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PC targets business barriers to lift productivity

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2026
... adapt and restructure, with the PC identifying policy-induced barriers across the business lifecycle as an area for government intervention. "A productive economy is constantly renewing itself through businesses starting, growing, adapting and closing ...

Australian Unity executive to retire

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2026
... August. Earlier this year, it also reduced its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its home health platform and the integration of several businesses.

AustralianSuper scores Moody's top credit rating

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2026
... lowest level of credit risk. AustralianSuper chief executive Paul Schroder said: "AustralianSuper is the first non-government-owned pension fund globally to receive an AAA long-term issuer rating from Moody's. This rating is good for Australia - ...

Future Fund returns 11% as portfolio reaches $290bn

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2026
... that aligns with the New Investment Order thinking we first outlined in 2021: increasing geopolitical risk, populist government and deglobalisation and a world at an inflection point, characterised by greater uncertainty and a faster pace of change," ...

Frontier Advisors awarded investment advice mandate

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2026
... services to other APRA regulated entities. Frontier Advisors director of client development and co-head of LDI and government Elie Saikaly said he was delighted with the appointment. "We look forward to working closely with Medibank Group's team ...

ART gathers govt, business leaders to close super gap

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2026
The Australian Retirement Trust (ART) is working with the government and business leaders to address the gender superannuation gap. The forum brings together senior leaders from the Queensland government, ART, Chief Executive Women, Business Chamber ...

Aware Super expands Challenger partnership for lifetime income solution

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2026
... savings into income that would last for life. The agreement also supports Aware Super's obligations under the federal government's Retirement Income Covenant, which requires trustees to develop strategies to help members manage their retirement income. ...

State Super farewells investment strategy chief

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2026
State Super chief investment strategy officer will leave the post early next month after spending almost a decade at the public sector fund. Keri Pratt will retire on November 3, wrapping up her career in financial services spanning over 40 years. Pratt ...

Super funds lend voice to tokenisation

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2026
... representatives from banks, superannuation funds, exchanges, payment providers and digital asset business, alongside government and regulators. Its first meeting is scheduled for early November, following the completion of Project Acacia's experimental ...

Global recession 'a very low probability': JPMAM

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2026
... feeling optimistic about Canada, Japan and Australia, along with emerging markets. "We can put together a portfolio of government bonds with very good treasuries, very good central banks, with very little dependency on cross-border flows that yield about ...
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