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Industry funds leaking members to SMSFs

Industry funds leaking members to SMSFs

Industry super funds have dominated membership growth and fund flows over the past two decades but new analysis points to leakage to SMSFs.
Top SMSFs outperform top APRA funds

Top SMSFs outperform top APRA funds

The market conditions were right and the result was that the top 25% of SMSFs outperformed larger funds over the five years to mid-2024.
Gen X falls behind on retirement planning but are most intentional

Gen X falls behind on retirement planning but are most intentional

Equip Super has found Generation X is the least-prepared cohort for retirement planning but - at the same time - the most intentional.
Money bag balanced against home

Homesafe appoints new distribution lead to spearhead expansion

Yasmine Raso 13 March 2026

Property

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Homesafe Wealth Release has marked the expansion of its distribution channels beyond direct-to-consumer with a new senior appointment.

Photo of sign with arrivals and departures

Frontier replaces PATRIZIA as Prime Super’s asset consultant

Binaya Dahal 13 March 2026

Funds Management

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Prime Super has appointed Frontier Advisors as its new asset consultant, with the mandate set to commence on 1 June 2026.

Market retreat

Tech sell-off creates rare opportunity for investors

Binaya Dahal 13 March 2026

Fintech

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Datt Capital’s Emanuel Datt says that in some cases, technology companies were trading at the lowest multiples seen in five years.

Man puzzled by complex diagram

Ugly, complex layering of tax – SMSF Association

Mike Taylor 12 March 2026

Superannuation

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SMSF Association chief executive, Peter Burgess warns that super fund members will pay the price for the Govt’s ugly, complex new tax regime.

Hard way easy way

Chalmers did super legislation the hard way

Mike Taylor 12 March 2026

Superannuation

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The Govt and the superannuation sector are celebrating the passage of the $3m super tax cap legislation but it could been faster and easier.

Northern Trust inks data deal with Hamilton Lane

Industry funds dominate on scale, AUM

Mike Taylor 12 March 2026

Superannuation

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The latest APRA data have confirmed the degree to which industry super funds have grown to dominate the sector in terms of members and AUM.

Stockmarket crash news

Investors warned against panic selling during volatility

Binaya Dahal 12 March 2026

Investment

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Schroders’ Duncan Lamont says market disruptions after major geopolitical events have historically been short-lived.


INDUSTRY NEWS

TPD Severity – built for today’s realities

Financial Newswire Contributor 2 March 2026

Industry News

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TPD Severity offers a modern solution that blends seamlessly with existing TPD products, giving financial advisers a flexible, smarter, and more

Challenger

Is your retirement advice built to last?

Financial Newswire Contributor 10 February 2026

Industry News

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As Australians live longer, longevity risk is reshaping retirement advice. Our guide helps advisers build resilient retirement income plans.

Unlock faster underwriting for smoother approvals

Financial Newswire Contributor 1 February 2026

Industry News

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Experience the future of faster underwriting with digital PMARs and automated decisioning. Deliver enhanced precision, smarter processing, and quicker

Mocktail, anyone? Investing across demographic trends

Financial Newswire Contributor 24 November 2025

Industry News

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Mirova’s Jens Peers explores the generational trends shaping investment opportunities within the demographic transition.


Data security, oversight fears fuel AI finance distrust

Binaya Dahal 12 March 2026

Financial Planning

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Colonial First State’s new research shows most Australians remain reluctant to trust AI technology with decisions about their money.

Finger pushes tax button

KeyInvest adds more Div296-friendly options to bond menu

Yasmine Raso 12 March 2026

Financial Planning

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In direct response to Division 296 legislation passing Parliament, KeyInvest has reworked its bond menu to include tax-friendly options.

Ticket stubs with the wording The Blame Game! on them

Sequoia/InterPrac want court test of AFCA methodology

Mike Taylor 11 March 2026

Financial Planning

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The hope of appropriate apportionment of blame underscores InterPrac’s almost unprecedented Federal Court challenge to AFCA.

Invest superannuation

Super fund returns remain consistent despite uncertainty

Yasmine Raso 11 March 2026

Superannuation

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Super funds have managed a consistent run of positive returns to February, with geopolitical uncertainty likely to disrupt this trajectory.

Data Centre Infrastructure

Adjust performance test on infrastructure – ASFA

Mike Taylor 10 March 2026

Superannuation

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Super funds have told a Parliamentary Committee the performance test should be modified to better accomodate infrastructure, private debt.

Accusing fingers pointing

Impose FAR, ORFR obligations on MISs – Industry funds

Mike Taylor 9 March 2026

Investment

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Industry funds represented by the SMC are urging the Government to make the directors of MISs and their REs more liable for failures.

stagflation

Stagflation – the spectre that dare not speak its name

Matthew Drennan 11 March 2026

Investment

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Financial Newswire’s economics commentator, Matt Drennan says stagflation is more than just a spectre with luck and timing critical factors.

Senior appointment

Infocus appoints Creswell to lead standards

Binaya Dahal 11 March 2026

Investment

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Infocus has announced the appointment of Phil Creswell as its Head of Professional Standards, a role he commenced on March 2.

Ex-CBA veteran, former Premier launch $100m fund

Binaya Dahal 11 March 2026

Investment

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Colter Bay Capital launches as Australia’s newest institutional private credit fund, targeting the corporate lower mid-market.