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Commonwealth Super awards sustainable credit mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2025
Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation (CSC) is the seed investor in two new sustainable credit funds from UK-based manager Osmosis Investment Management. The fund manager has launched the Osmosis Global Credit UCITS Fund and the Osmosis Global High ...

Australian Ethical promotes pair to accelerate growth

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2025
... member-centric products and services, the ASX-listed group said. Loyez brings over 25 years' experience and has been chief customer officer since 2020. She previously held senior roles at AMP, SocietyOne, Optus and Volt bank. Her appointment reflects ...

TAL, Challenger help launch MLC Retirement Boost

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2025
MLC has partnered with TAL and Challenger to develop a retirement income solution - MLC Retirement Boost. MLC Retirement Boost operates like a standard superannuation account that allows customers to boost their income during retirement due to the concessional ...

HUB24 reports record $136bn FUA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2025
... WealthFoundations, which brings $1.3 billion in FUA. "Our record FY25 net inflows and ongoing momentum reflect strong customer advocacy. Operating in structurally growing markets driven by demographic trends and compulsory superannuation, HUB24 is well ...

Section 899 ditched but companies face tax uncertainties

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2025
While Australian investors breathed a resounding sigh of relief when US President Donald Trump binned section 899 of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), local multinationals, however, were lumped with grave uncertainties surrounding the global Pillar ...

Macquarie lines up $240m deal for new data centre

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2025
Macquarie Technology Group has entered into a put and call option to purchase a large parcel of land for a new data centre campus in Sydney. The deal, worth $240 million, intends to construct a new data centre campus in stages that is expected to deliver ...

Mental illness payouts balloon over $2.2bn: CALI

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2025
More Australians are leaving work permanently due to mental ill health than ever before with insurers paying out over $2.2 billion in mental health claims last year, according to new data from the Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI). CALI said ...

Platinum, L1 merger to help fight 'organic business decline'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025
... costs," Ler said. "The combined entity will have greater asset class and client diversity, facilitating cross-selling and customer retention. This should help stabilise funds under management and improve earnings, mainly from cross-selling L1's product ...

Insurer names interim chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025
... record in technology-enabled transformation, David brings the strategic execution capabilities needed to deliver modern, customer-first experiences in protection and retirement markets," Allianz Australia Life chair David Plumb said. Plumb also recognised ...

Barings expands into local self-storage sector

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2025
The asset manager has acquired a majority stake in Swift Storage, committing $200 million in seed investment. The acquisition includes majority ownership in both the existing portfolio of assets and the operating business. Swift Storage was founded ...