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CEFC invests $35m in Starling Energy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2025
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) is investing $35 million through the CEFC Household Energy Upgrades Fund (HEUF) in Starling Energy Group, which operates via its retail brand Plico. CEFC said the investment will help reduce household energy ...

Australia's gender pay gap narrows: WGEA reports

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
The Workplace Gender Equality Agency has released the latest Australia's Gender Equality Scorecard. Spanning the past 12 months, the employer census revealed that the national gender pay gap has dropped by 0.7 percentage points (pp) to 21.1%, from 21.8% ...

DC funds "leaving member money on the table": Report

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
In a recent global peer study conducted by the Thinking Ahead Institute (TAI), defined contribution (DC) pension funds said they are concerned some members are not saving enough for retirement. The study found 60% of respondents are concerned their ...

Mason Stevens secures mandate from UHNW advisory

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2025
Mason Stevens has partnered with independent advisory firm GloryHouse - headed by Morgan Stanley alum Garth Hu - which will leverage Mason Stevens' platform for its investment management and client services. The partnership represents a significant ...

T. Rowe and Oak Hill launch flexible credit income fund

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2025
T. Rowe Price and Oak Hill Advisors (OHA) have launched the Flexible Credit Income Fund AUD (OFLEX AUD), specifically designed for wholesale investors. OFLEX AUD leverages OHA's best ideas, seeking to deliver income by lending primarily to large cap ...

Why risk advice is on the verge of collapse: Experts

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2025
The challenges around risk advice have forced many advisers to abandon the sector. With greater complexity and a dwindling number of specialists, experts fear the risk market may cease to exist, the FAAA Congress 2025 has heard. There are currently ...

HUB24 takes stake in Finura Digital

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2025
HUB24 has taken an equity stake in Finura Digital, the parent company to Advice Designer, a SaaS platform that helps financial advisers automate their advice production processes. In addition, HUB24 will introduce myhub, an "ecosystem concept" being ...

L1 Group aims for $35m in cost reductions post-merger

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2025
The newly formed L1 Group is targeting a cost reduction of $30-35 million within the next 18 months as it looks to capitalise on synergies created by the merger. Recently appointed L1 Group chief executive and managing director Julian Russell noted ...

CalPERS adopts total portfolio approach

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2025
One of the world's largest pension funds is shifting to a total portfolio approach (TPA), saying it will improve transparency and provide flexibility to capitalise on opportunities. Following a board vote, the California Public Employees' Retirement ...

Human biases call for simpler retirement framework: Research

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2025
Financial advisers need to tackle inherent behavioural bias in members and build simpler frameworks to improve retirement outcomes, according to research by Industry Fund Services (IFS). The whitepaper, published in collaboration with Challenger, identified ...