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New Forests beefs up local landscapes fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2025
New Forests is acquiring close to 50% of McPhee Beef Farms in New South Wales and will look to implement more regenerative agriculture practices and reduce its emissions. The acquisition is being made via New Forests' Australia New Zealand Landscapes ...

Grattan calls for large scale tax reform

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2025
... the amount of tax the top 5% pay differs widely. "People on very high incomes can end up facing lower rates than those on far lower incomes," she said. "About half of this effect comes from the very generous tax discount for income from capital gains. ...

Only half of advice practices report positive earnings: Investment Trends

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2025
... operating and advice production costs," he added. "Ongoing advice fees are significantly higher among the top 20% of practices, far outpacing the average with 'highly profitable' advisers charging nearly double the ongoing fees of their peers. "When ...

Funds SA pushes for efficiencies with AI targets

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2025
... not diving right in is the investments team, with chief investment officer Con Michalakis saying "it's very early days." So far, the team has largely used it to build presentations and develop educational materials and tools. Keyword searches in research ...

Special feature: Hunting for value

LACHLAN COLQUHOUN  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2025
... the bond market as a whole, Murfin describes total returns as "respectable." "We're talking about 2.7% for the year so far, so hopefully we're on course for a stable year for global bonds," he says. "We're still recovering, of course, from ...

NAB fined over $15m for delaying hardship applications

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2025
... decision highlights the seriousness of the negligence. "These failures likely made an already challenging time in people's lives far worse," Court said. "This penalty sends an important message to other financial institutions - customers should be at ...

Cbus, MLC, AMP Super pump more into Atmos Renewables

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2025
Cbus, MLC and AMP Super have contributed to a $400 million capital raise for Atmos Renewables, which will support two landmark developments and the creation of some 70 jobs. Atmos was acquired by First Sentier's Igneo Infrastructure Partners in March ...

Betashares details private markets play, signs first partner

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2025
... Nesbitt said. "Our unique multi-lender model has allowed us to avoid the pitfalls of other private credit funds that are often far more concentrated in single positions or sectors, while also maintaining strong, risk-adjusted total returns." Betashares ...

UniSuper's Chun honoured by FEAL

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2025
UniSuper chief executive Peter Chun was named the 2025 Fund Executive Association Limited's (FEAL) Fund Executive of the Year at the FEAL National Conference overnight. Chun was recognised for his leadership in promoting UniSuper beyond the university ...

APRA slaps $5.5m capital penalty on KeyInvest

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2025
... having with APRA for several months now," Brooke said. "We note the additional capital requirement requested by APRA is a far smaller sum than has been requested of many others currently travelling the same journey. "We look forward to continuing to ...