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ART backs Queensland space company with $14m investment

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2026
Australian Retirement Trust (ART) has invested more than $14 million in Queensland-based aerospace company Gilmour Space Technologies, backing the state's growing space sector through a co-investment with QIC. ART chief executive Kathy Vincent said ...

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2026
... follows the closure of SMSF Adviser Network, an entity operating in a similar model under the authorisation provided by the National Tax & Accountants' Association's (NTAA) AFSL in April, with 85 advisers subsequently wiped off from the FAR. ...

Cooling economy could keep RBA on hold

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2026
... household and public sector expenditure as well as cyclone disruptions to mining and export activities," ABS head of national accounts Grace Kim said. Household spending rose 0.5% in the March quarter. This growth includes elevated spending on electricity ...

ART pumps $3bn in Australian property funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2026
... shares, infrastructure, property and other investments. "By investing at scale in Australian property, ART is backing national economic growth while always aiming to deliver strong long-term returns for members," he said.

KPMG chief resigns after firm admits whistleblower probe fell short

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2026
... setting regarding the sharing of the client information. As a consequence, KPMG chief executive Andrew Yates along with the national managing partner of audit and assurance Julian McPherson have resigned from their positions on May 29. While the board ...

Centrepoint Alliance acquires two advice firms

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2026
... our platform and investments businesses." The transaction will be funded via a $10 million acquisition facility from National Australia Bank, which will provide capacity to pursue further acquisitions. Also based in Queensland, Astute is a lending aggregator ...

FEATURE | Emerging markets: Twists and turns

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
... US-Israel war on Iran, the Philippines became the first domino to fall when President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. declared a national energy emergency. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical maritime chokepoint, which according to United Nations (UN) ...

Cultural competency is not a box-ticking exercise: RIAA

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2026
... course you've done so you can call yourself competent," he added. Jamie Lowe, panel chair and chief executive of the National Native Title Council, also believes cultural engagement is not enough. Companies should have a good relationship with Indigenous ...

AustralianSuper hires head of AI

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... in a newly created role. Sarah Carney joins AustralianSuper from Microsoft where she spent a decade, most recently as national chief technology officer for Australia and New Zealand. AustralianSuper chief platforms officer Mike Backeberg said appointing ...

Government to fast track low-risk foreign investments

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... foreign investment is crucial to Australia's prosperity and the government is committed to ensuring it is in Australia's national interest as well. "We are strengthening and streamlining Australia's foreign investment system to attract investment that ...
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