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Norway wealth fund told to pause ethical divestments

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
... Council of Ethics is an independent body that makes recommendations to the fund's board for consideration. Norway's wealth minister Jens Stoltenberg said the world has changed since the ethical guidelines were first adopted in 2004 and they require revisiting. ...

Equity Trustees to ask Mulino for help amid First Guardian, Shield fallout

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
... funds ETSL is trustee of have lost about $70 million through First Guardian. He said ETSL is preparing an application to minister of financial services Daniel Mulino under Part 23 of the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 for financial assistance ...

Unclaimed super pot hits $19bn: ATO

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
... accounts you have, and to consider if appropriate to consolidate your super to reduce fees and make it easier to manage." Minister for financial services Daniel Mulino said the government is urging Australians to check if they have any lost or unclaimed ...

Government taps IFM, Plenary for Southeast Asia boost

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025
... and the economic growth of Southeast Asia. Announced at the ASEAN Indo-Pacific Forum in Kuala Lumpur this week, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the government will invest $175 million in IFM Investors' Asia-Pacific Debt Fund and $76.3 million in ...

Netwealth invokes Part 23 of SIS Act in First Guardian response

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2025
... impacted by the First Guardian failure. This morning, the listed platform and superannuation provider said it had applied to minister for financial services Daniel Mulino for financial assistance under Part 23 of the SIS Act on October 24. Part 23 of ...

Super funds raise stakes in US investments to US$1.44tn

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2025
... from what the sector originally predicted. Embedded in the landmark critical minerals agreement forged between Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and US President Donald Trump, super funds "will increase investments in the United States to US$1.44 trillion ...

Family trusts safe from reform for now: Mulino

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025
Minister for financial services Daniel Mulino has said the government is not currently looking at reforming the tax treatment of family trusts. Appearing on Sky News this morning to discuss this week's changes to Division 296, Mulino was asked whether ...

Carbon tax a 'missed opportunity': Debelle

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025
Funds SA chair Guy Debelle has told the IGCC Summit 2025 that numerous governments not going ahead with a carbon tax was a "missed opportunity". "The carbon tax wouldn't have been a bad thing to have done, but we lost a few Prime Ministers on the ...

Government reviewing $3m super tax

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2025
... Treasurer Jim Chalmers' controversial $3 million superannuation tax legislation. Brown told the hearing the Prime Minister's office had been asking questions about the bill. "There have been some conversations with the Prime Minister's office. It's ...

Platform trustees told to improve investment governance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2025
... trustees, APRA will consider whether further enhancements to the relevant prudential standards and guidance are necessary." Minister for financial services Daniel Mulino said he has written to regulators to identify steps that can be taken to prevent ...