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QIC to lead investor gateway for energy sector

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2025
The Queensland government has appointed Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) to lead new investor gateway to attract and coordinate private capital. In partnership with Government Owned Corporations (GOCs), the gateway will boost investment into ...

Government reviewing $3m super tax

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2025
... The deputy secretary of the revenue division with Treasury Diane Brown has told a Senate estimates hearing that the government is considering potential changes to Treasurer Jim Chalmers' controversial $3 million superannuation tax legislation. Brown ...

ASIC helping with law reform over Shield, First Guardian

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2025
... Joe Longo has told a Senate estimates hearing that the corporate regulator is working closely with Treasury and the government on law reform in the wake of the Shield Master Fund and First Guardian Master Fund collapses. Longo said high risk super switching ...

ASIC cancels CPG Research & Advisory's AFSL

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2025
... researcher of cash investment". According to CPG's website, it has been a significant contributor to the NSW Local Government Managers Australia (LGMA) finance professionals best practice investment guide, as well as the adviser on investment best ...

Removing CGT breaks could boost budget by $22.7bn: Report

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2025
... This is almost 1500 times the benefit received by an average working-class Australian. The report urged the Australian government to address disproportionate tax benefits, claiming that if the tax discount was removed it could restore $22.7 billion to ...

Payday super laws introduced to parliament

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2025
The government has introduced the payday superannuation bill in the House of Representatives today. First flagged in 2023-24 Federal Budget, the legislation stipulates that from 1 July 2026, employers must pay their employees' superannuation at ...

State Super offloads investment team to Frontier Advisors

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2025
State Super will outsource its investment team to Frontier Advisors and as part of the deal, the government superannuation fund will take a 23% stake in the industry super fund-backed asset consultant. The two organisations described the arrangement ...

Platform trustees told to improve investment governance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2025
... release of the outcomes of APRA's thematic review of superannuation platforms today is a welcomed development. The government expects trustees to carefully consider APRA's findings and swiftly respond," he said. "The government is also considering what ...

Australian women most likely to retire early

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2025
... family members as a driver and 12% saying this about grandchildren. Despite this, the report made mention of Australian government policies which should help address the issue. In 2025, the Australian government responded to a Senate inquiry on menopause ...

Clime gains ground on culture, business model reset

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2025
... services should be. We will not shy away from hard conversations - including public, sharply worded submissions to government enquiries. The sector must once again focus on its core purpose: connecting capital with opportunity, and in doing so, restoring ...