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Macquarie 'preparing for all contingencies' as conflict continues

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2026
... very hard to say, the Kuwaiti person we were speaking to last night said two things about Iran. One is that with Iraq, they let that war last nine years. Secondly, their value of life is not as high as ours, because they believe life goes on. And so ...

Fink doubles down on private markets ambitions

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
BlackRock chief executive Larry Fink is doubling down on private markets' golden run, predicting the fund manager will raise US$400 billion of these assets by 2030. BlackRock aims to tap investments in infrastructure, private credit and alternatives ...

First Super switches out group insurer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
... the fund said. "First Super prides itself on being large enough to perform and small enough to care, and this new fee will let the First Super insurance team continue to deliver efficient, specialist service to insured members when they need it most." ...

Treasury opens Div 296 tax regulation consultation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2026
Treasury has laid out its proposed taxation regulations surrounding the new Division 296 superannuation tax and is seeking industry feedback. In its next step since the passage of the Treasury Laws Amendment (Building a Stronger and Fairer Super System) ...

'We've let our members down': Watson

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026
Outgoing First Super chief executive Bill Watson has told Financial Standard he has grave concerns about the current trajectory of Australia's superannuation industry. "I get the feeling we are letting our members down in terms of poor service," Watson ...

Constant slams super funds over complaints handling

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2026
... over how they use complaints to identify and address service issues said they couldn't identify a single systemic issue. "Let's just sit with that for a minute. These trustees received thousands of complaints but told us they haven't identified one single ...

Division 296 legislation passes, LISTO to increase

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2026
The controversial Division 296 superannuation tax has passed through both houses and will take effect from July 1, alongside changes to the Low-Income Superannuation Tax Offset. Treasurer Jim Chalmers announced the passage of the Treasury Laws Amendment ...

Cbus calls for tax reform on TPD payouts in pre-Budget submission

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
Cbus has used its pre-Budget submission to call for clearer, fairer tax settings on total and permanent disability (TPD) insurance payouts for members under 60 years of age. Cbus said such reforms could save workers and their families thousands of dollars ...

VFMC names chief finance, risk officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2026
A long serving Bennelong Funds Management executive is taking on the role. Jeff Phillips has been named as chief finance and risk officer at Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC), stepping into the role next month. Phillips is currently chief ...

Trump hit by Supreme Court's 'body blow', strikes back with 15% global tariff

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026
US President Donald Trump has raised the blanket universal tariff on US imports from 10% to 15% after the US Supreme Court struck down his Liberation Day policies, deeming them unlawful. The response by the President came within a day of him announcing ...