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State Super announces new board appointment

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2026
... held board positions across the community and pharmacy sectors, alongside executive roles with Transport NSW, the NSW department of education, the Royal Australian and New Zealand college of radiologists and the Transport Wokers Union. NSW Treasurer ...

Super trustee business dents Equity Trustees' FY26 results

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2026
Equity Trustees (EQT) posted substantial growth in profits in the financial year ending June 30, despite sustaining a $7.5 million loss from its super trustee business over the period. EQT Group's net profit after tax (NPAT) was $26.4 million, reflecting ...

New platform provides guidance for retirees

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2026
A new artificial intelligence (AI) platform has launched to fill a gap that is persisting for retiring members seeking purpose in the retirement phase. Purpose Again founder Colin Pudsey told Financial Standard he's launched the platform on a mission ...

GESB names chief executive

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2026
... major organisations and reform initiatives throughout her career. Most recently, she was the under treasurer of the Department of Treasury and Finance WA for over a year, following a seven-year stint at New South Wales Treasury as deputy secretary. She ...

Igneo makes three acquisitions, launches energy platform

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2026
Igneo Infrastructure Partners has launched a dedicated Australian distributed energy platform, Vertis Energy, alongside a series of acquisitions that will provide the business with an initial portfolio of 46 MW of solar assets. The global infrastructure ...

FEATURE | Member engagement | On the ball

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2026
... insurance payout for a terminally ill loved one with weeks to live. Cbus and AustralianSuper made headlines in this department. Cbus paid a nearly $24 million fine for the lengthy delay of death benefit payments. AustralianSuper was accused of sitting ...

Trustees lack death benefit claims uplift urgency: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2026
... to a First Nations woman who was grieving the loss of her husband. Cbus and AustralianSuper were headliners in this department. Cbus paid a nearly $24 million fine for the lengthy delay of death benefit payments, while AustralianSuper sat on claims that ...

King's honours list lauds two super fund chiefs

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2026
... that was an executive director at Dexus Asset Management for nearly five years. She is currently the chair of the NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure. Dexus chair Warwick Negus was among the AM recipients this year for his "significant ...

Mulino targets retail investor protections, high-risk MISs: SIAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... sectors, and so ultimately a lot of these issues required attention simultaneously, and what I and the government and the department have tried to do is to examine those issues in a holistic way," he said. "It's critical that we think about whether ...

QIC Ventures helps raise $25m for defence tech company

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
... Arkeus, which can detect targets eight times further than competitors. Arkeus is used by the Australian Army and US Department of Defense, also known as the US Department of War, to "detect and track threats in real time" via an artificial intelligence ...
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