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Government to convene a productivity roundtable

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2025
... productivity is critical to boosting the economy. ACCI chief executive Andrew McKellar said productivity has been struggling for far too long and welcomed the comments by the Prime Minister about making it a priority. "As the latest national accounts ...

Super funds to take stock of information security controls

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2025
... of CPS 234. Finally, all funds must advise APRA of their accountable person(s) under the Financial Accountability Regime (FAR) with responsibilities related to CPS 234 compliance, including specifics of those responsibilities. However, the funds which ...

Up to two million Aussies could face super tax: FSC

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2025
... their retirement, respectively. While the indexed proposition will reduce that number to only 64,000. The worst outcome by far will be the $2 million threshold with no indexation scenario, affecting a staggering 1.8 million Australians, more than three ...

Super moves: TCorp, ESSSuper, Funds SA, Team Super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2025
TCorp has promoted Tim Dai to manager of infrastructure, real assets and private markets investments. Dai previously served as a senior associate advising the New South Wales government on complex commercial transactions, leveraging his analytical skills ...

Syfe plots major Australian expansion

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2025
... this raise will help us deliver on that promise." The money raised was part of the company's Series C round, which has so far hit $123 million (US$80m).

New Forests sees potential in Vietnamese timber

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2025
New Forests made its first investment in Vietnam, backing one of the country's top suppliers of lumber and logs. Via the Tropical Asia Forest Fund 2 (TAFF2), New Forests has invested in Tavico Group. It is the fourth investment made by the fund ...

MP says Coalition will 'fight to the death' over $3m super tax

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2025
Nationals Senator Matt Canavan says the Coalition will "fight to the death" to ensure the taxing of unrealised capital gains is abandoned. Appearing on the Today show this morning, Canavan and Greens leader Larissa Waters debated the viability of the ...

Global stock markets rally, but Trump's next post could flip the script

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2025
... factors that drove markets higher; first on the checklist was the Trump administration's action around tariffs. "... as far as markets are concerned, a sharp increase in tariffs - it's not good for growth, it's not good for inflation, and ...

New SMSF trustees drive financial advice uptake

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2025
... report advice gaps around intergenerational wealth transfers (29%) and estate planning (37%), while newly established SMSFs are far more focused on tax minimisation (37%), insurance (26%), and purchasing an investment property (25%). Tax and retirement ...

'Tensions' identified between FAR and other requirements

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2025
... superannuation funds sat down with ASIC and APRA for a roundtable to discuss key issues related to the Financial Accountability Regime (FAR). As part of the discussions, the super fund chiefs emphasised the importance of sustainable behavioural and cultural ...