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Up to two million Aussies could face super tax: FSC

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2025
... affecting a fraction of the population in its infancy. "The government will set the tone for how it intends to govern in its second term by deciding whether to listen to broad consumer, industry and economists' feedback on how the current design of its ...

Private credit market has lenders sweating

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2025
... 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 said over the last few years, commercial borrowers have grown increasingly comfortable with private ...

Top companies, chief executives ranked by fund managers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2025
... the highest overall weighted score for most honoured company, with Macquarie Group, Aristocrat Leisure and CSL tied in second place, followed by Goodman Group. Carsales.com, Medibank Private, Contact Energy, AGL Energy, and Rio Tinto rounding out the ...

Super needs customised, personalised approach: FSC

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2025
... regulatory environment that poses significant barriers to how trustees want to service and support and engage members. "The second thing is that we are still not structurally set up to serve or engage members in the way that we need to solve for retirement ...

Stakeholders ask ASIC for tougher private markets regulation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2025
... forward, ASIC will announce which suggestions will be adopted and share its roadmaps for public and private markets in the second half of the year. "ASIC wants both public and private markets to thrive and flourish - together, they drive more investment ...

Quality over quantity: CareSuper on mergers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025
... that's what has brought us together as two funds that have a very strong values alignment." But while it may be the second merger in less than a year that he'll oversee, Murray isn't expecting too many more, at least not any time soon. With ...

COVID 'masked' issues at core of productivity problem: PC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025
... industries with lower labour productivity, such as accommodation and food services, towards more productive sectors. In the second phase, between December 2020 and March 2022, labour productivity continued to rise due to genuine improvements in output ...

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 ...

Super moves: Future Fund, WTW

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2025
... management. Matthew will report to Kristen, Kirsten Simpson, who leads the dedicated, responsible investment team. The second recruit has been appointed director of portfolio risk. Gupta was previously an investment manager with HESTA, where he focused ...

DeepSeek, Alibaba: Silver linings for emerging markets strategy

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2025
... between US$38 billion and US$42 billion. It is so far ahead that it keeps putting more and more distance between it and second place." As Taiwan looks to be a flashpoint between the US and China, as an emerging markets investor Whiting takes the geopolitical ...