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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 ...

Irish sovereign wealth fund mandates four managers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2026
... as deglobalisation, climate and digital transitions from 2041. As manager of the funds, the National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) has selected Amundi, BlackRock, State Street and UBS to provide passive investment services. "The NTMA has selected ...

ASIC welcomes new chair

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2026
The Treasurer has appointed a new chair to replace Joe Longo who will serve a period of five years starting on June 1. Sarah Court has been promoted to the top role after serving as deputy chair. Treasurer Jim Chlamer said the Albanese Government will ...

Hearts & Minds, WAM slash stakes in Corporate Travel Management

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2025
... Travel Management (CTD), while Wilson Asset Management slashed its value by 50%. The ASX-listed travel and accommodation agency services provider has been suspended since late August following revelations of creative accounting practices stemming from ...

ASIC takes action on Spice Capital Partners, founder

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2025
... previously worked at Greenlink Energy as chief executive between 2009 and 2011. He was also the managing director of marketing agency Ox Group and a marketing director at flag and banner manufacturer Selby's. In June, the regulator commenced enforcement ...

Australia's gender pay gap narrows: WGEA reports

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
The Workplace Gender Equality Agency has released the latest Australia's Gender Equality Scorecard. Spanning the past 12 months, the employer census revealed that the national gender pay gap has dropped by 0.7 percentage points (pp) to 21.1%, from 21.8% ...