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CSLR chief executive named

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2023
... Authority (AFCA) board as well as that of Super Consumers Australia, Financial Counselling Australia, and the Ecstra Foundation. In her executive career, she held senior roles with the ACCC and ASIC. It is a requirement that someone from the AFCA board ...

Retirement phase of superannuation consultation opens

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023
Treasury is seeking feedback on how the inherently complex retirement phase of superannuation can be improved to match the success of the accumulation phase. The consultation discusses three key areas: Helping members navigate the retirement income ...

Payday super protects most vulnerable: SMC

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023
... Industry Super Australia (ISA) and the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST). SMC comprises eight foundation funds, being Australian Retirement Trust, AustralianSuper, Aware Super, Cbus, HESTA, Hostplus, Rest, and UniSuper and represents ...

Buffett outlines plans for Berkshire Hathaway

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2023
... Hathaway stock (totalling about US$876 million) to charitable foundations run by his children, including The Susan Buffet Foundation, The Sherwood Foundation, The Howard G. Buffett Foundation, and NoVo Foundation. This is the second year that Buffett ...

Aussie fintech growth counteracted by local challenges: EY

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2023
Australia's fintech sector is showing signs of growth; however, it's still being held back by constrained local capital, complex regulatory challenges, and investor appetite for offshore opportunities. In its eighth consecutive year, the EY ...

Conscious Investment Management fund receives $50m

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023
... million in commitments for its second Social Housing Fund (CIMSHF2) as it reaches its first close. The Paul Ramsay Foundation is the cornerstone investor in CIMSFH2, which will aim to deliver market-rate financial returns while investing in social and ...

New chair named for Future Generation Global

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023
... of Australia, a patron of Mental Health Australia, the co-patron of Pride in Diversity, and a patron of the Pinnacle Foundation. She is also chancellor of Western Sydney University. At FGG, Westacott will assume the role of acting chair Geoff Wilson ...

RIAA appoints co-chief executives to succeed O'Connor

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023
... program delivery, government relations, commercial acumen, and leadership in responsible investment" serves as a "robust foundation" for their new roles.

Government consults on reforms to merger rules

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2023
The government has kicked off its consultation on merger rules and processes to improve competition and productivity while lowering costs to ensure better outcomes for Aussies. According to the government's Merger Reform consultation paper, Australia's ...

Uniseed partners with major Aussie universities

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2023
... Uniseed can fulfil in investing in researchers, technologies, and businesses to impact the world positively. "Since the foundation of Uniseed in 2000, we have helped fund 66 startups, each born from Australian research and ingenuity; 17 of these have ...