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ATO to restrict travel over unpaid super obligations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026
... again," Challen said. "We think most Australians would expect businesses to pay their employees' superannuation before they plan an overseas holiday." Challen said the consequences of being issued a DPO are serious and confronting. "A taxpayer issued ...

HESTA records over $10bn in investment returns

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026
HESTA members saw over $10 billion added to their retirement savings in 2025, driven by strong investment performance. The default MySuper Balanced Growth option returned 9.42% for the 2025 calendar year, recording above the industry average of 9.1% ...

First Super chief to join rival as investment head

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
First Super chief executive Bill Watson will bid farewell to the fund for the paper, pulp and timber industries to take up a lead investment role. Watson is joining BUSSQ as chief investment officer, effective April. He has served as chief executive ...

No room for a neutral stance in 2026: BlackRock

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
... than before," it read. With no room for a neutral stance, investors will need to take an active position and have a clear plan for managing idiosyncratic risks in 2026, it said.

Temasek joins consortium to acquire Clearwater Analytics

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
Temasek has joined a private equity consortium that will acquire Clearwater Analytics for US$8.4 billion ($12.5bn). The consortium led by private equity firms Permira and Warburg Pincus is offering US$24.55 per share for the NYSE-listed software company ...

Deutsche Bank shares surpass book value for first time since GFC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
... in a fast-changing environment, and to generate more value for our shareholders," Sewing said. "As the Global Hausbank, we plan to grow by building on our position as the market leader in Germany, the European alternative in global banking, and the gateway ...

Small win for First Guardian victims amid platform transition

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
First Guardian victims who have been forced to remain members of the super funds that wronged them are now able to transfer out. Since the collapse of the investment scheme, members of AusPrac Super and YourChoice Super were essentially forced to remain ...

FEATURE | Recruitment: Laying foundations

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
In 2019, then APRA chair Wayne Byres had a blunt message for superannuation funds: "Are you going to get better, or are you going to get out?" The question marked the decisive shift in the regulator's tone, making its agenda explicit: super funds ...

ASIC sues BDO Audit for misleading statements

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
... Fund, which confirmed that Keystone Asset Management, the responsible entity of Shield, had complied with the compliance plan for the financial year ended 30 June 2022. However, in FY23, BDO noted that Keystone "has not provided us with access to information ...

AirTrunk plants second data centre in Victoria

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 DEC 2025
... total planned investment in Victoria to more than $7 billion, while further aligning with the government's National AI Plan to draw more investments into infrastructure and artificial intelligence (AI). It will also enable "smarter" government services ...