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FEATURE | Emerging markets: Twists and turns

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026

... energy mix to reach 35% renewables by 2030 and 50% by 2040," she says. A newly published report by the UN estimates the military escalation in the Middle East will cost Asia and Pacific countries US$97 billion to US$299 billion in output losses. Through ...

Aussie veterans front Senate over underpaid pensions

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026

... Committee, Australian Navy veteran Peter Williamson called on the government to make him whole after it came to light his military pension may have been unfairly reduced. Williamson retired from the Navy in 1982 and was a member of the Defence Force ...

Danish pension fund dumps US bonds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2026

... Treasuries over the past year in response to growing tensions and uncertainty. In recent days, Trump has threatened to use military force to cease control of Greenland. He also threatened tariffs on countries that oppose his plans. "The decision is rooted ...

Increases coming for veterans' superannuation

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025

... over the four years to 2028-29. It said this is largely due to the revised valuation of the unfunded liability for the military superannuation schemes by the Australian Government Actuary. The amount of money being spent on the Age Pension is also expected ...

Chalmers flags pension, super spending in Budget update

ELIZA BAVIN | TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025

... Wednesday will show... an extra $3 billion more in support for seniors on the Age Pension, an extra $2.1 billion more for military superannuation schemes, an extra $2 billion for veterans, and more," Chalmers said. "We take our responsibilities to veterans ...

FEATURE: Private credit | At the precipice

GLENDA KORPORAAL | FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2025

... private markets and also a great deal of investment need from the private sector (e.g. AI investment, green transition, military spend in Europe)," he says. He says the US market is a lot more diversified and mature than the Australian market. "The Australian ...

Vanguard identifies strongest asset classes for coming decade

MATTHEW WAI | THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2025

... several longer-term structural drivers that may help drive new value supply chains across various sectors. These include military spending globally, infrastructure to accommodate the growth in AI; independent energy security; and electricity over carbon-based ...

HESTA, Vision Super divest Israeli securities

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2025

... supporting illegal occupation or manufacturing weapons. This means we do not currently invest in any company identified in the military, heavy equipment, construction, transport, energy or tourism sectors within this year's OHCHR report." In a note ...

Super funds break records, inactive accounts balloon

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2025

... $133.4 billion assets and nearly 1.9 million members. Government funds - the Public Sector Superannuation Scheme and Military Superannuation & Benefits Fund No 1 - have the highest median account balance of $545,808 and $525,461 respectively. Retail ...

Super funds test cybersecurity resilience

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2025

... greenwashing. Many organisations spout the standard lines of "how well they treat everyone's information carefully using military-grade security and data protection". "This is an attempt to give some confidence to the public, yet we see data breach ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing 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.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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