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Plenary names new chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2025
... sustainability and ESG, gender and other diversity and inclusion initiatives, our reconciliation journey with First Nations Australians, and many other areas." Plenary has US$59 billion of assets under management (AUM). On February 24, sovereign investor ...

Insurance in super remains a mystery to millions of Australians

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025
There is still millions of Australians paying for default insurance cover through their superannuation that they don't know about or understand, according to Super Consumers Australia (SCA). SCA found that 19% of people are unsure whether they have ...

ASIC told to 'end the chaos' of ASX CHESS issues

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025
... large-scale of complaints ASIC received yearly but expressed that the regulator could do more to communicate with Australians who reach out. Mulino also noted ASIC had been subject to extensive parliamentary scrutiny over the past three years, including ...

Dutton doubles down on 'super for housing' policy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025
... repayments on bigger mortgages for longer, worsening housing affordability and cost-of-living pressures on younger Australians. "And if people retire with less super, that will also push up Age Pension costs - a bill that every Australian taxpayer would ...

FAAA expands policy team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
... resources that have been invested over three years to finding ways to deliver high-quality financial advice to more Australians. "We will continue to analyse the draft legislation provided and engage further with our members to finalise our formal submission." ...

Regal leads $30m note in Carma

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
... top-tier production facilities, and an AI-enabled tech stack, the Carma team has redefined the car buying experience for Australians, and we expect them to continue to take market share from traditional offline channels," she said. Carma co-founder and ...

Productivity problem a long-term trend: PC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
Australia's productivity continued to stagnate in the December quarter, suggesting that the productivity problem may be part of a long-term trend. The Productivity Commission's (PC) latest quarterly productivity bulletin found labour productivity ...

AustralianSuper bins WiseTech stake

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
AustralianSuper has sold down the remainder of its already-trimmed WiseTech stake, alluding to concerns about how the company is handling its founder Richard White's role. The super fund held roughly $700 million in WiseTech shares, about 2.26% ...

Underinvestment in Southeast Asia a 'big issue' for Australia

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
... Asia. Moore said low awareness of the economic benefits Southeast Asia could bring remains a critical hinderance for Australians to make commitments in the region, but this may change with the government's Invested: Australia's Southeast Asia ...

Chalmers boosts Help to Buy scheme, construction sector

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... tackle housing unaffordability. As part of the Federal Budget, Chalmers is expanding the Help to Buy program to support Australians buy homes with lower deposits and smaller mortgages with an additional $800 million, taking the total equity investments ...