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State Super announces new board appointment

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2026
... governance structure. Pharmacy Guild of Australia (NSW Branch) state director Daniel Kicuroski will join the board, adding government, union and sector leadership experience. Kicuroski currently serves as State Director of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia's ...

CEDA warns migration cuts will have economic spillover

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2026
... figures might be seductive, changes at scale will have a spillover in the economy including the labour market. The government's immigration policy recently came under the spotlight regarding whether refugee intake will be reduced. This comes on the backdrop ...

Superannuation assets inch to nearly $4.8tn

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2026
... Public Sector Superannuation Scheme, Military Superannuation & Benefits Fund No 1 and CSS Fund are some of the biggest government funds.

AFCA consults on rule changes under upcoming scam framework

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2026
... consider scam-related complaints under the Scam Prevention Framework (SPF) that will come into effect early next year. The government passed the Scams Prevention Framework Bill in 2025 following an industry-wide consultation, which places obligations ...

SMC chair takes on more board duties

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2026
The inaugural chair of the Super Members Council (SMC) Ann Sherry has taken on another chair position at a government agency organisation, effective today. Sherry has joined the board of Housing Australia as chair, the government announced. In this ...

I Squared Capital forays into Aussie private wealth space

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2026
I Squared Capital is expanding its global private wealth business into Australia with the launch of the evergreen ISQ OpenInfra AUT Fund. The global infrastructure investment manager with $85 billion in assets under management has also appointed Linda ...

FAAA pushes to expand NCA to financial advisers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2026
... initially proposed to be very tightly scoped and limited to entities where it wasn't necessary to charge a fee. But the government, over time, before we ran into the complication of Shield and First Guardian, had agreed as the result of a lot of ...

SMSFA appoints head of professional standards

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2026
... framework continues to evolve in line with the needs and expectations of members, regulators and the wider industry. The government is strengthening protections for the SMSF sector, with assistant treasurer Daniel Mulino recently announcing reform that ...

FEATURE | Group insurance | Dusk to dawn

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2026
... time-consuming and frustrating at a time when they are already dealing with significant health challenges," he adds. More government funding certainly won't hurt. But it is not the be-all, end-all. CALI is calling on the federal government to spearhead ...

CSC tests waters on digital assets with Northern Trust

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2026
... wallets were labelled as financial products by ASIC last year. Further, to pledge more confidence on the sector, the government passed the Corporations Amendment (Digital Assets Framework) Bill 2025 soon after, requiring digital asset platforms and tokenised ...