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Aware Super, TelstraSuper explore merger

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2025
... interests of their respective members. TelstraSuper said the potential merger represents a significant opportunity to build scale and enhance outcomes for members of both funds. "Aware Super is a highly regarded, award-winning fund with the scale to ...

Australian investment in venture capital lags: SMC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2025
... many of our brightest commercialise their innovations overseas because of current barriers for super capital to invest at scale," Schubert said. "It's time to create a better pathway to match more of the vast pool of capital in Australia's super system ...

CareSuper, MIESF schedule merger for October

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2025
... Meat Industry Provident Fund, despite being a steady performer, MIESF is not a public offer fund and has struggled to reach scale. At the time the merger was announced, it had seen a net gain of fewer than 5000 members since 1983; at its height in 2007 ...

ASIC calls out trustees 'passing the buck' on super switching

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2025
... your shelves." Advice licensees, meanwhile, and their input into the super-switching problem that has reached "industrial scale" are not off the hook. The regulator is also zeroing in AFSLs. "There's a reason why we are focusing on the role of licensees ...

Rest boosts impact, sustainability investments

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2025
... capital, specifically for businesses and projects that are too capital-intensive for venture investors but not yet at the scale of traditional infrastructure. The firm is led by former Macquarie Capital head Tim Bishop and former BCG Ventures executive ...

Bennelong boutique shuts up shop

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2025
... Management board and Touchstone Asset Management's team, it was agreed that the Touchstone business would struggle to maintain scale in the current environment," Bennelong chief executive John Burke said. "It was therefore decided that it would be in ...

Special feature: Shaping private markets

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2025
... directions, or their own expectations. "That kind of rigour is crucial in Australia, which has the only pension system of its scale where members can easily switch funds-and one of the highest allocations to private markets," he says. Regulators are ...

Octopus awarded $1bn mandate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2025
... Australia's clean energy transition to date. Octopus said the investment helps accelerate its platform and pipeline of utility-scale solar, wind and battery storage projects. "This partnership marks a transformational moment for both our business and ...

HUB24, Netwealth projected to overtake Insignia: Morningstar

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2025
... and significantly improved their product offerings, rapidly catching up on features while leveraging superior economies of scale." Additionally, HUB24 (6.8%) and Netwealth (5.3%) are the sixth and eighth most used platforms, respectively, among aligned ...

Buyers demand HNW advice practices: Radar Results

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2025
... method of valuation focuses on the profitability of the business, making it more relevant for practices with significant scale and structure," Birt explained. "Typically, practices with annual recurring revenue between $3 million and $20 million are ...