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Industry fund members eye SMSFs

Industry fund members eye SMSFs

SMSF establishments and the use of financial advisers are on the rise with industry fund members more likely to consider the option.
Personal contributions lift super flows

Personal contributions lift super flows

A surprising lift in the level of personal contributions has helped underpin a health 26.9% in member contributions, according to APRA.
AMP in court defending super fees class action

AMP in court defending super fees class action

AMP Limited will be in court for much of the next seven weeks facing into a class action over alleged excessive superannuation fees.
Managed services

FES Super extends 15-year tech partnership with SS&C

Patrick Buncsi 29 May 2025 No Comments

FES Super has extended its longstanding partnership with managed services partner SS&C, including continued use of the Bluedoor platform.

Cutting fees

Super funds’ competitive fees focus

Mike Taylor 27 May 2025 No Comments

With the close of the financial year looming along with the superannuation performance test there is a new renewed focus on fees.

Investment fees

Aware Super drops admin fees

Mike Taylor 26 May 2025 No Comments

Major industry superannuation fund Aware Super has cut its administration fees by up to 25% claiming savings of up to $225.

Australian Senate chamber

Chalmers unmoved but indexation remains possible

Mike Taylor 26 May 2025 One Comment

The Treasurer, Jim Chalmers, remains fixed on driving through the $3 million super tax cap but indexation remains a Senate bargaining chip.

Rules and regulations

Super CEOs urge regulatory simplification

Mike Taylor 26 May 2025 3 Comments

The chief executives of the largest superannuation funds have made clear they want to see a simplification of the regulatory environment.

Man caught in money trap

Managed accounts now exposed to super performance test

Mike Taylor 23 May 2025 3 Comments

In what has serious implications for managed accounts, APRA has confirmed they will be picked up as part of the super performance test.

Michael Clancy

Rest appoints Qantas Super chief as next CIO

Patrick Buncsi 22 May 2025 No Comments

Leading industry super fund Rest has named former Qantas Super CEO Michael Clancy to head its investment operations.


INDUSTRY NEWS

Retirees need to dial down risk and focus on income

Financial Newswire Contributor 26 May 2025

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For investors nearing retirement this intense market volatility couldn’t be more poorly timed. A big loss now could leave them lacking later in life.

Take life on with Acenda, the new face of MLC Life Insurance.  

Financial Newswire Contributor 19 May 2025

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For over 130 years, MLC Life Insurance has helped Australians protect their futures and the futures of those they love. Now, as Acenda…

Duration’s comeback: A better friend for income and credit

Financial Newswire Contributor 8 April 2025

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We think it is time for income and credit investors to accept duration back into the friend circle…

Trade, tariffs, and the market response

Financial Newswire Contributor 21 April 2025

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Global markets have been rattled following proposed tariff implementations. Fidelity experts weigh in across asset classes and lay out their thinking


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annuities

MetLife urges for strategy “rethink” to achieve comfort in retirement

Yasmine Raso | 22 May 2025MetLife Australia has called for a "rethink" of retirement planning strategies, as surging costs see confidence in savings plummet.
ASIC cancels AFS licence

TelstraSuper aborts Equip Super merger

Mike Taylor | 21 May 2025In a surprise move, TelstraSuper has aborted its merger process with Equip Super stating it is not in members' best interests.
Small ball pushing down a see-saw with big ball on other side

22 super funds control 93.2% of AUM

Mike Taylor | 21 May 2025The reality of the Australian superannuation industry is that it is now dominated by 22 super funds controlling 93.2% of AUM.
comparing apples with oranges

Industry funds back ASIC on publishing IDR data

Mike Taylor | 20 May 2025Industry funds group, the Super Members Council, has backed ASIC's proposals to publish IDR data likening it to the super performance test.
Regulatory scrutiny

ASIC flags super advertising scrutiny

Mike Taylor | 20 May 2025Superannuation funds can expect ASIC examination of their advertising and marketing expenditures in the new financial year.
Raindrop

$3m super tax ups flows to ETFs

Mike Taylor | 20 May 2025Listed ETFs are emerging as early winners as SMSF trustees seek to adjust to the likelihood of the $3 million superannuation tax cap regime.
Cards bad hand

Diplomacy needed to extract marginal super tax change

Mike Taylor | 19 May 2025The outcome of the Federal Election means diplomatic lobbying represents the best option for marginal change to the $3m super tax regime.
Chant West April

Why avoiding tariffs super knee-jerk paid off

Mike Taylor | 19 May 2025Yet another specialist superannuation research house has confirmed the value of having avoided an over-reaction to the US tariffs regime.