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FinCap increases investment oversight ahead of PM platform launch

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026
... Suite2Go and is a member of Granite Bay Private Wealth, Pella Funds Management, and the International Women's Development Agency. Meanwhile, Wright co-founded Zenith Investment Partners and spent more than two decades as its chief executive. He is ...

Government plans 'standardised' assessment for NDIS

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... budget read. To address this, the government will provide $49.4 million over four years to the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) to ensure participants receive the best supports and to address provider viability challenges. NDIA is expected ...

QIC faces heat over aviation firefighting asset privatisation

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026
... privatise part of Australia's Aviation Rescue Fire Fighting Service (ARFFS). The ARFFS is owned and operated by government agency Airservices Australia. Financial Standard understands under the proposal the strategic investment partner would own ...

MAX Awards 2026 finalists revealed

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2026
... and advertising on behalf of financial services businesses. Celebrating its 32 nd year, the MAX Awards will recognise the Agency of the Year, Campaign of the Year, Rising Star of the Year, Team of the Year and Community Initiative of the Year just to ...

Future Fund targets $15m in savings, reviews staffing

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
Future Fund will cut costs by $10 to $15 million in FY27, in a bid to ensure costs and staffing levels remain appropriate for the years ahead. It expects further savings in subsequent years. Australia's sovereign wealth fund said it will achieve ...

Nominate now for the MAX 2026 Awards

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
... International, La Trobe Financial, and UniSuper. In all, there are 21 awards to be won across six categories, including agency; campaign; leader (agency, communications, and distribution); rising star; team; and community initiative of the year. Financial ...

Treasury proposes advice education standard reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026
... earn an Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) Level 7 or higher, offered by a Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) accredited higher education provider (HEP) and align with the current curriculum requirements. They also still need ...

Top investment teams built on diverse views, transparency

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2026
... of companies reached at least 30% female representation as of October 2025. According to the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA), AustralianSuper has a gender pay gap of 14.6% and 52% of its workforce is women. Since 2019, the super fund has slashed ...

Financial services' gender pay gap improves at 21.4%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
... The financial services sector has again improved its gender pay gap to reach 21.4%, the latest Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) study finds. Albeit a marginal improvement from last year's 22.2%, the gender pay gap for the sector still rides ...

New SMC campaign to help Aussies care for 'golden super goose'

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026
... it then looks after you in your post-work years as your source of income." The initiative is developed with the creative agency Thinkerbell and will roll out nationally via catch-up TV and streaming services, outdoor advertising, audio, social and digital ...