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HESTA calls for reforms to help women in retirement

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2025
... keeps pace with wage rises and the cost of living. HESTA said this would allow retirees to work more without impacting their Age Pension. "The lift to the super guarantee and paying super on Commonwealth Paid Parental Leave are fantastic steps to strengthen ...

Rest boosts impact, sustainability investments

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2025
... contributing to a more sustainable future. As at June 30, Rest has approximately 1.5 million members who will become eligible for the Age Pension in 2050 or later. "We believe decarbonisation will continue to influence the global economy and society ...

Former fund investment chief joins JANA

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2025
Leading asset consultant JANA boosts its not-for-profit (NFP) consulting ranks with its recent hire. Linda Trusler joined JANA Investment Advisers as senior consultant this month, focusing on the institutional client base of the group in the NFP sector. ...

Special feature: Shaping private markets

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2025
Custodians are stepping up as regulators target super funds' $3.5 trillion private asset rush. Australia's super funds face mounting scrutiny over their rapid shift into private markets, as concerns grow about transparency, valuations and liquidity ...

Rest calls for super performance test reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2025
... climate scenarios; and prioritising the issue of intergenerational equity. "We represent around one million members under the age of 30 who are decades from retirement. In fact, nearly one-in-five young workers is a Rest member," Rest general manager ...

ASIC issues warning over BTG Technology

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2025
ASIC has warned Australian investors against investing in unlicensed cryptocurrency futures products offered by BTG Technology Holdings Limited and its related entities (Bitget). ASIC said Bitget does not hold an AFSL, meaning it is not permitted to ...

Now is the best time to invest in infrastructure: Palisade

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2025
... supply-and-demand mismatch. "... it was estimated that by 2047, 25% of the Australian population will be over 65 years of age. We're going to need an enormous investment in aged care and retirement living but that's not something we are targeting ...

Cbus closes corporate super plan

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2025
... from a multiple of their salary to a number of units. Cbus said units represent a specific dollar amount of cover based on age. The amount of cover will be rounded up to the next whole unit cover based on the amount of cover members hold in Cbus Corporate ...

Aware Super expands European footprint

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2025
Aware Super has announced it has acquired APG's stake in apartment-hotel owner and operator The July. Having already acquired a stake of the business in July 2020, it is now the majority shareholder. The announcement is a part of the super fund's ...

Younger Aussies want personalised financial advice: CALI

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2025
... insurance, but only one in 10 receive it. The Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI) said more Australians between the age of 18 and 34 are considering life insurance due to change in financial circumstances, witnessing a loved one face illness ...