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Canadian pension fund takes 5.6% stake in Inghams

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2026
... respective regions. PSP Investments said there is fertile ground to bolster opportunities for investment between the two nations. "I'm proud of the strong relationships our team has built in Australia and excited about the role we can continue to ...

Taxpayers to foot Age Pension if super turned into ATM: SMC

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2026
... lowest pension spending in the OECD, but that trend could be reversed if the policy became law, SMC said. "With other nations threatening to be sunk by rising pension costs due to ageing populations, it makes no sense for Australia to follow them down ...

Trusts, foundations deploy $100m in catalytic capital: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2026
... typically used by impact-driven organisations, projects and intermediaries. These include charities, social enterprises, First Nations organisations, community-led initiatives, impact funds, or other models with the primacy of social or environmental ...

S&P reaffirms Australia's AAA credit rating

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2026
Australia has retained its AAA sovereign credit rating form S&P Global, with the ratings agency citing the nations sound fiscal position, modest public debt and strong institutional settings despite heightened global uncertainty. S&P reaffirmed the ...

Australia welcomes 25k to millionaires' club: UBS

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2026
... lifted the total millionaire population to more than 1.6 million. Australia also ranked among the world's wealthiest nations on a per-capita basis, with average wealth per adult reaching US$616,306. Only Hong Kong (US$648,267), the US (US$696,277) ...

Powerhouse Ventures partners with European fund manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2026
... start-up fund," rather its target companies will "fast become the next 'infrastructure' layer that western sovereign nations will need to develop for capability and resilience." The fund has seeded about 10 global companies. The total initial ...

Trustees lack death benefit claims uplift urgency: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2026
... handling with consumers front of mind." One trustee took over 500 days to pay a death benefit of around $100,000 to a First Nations woman who was grieving the loss of her husband. Cbus and AustralianSuper were headliners in this department. Cbus paid ...

FEATURE | Aged care: The longevity dividend

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2026
... healthcare spending. By 2030 we're expecting one in six people will be over 60 years old, and in developed market nations like Australia, people aged over 65 years old will account for about 40% of healthcare spending," he says. "And for those people ...

ART to employ more First Nations members into its workforce

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2026
... Action Plan (RAP), highlighting initiatives the super fund will complete by the end of 2028, including setting up a First Nations workforce target. The Innovate RAP builds on the first one delivered in 2024 and is underpinned by partnerships with First ...

FEATURE | Emerging markets: Twists and turns

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
... national energy emergency. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical maritime chokepoint, which according to United Nations (UN) carries about one quarter of the world's seaborne oil trade, sent supply chains and crude oil prices into a tailspin ...
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