members are women, working in typically lower-paid industries such as aged care and early childhood education. Many take time out of the workforce to care for children ...