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MAX Awards honour best of the best

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2025
... Baltazar said: "The awards are a wonderful opportunity for us to showcase leaders in the industry, to challenge others to reach the new benchmarks set each year, and to also share examples of excellence." "Congratulations to all our winners and finalists ...

Private credit market has lenders sweating

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2025
Stamford Capital's Debt Capital Markets survey has revealed that lenders are uneasy about the size and practices of Australia's private credit market. The survey gauged the sentiment of 100 major banks, non-banks, and second-tier banks. Stamford Capital ...

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 ...

Australia's billionaire boom branded 'morally wrong' by Oxfam

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2025
... $28,000 - "leaving them with little prospect of home ownership," it said. Its analysis found that 99% of rentals are out of reach for full-time minimum wage earners, while homelessness is a reality for over 120,000 Australians on any given night. "This ...

Retirement confidence highest since 2020: SSGA

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2025
Despite persisting cost-of-living pressures, economic uncertainty, and heightened retirement costs, retirement confidence has increased from 24% in 2023 to 33% in 2025. Australia now sits just behind the US (34%) as one of the most optimistic countries ...

UK treasury provides guidance on local pension consolidation

MATT TOLEDO  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2025
... $52 billion (£25bn) in assets under management by 2030 to continue operating if they are able to demonstrate a plan to reach $52 billion (£25bn) AUM by 2035. In addition, the Treasury issued its response to the options for defined benefit schemes consultation ...

CSLR levy underspend expected as claim processing slows

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2025
... volume originally estimated in December 2023 is still expected to eventuate, claims have taken longer than anticipated to reach the CSLR and will now be received in FY26. The CSLR said more precise details can be expected after the conclusion of the ...

QSuper settles $67m class action

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2025
QSuper, which merged with Sunsuper to create Australian Retirement Trust (ART), Australia's second-largest super fund, has reached a $67 million out-of-court settlement over claims members were overcharged for life insurance premiums. The settlement ...

Aware Super cuts fees for retiree members

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2025
... account may also be eligible for a tax-free bonus of up to $12,350, it added. "Aware Super is dedicated to helping our members reach their retirement goals and keeping fees low is one of the key ways we can do that," Aware Super group executive member ...

Stake 'breaks barriers' with inaugural fixed income product

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2025
... income buffer (of up to 5% of the fund's total assets), to mitigate the risk of distribution shortfalls if the fund fails to reach its target return. "We know that a growing number of Australians want access to income generating products such as corporate ...