November
David Collard paid for Rolls-Royce as staff woes mounted
It’s the latest tightening rope around the flashy businessman, who had plans for his multinational business to build electric “gigabatteries” in Geelong.
- Myriam Robin
February
Why Keating says he was lucky to avoid university
The former prime minister believed he needed more than a deep knowledge of one subject to pursue his ambitious reform plan.
- Michael Stutchbury
October 2023
How ‘nation building’ can deliver competitive super returns
AustralianSuper’s Don Russell cites infrastructure as an area where the $3.5 trillion sector has helped modernise Australia without compromising on returns.
- Hannah Wootton
September 2022
- Exclusive
- Industrial relations
The lunch that changed Australia’s economic destiny
Paul Keating and Bill Kelty hatched Australia’s extraordinary superannuation system over tandoori chicken in Melbourne. Thirty years later, they explain why they tore up the retirement rule book.
- Jennifer Hewett and Tony Boyd
August 2022
Big super sizes up financial advice ‘opportunity’
AustralianSuper chairman Don Russell and Australian Retirement Trust chairman Don Luke said Michelle Levy’s review could result in funds providing more advice.
- Aleks Vickovich
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Chalmers’ historic super reforms
The Albanese government wants super funds to have greater involvement in funding affordable housing, a move that may challenge the obligations placed on trustees.
- Tony Boyd
September 2021
How carbon border taxes may hurt Australia
There would be cascading consequences for Australia if the US follows Europe’s lead and introduces a carbon tax on imports, which may disrupt our most significant trading corridors in Asia.
- Lucas Baird
Australia’s access to capital may be strangled over climate stance
Australia risks punishment from global markets that will impede access to capital for the corporate and government sectors.
- Lucas Baird
July 2021
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Silk leaves challenges for AusSuper’s new CEO
Ian Silk leaves an impressive legacy after 15 years running AustralianSuper. But his successor, Paul Schroder, will have his work cut out dealing with tectonic changes in retirement incomes.
- Tony Boyd
October 2020
AustralianSuper chair warns companies vulnerable to EU carbon tax
Australia should be worried about the European Union strengthening its protectionist resolve to levy carbon taxes on imports from “free rider” countries seen to be failing to aggressively cut carbon emissions.
- Elouise Fowler
April 2020
Big super warns huge jump in withdrawals may hurt recovery
The demand for hardship withdrawals could limit the scope for industry funds to recapitalise corporate Australia during the recovery from the pandemic.
- Joanna Mather, Tony Boyd and Aleks Vickovich
March 2020
Banking and Wealth Summit Crisis Briefing
Australia's premier forum for banking and wealth leaders, regulators, policymakers and stakeholder groups is going online for a special crisis briefing.
January 2020
Mammoth super funds should hold more capital: experts
Superannuation funds are becoming so mammoth that they should be subject to bank-like capital requirements, experts say.
- Joanna Mather and Bo Seo
The era of mega funds
Corporate Australia is answering to a new master, superannuation funds, which are becoming a growing force in international asset markets.
- Joanna Mather