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Dexus and Boral partner in $10bn project

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026
Dexus has announced a joint venture with Boral to develop a major logistics precinct in Melbourne's western corridor with a potential lettable area of 2.5 million square metres. Dexus chief executive Ross Du Vernet confirmed on the sidelines of the ...

Unpaid super costs workers $24.4bn: SMC

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2026
... significant losses, including Victoria and Queensland where underpayments averaged between $1660 and $1700 per worker annually. Western Australia tracked slightly higher at around $1410 respectively. The ACT and Northern Territory stood out for higher ...

GESB loses another key executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2026
... compliance, IT services, and people and culture. He had been brought on to support the fund's new strategy following changes to Western Australia's State Superannuation Act 2000, which enabled GESB to accept superannuation guarantee payments from non-public ...

Former super fund chief to steer new fund manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2026
... Perth-based Affinity Capital Group has launched Affinity Funds Management, selecting Palmer to spearhead its ambitions to become Western Australia's leading fund manager. Palmer recently called time on over a decade at GESB, most of which he spent as ...

Household wealth rises 2.5%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2026
... Tan said. "The mean price of residential dwellings was up 2.7% in the December quarter 2025, with strong growth seen in Western Australia, Queensland and South Australia." Household borrowing grew 2%, or $64.2 billion, reducing the overall growth in ...

GESB chief bows out after 10 years

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026
Western Australia's largest public sector super fund is searching for a new chief executive following the departure of its long-serving leader. Ben Palmer, a former investment manager with GESB, will be replaced by investment chief Paul Taylor on ...

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquires Asset Partners Private Wealth

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2026
... currently provide similar services across approximately 130 countries around the world. In Australia, AJG is also the owner of Western Australia-based Wealth Management Partners (WMP). WMP is led by managing partner Steve Beattie, and three senior partners ...

Ausbil adds to institutional sales

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2026
... and New Zealand. Based in Sydney, she will be responsible for servicing clients across New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia, reporting to the head of global distribution, Adrian Amores. Before joining Ausbil, Machin was client director at ...

Division 296 legislation passes, LISTO to increase

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2026
... tax... Yet that was the first thing that this Labor government did when it came to office," Hume said. Liberal senator for Western Australia Dean Smith echoed Hume's statement, noting that the government only surrendered to amend the bill due to "external ...

FES Super to no longer supplement returns in default

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2026
... established in 1985, holds about $1.07 billion in assets under management. It oversees the retirement savings of employees of Western Australia's Department of Fire and Emergency Services, including firefighters, administrative staff, and from associated ...