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HESTA unveils new leaders for property, financial risk

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2026
HESTA has named a pair of general managers, who will be joining the $107 billion super fund, joining from Aware Super and QIC. Daniel Tait will join as general manager, investment and financial risk later this month, while Briar Dowsett will commence ...

MUFG's acquisition of GROW approved

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2026
The competition watchdog has given MUFG's takeover of GROW Inc the green light, while tearing down the latter in its determination. The ACCC said the takeover would be unlikely to have the effect of substantially lessening competition, saying the business ...

ASA launches $250m social infra fund

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2026
ASA Real Estate Partners has launched a social infrastructure fund for select wholesale investors, with a target to raise $250 million over a five-year fund term. The ASA Equal Living Social Infrastructure Fund is raising $50 million of initial equity ...

FEATURE | Nature risk | Paved paradise

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 OCT 2026
The central highlands of Victoria teem with lush Eucalytpus regnans or mountain ash, the world's tallest flowering plants, which are also native to Tasmania. Researchers from the Australian National University found that mountain ash also possesses ...

AI stocks mask broader market weakness: UniSuper

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2026
Artificial intelligence (AI) helped buoy major US technology stocks in September, masking broader weakness across equity markets as rising bond yields, higher interest rates and surging energy prices weighed on investor sentiment. Australian shares ...

Praemium chief exits amid leadership renewal

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2026
Praemium is reshuffling its top leadership to refresh its strategy, keeping the same goals but with "faster pace, better execution and increased focus on customers". Praemium chief executive Anthony Wamsteker has stepped down from his role, effective ...

MLC Super cuts admin, investment fees

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2026
MLC Super will cut administration and investment fees for members from October 1, with 511,000 members set to benefit from lower costs across its superannuation options. The annual member administration fee will fall 23% from $78 to $60, reducing the ...

Copia secures Scarcity investment to fuel growth

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2026
Copia Investment Partners has secured a strategic investment from Scarcity Partners, which has acquired a 30% stake in the investment management group as it targets its next phase for growth. The investment will support Copia's plans to expand distribution ...

Longevity gap exposes retirement divide

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2026
Australian's life expectancy can vary by more than a decade depending on their socio-economic circumstances, highlighting significant differences in how long people may need their retirement savings to last, new research from Actuaries Institute found. ...

SIAA replenishes board with appointments

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2026
The Stockbrokers and Investment Advisers Association (SIAA) has made two board appointments to fill vacated positions from recent departures. CommSec chief operating officer Stephen Norton has joined SIAA's board of directors, while Canaccord Genuity ...