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UniSuper makes investment changes for High Growth option

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
... weighing in on fixed interest and cash as a result of "prevailing market circumstances". For both the High Growth and Sustainable High Growth options, UniSuper has diverted concentration towards cash and fixed interest, allocating a 5% holding into cash ...

Ausbil appointed co-manager for NYSE-listed fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
... processes. The $20 billion fund manager, which invests in global and domestic equities, recently launched its own Active Sustainable Equity Fund. NYLIM acquired Ausbil in 2014 from Dexia Asset Management for $587 million. "Our investment philosophy is ...

Budget boosts fuel security, misses clean energy opportunities

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026
... Made in Australia. Now we need to see the detail on how this will drive early-stage demand for renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel that could help free us up from relying on imported fossil fuels."

Structural reforms necessary despite global shocks: Chalmers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026
... tax system for workers, first home buyers, businesses and future generations, and making the budget stronger, more sustainable and helping to take the pressure off inflation. These objectives put focus on an overhaul of the capital gains tax (CGT) discount ...

NZ Super 'accepts' court loss, updates policy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026
... 2026, Justice Mount said parts of the Guardians' Statement of Investment Policies, Standards & Procedures and its Sustainable Investment Framework were "materially less clear and specific than the previous iterations" and "framed in such general terms ...

Industry welcomes government's productivity push

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026
... system." ABA also welcomed the projected improvements to the overall budget position through lower deficits and a more sustainable fiscal trajectory. "The government's broader productivity package aimed at reducing red tape and regulatory costs is ...

Minimum 30% tax for discretionary trusts

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... credits and details of rollover relief for restructuring. "These reforms will make the tax system fairer and more sustainable, and help fund tax cuts as well as the essential services Australians rely on," he added. In the lead up to Budget night, Chalmers ...

Government plans 'standardised' assessment for NDIS

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... capacity building daily activities will be reset and New Framework Planning will deliver more equitable, consistent and sustainable participants plans from 1 April 2027," the budget read. The government will invest $821.2 million over four years to expand ...

Chalmers chooses 'hard road of reform' in Budget

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... billion, a far cry from the $36.8 billion that had been projected. "The [government] is delivering a stronger and more sustainable Budget with smaller deficits, less debt and net policy decisions that improve the bottom line," Chalmers said. "Responsible ...

Advice industry can't afford CSLR to be an 'unsustainable mess': FAAA

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026
... affordability of advice for everyday Australians." "There is strong support amongst advisers for a more balanced and sustainable funding model. Financial advisers should not be bearing a disproportionate share of the cost for failures that occur elsewhere ...