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Lederer Group bids for Elanor Commercial Property Fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2025
Lederer Group is attempting to acquire ASX-listed Elanor Commercial Property Fund (ECF), which has a portfolio valued at more than $500 million. Elanor Funds Management, the responsible entity (RE) of ECF, said it is considering Lederer Group's ...

PC outlines key reforms to boost clean energy investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2025
The Productivity Commission (PC) has published an interim report setting out key reforms to investing in cheaper, cleaner energy and the net zero transition. The PC said Australia needs to address the gaps and overlaps in emissions reduction incentives ...

Chalmers unveils Economic Reform Roundtable agenda

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2025
From August 19 to 21 the government will hold the Economic Reform Roundtable to seek views on how to address productivity and Budget sustainability in Australia. Treasurer Jim Chalmers has set out the three-day agenda which will focus on resilience ...

Overcoming the three-body problem in advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2025
Financial advisers have heard how an active, factor-based approach can help eliminate the three-body problem in financial advice. In 1867, Sir Isaac Newton identified the three-body problem. Relating to the laws of gravity, he found that it's impossible ...

Aware Super, TelstraSuper explore merger

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2025
Aware Super and TelstraSuper have announced the signing of a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore a potential merger between the two superannuation funds. The proposed merger would create a combined profit-to-member fund with approximately ...

Productivity Commission recommends corporate tax cut

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2025
A new Productivity Commission (PC) proposal suggests slashing Australia's company tax rate would boost GDP by $14 billion with no net cost to the Budget over the medium term. Draft recommendations in its interim report, Creating a more dynamic and resilient ...

Employee shareholders officially file lawsuit against FNZ

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2025
FNZ employee shareholders have officially filed a lawsuit against FNZ, alleging the global technology firm and its board substantially diluted their ownership with several capital raises. FNZ B class shareholders filed the class action at the High Court ...

CareSuper, MIESF schedule merger for October

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2025
CareSuper and Meat Industry Employees' Superannuation Fund (MIESF) will merge on October 1. The two funds have officially signed a successor fund transfer deed following months of due diligence, saying they are confident the merger is in the best ...

ASIC calls out trustees 'passing the buck' on super switching

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2025
ASIC fired a stern warning to superannuation funds about "passing the buck" to financial advisers and shedding responsibility for overlooking dodgy investment options as the fallout from the Shield Master Fund and First Guardian Master Fund mounts to ...

'We're proceeding' with Div 296: Chalmers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2025
Legislation for the government's $3 million super tax has been pushed to beyond next month's Economic Reform Roundtable, but Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the government has every intention to proceed as planned. "We're proceeding with the policy that ...