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CEFC invests $35m in Starling Energy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2025
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) is investing $35 million through the CEFC Household Energy Upgrades Fund (HEUF) in Starling Energy Group, which operates via its retail brand Plico. CEFC said the investment will help reduce household energy ...

APRA-regulated funds should not pay CSLR special levy: SMC

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2025
... source. "It's crucial to close the door to stop consumer harms like these in the first place. Prevention is always better than clean up," SMC chief executive Misha Schubert said. "It's just not fair to ask 12 million low- and middle-income Australians ...

Brookfield enters $154bn partnership with NVIDIA, Kuwait SWF

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2025
... and land to data centres and compute. Brookfield already has around US$100 billion invested in digital infrastructure and clean power. The asset manager said this gives it a unique position to deliver integrated infrastructure solutions and critical ...

Industry bodies offer Payday Super resources

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2025
... GNGB chief executive Michelle Bower said "will be extremely busy" as super funds start on software builds and employers clean up their data. The next phase will involve testing new systems and processes and reviewing new business practices against the ...

Sustainable investments jump 49% in two years

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2025
... economy, the GSIA states in its biennial Global Sustainable Investment Review report. Looking at investments allocated to the clean energy sector and the fact that the green economy is the second-fastest growing industry globally, GSIA said that these ...

QIC increases investment in Tilt Renewables

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2025
QIC has agreed to acquire 19.9% of AGL Energy's 20% minority stake in Tilt Renewables, moving to 99.9% ownership of Australia's largest operating wind platform, for $750 million. The transaction consolidates Tilt Renewables' long-term Australian shareholder ...

Feature: Group insurance | Cold comfort

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
... imperative, but sometimes, if urgent, they should alert the related party to accelerate the process. "Binding nominations, clean paperwork and no disputes are the biggest accelerators," Au says. "... alerting the super fund or insurer to any vulnerability ...

Soul Patts focused on 'bespoke' private sector investing

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2025
Speaking at the Australian Shareholders' Association Engage webinar, Washington H. Soul Pattinson (Soul Patts) chief executive Todd Barlow shared how the firm achieved success in both the listed and the private sectors. Barlow said the firm has ...

Payday super laws introduced to parliament

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2025
The government has introduced the payday superannuation bill in the House of Representatives today. First flagged in 2023-24 Federal Budget, the legislation stipulates that from 1 July 2026, employers must pay their employees' superannuation at ...

Norges Bank commits over $2bn to energy transition fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2025
... receiving the management mandate from the Norwegian Ministry of Finance in 2019. BGTF II focuses on business transformation, clean energy, and sustainable solutions aimed at accelerating the transition to a net-zero economy. The fund will invest across ...