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AI, corporate tax, skilled workers key to productivity: PC

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2025
The Productivity Commission says the nation should adopt a "growth mindset" by embracing artificial intelligence (AI), boosting human capital and rejigging corporate taxes to boost static productivity levels. The report, Growth mindset: how to boost ...

Chalmers unveils reforms to enhance RBA transparency

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2025
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has released an updated Statement on the Conduct of Monetary Policy (SCMP) and the first Statement of Expectations for the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) governance board. Chalmers said the RBA Monetary Policy Board formally ...

King's honours list recognises excellence in super, finance

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2025
The 2025 King's Birthday honours list featured several heavyweights from the superannuation, funds management and sustainable investing sectors. A superannuation fund investments chief was one of the recipients of the highly coveted Medal of the ...

Greenwashing remains an enforcement priority: ASIC

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025
... current guidance, companies or reporting entities will now provide four reports to the regulator, namely its annual financial report, the directors report, the auditor's report and, from March 2026 next year for Group 1 entities, a sustainability ...

State insurer names new CIO as government review looms

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2025
New Zealand's NZ$50 billion no-fault accident compensation scheme has appointed a new investment chief amid scrutiny. The Accident Compensation Corporation has appointed David Iverson as chief investment officer of its NZ$50bn fund as the state ...

NZ Super appoints inaugural chief operating officer

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2025
The Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation, manager of NZ Super Fund, has promoted Paula Steed to the newly created position of chief operating officer. The appointment combines Steed's current role of general manager technology and general manager ...

Super moves: Aware Super, Future Fund, Cbus

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2025
Michael Newbold has quit his role as head of aviation commercial at Sydney Airport and returned to the investment community focusing once again on transport and infrastructure. After seven years at Australia's biggest and most profitable airport ...

Court approves Caddick SMSF class action settlement

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2025
... auditors who allegedly failed to pick up that the assets Caddick invested never existed when reviewing the annual financial report. Among many things missed, auditors did not notice that Caddick's CommSec accounts lacked the right number of digits. ...

Insignia Financial improves losses amid takeover

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025
Insignia Financial reported a statutory net loss of $17 million in the first half amid its ongoing takeover discussions. The loss is an improvement on the prior corresponding period when it reported a statutory net loss of $50 million. Its underlying ...

Super failures, greenwashing: ASIC's key issues in 2025

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2025
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has identified what it believes to be the most significant current, ongoing and emerging issues within its regulatory remit for 2025. "Increased market volatility, geopolitical changes, the ...