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Infocus adds to leadership team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
The national advice group welcomed an executive general manager, strategic relationships after also adding a chief financial and operations officer. Matthew Fogarty has joined the Infocus team in the strategic relationships role, bringing more than ...

ASIC recommends standards for virtual AGMs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has provided Treasury with a report after conducting an inquiry into companies holding virtual AGMs. As part of the report, the regulator made five recommendations, including that ASIC and ...

Australia can lead energy transition, climate investing: Panel

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
Australia should seize the next four years as an opportunity to be a leader in climate investing and the energy transition by taking advantage of the US President Donald Trump's hardline anti-ESG stance, a panel of experts say. Australia has the ...

Impact investors need instos, governments to scale: Experts

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2025
While it has gained momentum in the last 15 years, impact investing still requires major backing from institutional investors and governments for it to scale and become a formidable force, the first day of the Impact Investment Summit Asia Pacific heard ...

AZ NGA practices merge on road to 'super firm'

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2025
Eureka Whittaker Macnaught (EWM) and Foster Raffan iPlan have merged to form a large, multi-disciplinary firm serving around 2500 clients. The merged firm is home to 44 employees, including 20 financial advisers, and operates in six locations across ...

Labor accelerates defence spending

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
The defence portfolio will grow to $57.6 billion over the next decade as the Albanese government tightens national and economic security amid growing geopolitical tensions. As announced last year, the government will invest an additional $50.3 billion ...

Green technology, clean energy receive Budget boost

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
Aligned with the Future Made in Australia agenda, the government is continuing to invest billions into green technologies and the energy transition. The federal government has also allocated funding for innovative technology and clean energy manufacturing ...

Payday super on track, but so is the $3m super tax

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
A breakdown of government revenue revealed the superannuation sector will contribute $25.6 billion to the government's bottom line in 2025-26 - an uplift of $9.7 billion since the MYEFO from taxes on the sector. "The upgrade to superannuation fund ...

Non-compete, restraint clauses to be outlawed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
From 2027, employers will no longer be able to impose non-compete clauses on employees earning less than $175,000. They will also not be able to exploit loopholes that block staff from joining competitors. Announced as part of the Federal Budget for ...

CoreLogic rebrands to Cotality

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
CoreLogic has rebranded as Cotality, a name the property data company said is a nod to its origins while signifying its approach of 'totality' and spirit of 'vitality.' Cotality said the rebrand, complete with a new name, logo, and "brand identity," ...