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Government to commit $3.7bn to strengthen aged care access

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
The government will invest $3.7 billion to increase the supply of residential aged care accommodation, accelerate the release of Support at Home packages and enhance the quality and affordability of aged care services. In a direct response to the Residential ...

TelstraSuper-Aware Super merger complete

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... merger, less than a year after they began to explore the proposal. About 85,000 TelstraSuper members have now joined Aware Super via a Successor Fund Transfer (SFT) to create a superannuation fund with approximately 1.3 million members and over $235 ...

Brighter Super, QIC Ventures invest in ProcurePro

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... procurement platform, boosting the startup's value to more than $100 million. The two parties helped raised $15 million via a Series B round in the hope of scaling the platform which uses artificial intelligence (AI) to provide construction teams ...

Takeovers Panel denies Atlas Arteria interim order request

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2026
... has numerous deficiencies and complexities. On May 6, Atlas Arteria sought the help of the panel to restrain IFM Investors via its subsidiary Diamond Infraco 1 to despatch its bidder's statement in its current form. Atlas Arteria said this is unless ...

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

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026
A recent survey conducted by the Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) shows the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) levy will increase the cost of financial advice and may see a significant departure of advisers from the industry. The ...

Platinum Asset Management awards back-office mandate to Apex Group

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026
... announcement read. For investors, direct debit will no longer be available for regular investment plans, with payments to be made via BPay or electronic funds transfer. Transactions will also no longer be made in New Zealand dollars and instead will ...

Insurance premiums to drop for HESTA members

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2026
... new events cover is reducing from 30 days to 10, and the fund is making it easier for members to apply for increased cover via a short survey about their health. "For many of our members, the cover they have within their super is likely to be the only ...

Digital asset adoption in SMSFs not a surprise: Burgess

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2026
... fastest growing asset classes out there, the only way, from a super perspective, people can get access to that asset class is via an SMSF. In that regard, we're not surprised of what we're seeing right now," he said. He also emphasised many SMSFs ...

Clearer distinction of advice required around aged care costs: Review

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2026
... relating to aged care costs. The review acknowledges only financial advisers with an aged care specialist designation, accredited via the Aged Care Steps Accredited Aged Care Professional program from the Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) ...

FEATURE: Fixed income | Adjusting the lens

PENNY PRYOR  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026
... the sector are raising funds. The hyperscalers like Amazon, Microsoft, Alphabet and Oracle have been moving from financing via cash and/or equity to greater reliance on the debt markets due to the scale and urgency of their computer power requirements. ...