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Stop delaying Payday Super laws, says SMC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2025
With Australia's unpaid super bill growing by $110 million each week, a survey from Super Members Council (SMC) shows 70% of Aussies want to see the payday super laws implemented as scheduled. Payday super laws are slated to come into effect on 1 July ...

Macquarie lines up $240m deal for new data centre

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2025
... project finance and new longer term infrastructure investors in our data centres," it said. Macquarie did not disclose the current landowner, but said it was a long-established property investment and development company based in Sydney.

Hostplus extends MetLife partnership

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2025
Hostplus has extended its group insurance partnership with MetLife Australia until June 2028. Since the inception of the partnership in 2013, Hostplus said its members have enjoyed lower premiums, improved insurance terms, and a more personalised claims ...

Superannuation is Australia's 'productivity engine': ASFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2025
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) said Australia's superannuation sector provides a fundamental contribution towards the nation's growth, but argues there is more that needs to be done. ASFA has released The Impact and Opportunity ...

UniSuper delivers 10.3% to members

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2025
UniSuper has delivered a 10.3% return for its Balanced (default) option for the year to June 30. Members in the Growth option saw 11% returns for the year. The two sustainable-branded options, Sustainable High Growth and Sustainable Balanced, returned ...

BNP Paribas names two new global heads

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2025
... alternatives capabilities, across AXA IM Alts, AXA IM Prime, BNPP REIM and BNPP AM's Private Assets, in addition to her current role as global head of AXA IM Alts. The combined structure brings together over $533 billion (€300 billion) in alternatives ...

Platinum, L1 merger to help fight 'organic business decline'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025
... of the merged entity. The balance will be owned by existing Platinum shareholders. The merged business will be led by current Platinum chief executive Jeff Peters, while current chief financial officer Andrew Stannard and chief operating officer Joel ...

Insurer names interim chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025
... lead role in an interim capacity. Allianz said Stewart has decided to step down and take a break. Kane has served in his current position since 2020. He first joined the insurer in 2019 as chief technology officer. Before that, he'd spent close to two ...

Instos turn to risk as volatility lessens: State Street

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025
Institutional investors are aggressively buying into risk as stocks are reaching new highs, likely spurred by falling market volatility as Australia sees surges in local investments, new data from State Streeet finds. The State Street Risk Appetite ...

L1 Capital, Platinum seal merger deal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2025
... of the merged entity. The balance will be owned by existing Platinum shareholders. The merged business will be led by current Platinum chief executive Jeff Peters, while current chief financial officer Andrew Stannard and chief operating officer Joel ...