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Aussie super funds eye global partnerships at US summit

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2026
... Patrick added. "Given current events it's important that we engage directly with senior leaders across finance and government on behalf of our members." Vincent highlighted Australia's $4.5 trillion superannuation system as a rare achievement and ...

Division 296 legislation passes, LISTO to increase

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2026
... concerns over the initial refusal to index the $3 million threshold. She believes that it was a "deliberate" move for the government to implement more taxes but ultimately failed. "... because inflation erodes the value of savings, it would have meant ...

National Reconstruction Fund makes $200m investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2026
... cybersecurity services and AI infrastructure to customers including Australian businesses, critical infrastructure sectors, and government agencies. The company's integrated technology stack - combining software, platform assembly and operations - enables ...

ASIC launches beneficial ownership transparency review

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2026
... profits from companies. The first stage focused on listed companies, and following a previous consultation in 2022, the government has released proposed reforms that would increase the disclosure of ownership information for listed companies and expand ...

IFM maps path for super funds to meet US infrastructure funding gap

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2026
... leaders reaching the United States for another Australian Superannuation Investment Summit. Presented by the Australian government in partnership with Macquarie Group, the summit will provide a platform for super funds to seek out global investment opportunities. ...

QIC expands private debt exposure in European infrastructure

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2026
QIC will invest EUR30 million ($49.6m) in French aerial emergency services provider SAF Aerogroup, growing its presence in the European infrastructure debt market. SAF Aerogroup provides mission-critical aerial emergency medical, firefighting and humanitarian ...

Australians unlock only 1% of $600bn in home equity: Deloitte

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2026
... products to eligible Australian households. Reverse mortgage volumes across the private and public sectors, including the government's Home Equity Access Scheme, totalled around $5.5 billion as at 30 June 2025, representing more than 40,000 households ...

Major super reforms cost members $670m in death benefits: ASFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026
... billion in total and permanent disability (TPD) benefits as a direct consequence of the same legislative changes. The government introduced the new rules in 2019 to curb super funds charging excessive and unnecessary fees related to life insurance and ...

What Australia must do to be at the forefront of financial innovation

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026
... collaboration between the private and public sectors, and a simpler regulatory and policy backdrop. Last year, the federal government consulted on its proposed digital asset regime in October, shortly after ASIC renewed guidance to label some digital ...

NZ Super continues to build investment team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
... contributing to the 2020 review of the fund's reference portfolio. She also worked as a senior investment analyst at the Government Superannuation Fund Authority and Westpac NZ, having started her career at AMP Capital Investors.