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Housing Australia Future Fund under audit

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2025
... table in Parliament in June 2026," McLiesh said. "The objective of the audit is to assess the effectiveness of the Department of the Treasury's design and delivery of the HAFF. The ANAO will examine if Treasury effectively designed the HAFF and if ...

Super SA welcomes chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2025
... of Dini Soulio. Tricia Blight took over as chief executive of Super SA in July, appointed by the South Australian Department of Treasury and Finance. Blight has had a long career in the South Australian public service, most recently serving as chief ...

Super funds test cybersecurity resilience

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2025
... ecosystem, could have contributed to an even better outcome." Monash University's Nigel Phair, a professor in the department of software systems and cybersecurity, recently told Financial Standard that super funds are still grappling with the basics ...

Equip Super rejigs insurance fees, policy terms

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2025
... accumulation and defined benefit members. From October 1, an insured person who travels to a country listed on the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade website will be subject to a "do not travel warning". Additionally, the exclusion for illness or ...

Leaders push for overseas skills recognition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2025
... employment opportunities across borders. Migration System Review chair and former secretary of Treasury and the department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet Martin Parkinson said the reforms should be a "political and economic no-brainer". "Everyone ...

Trump signs order to open 401(k)s to private markets

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2025
... to allow alternative assets, including cryptocurrencies, into 401(k) plans. The order calls for a review of the Department of Labor's guidance on fiduciaries' duties in relation to alternative assets in 401(k) plans governed by the Employee Retirement ...

Former CBA chief economist joins UniSuper

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2025
... economist and head of global economic and markets research in December 2024. Yeaman was a deputy secretary in the Department of Treasury and head of its macroeconomic group, a position he held since April 2020. Yeaman has also served as Australia's ...

Cbus deputy chief executive resigns

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2025
... joining the fund in 2019. Prior to joining Cbus, Walker was executive director of customer support at the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services and provided executive leadership in industries including finance, logistics, utilities, energy ...

1MDB mastermind found in Shanghai with Aussie passport: Reports

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2025
... subsidiary. Investigations into the 1MDB scandal are being conducted by both Malaysian and US authorities. The US Department of Justice has previously said the embezzled funds were used on everything from a 300-foot luxury yacht to jewellery and artwork. ...

Super moves: TCorp, Mercer, Commonwealth

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025
... the past three years, our achievements have been recognised with multiple industry accolades, including from the Department of Finance, RSA Archer, and most recently, the Risk Management Institute of Australia. In the short term, he has some consulting ...