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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.
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Frontier replaces PATRIZIA as Prime Super’s asset consultant

Binaya Dahal 13 March 2026 No Comments

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

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Ugly, complex layering of tax – SMSF Association

Mike Taylor 12 March 2026 No Comments

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 One Comment

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 No Comments

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.

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Super fund returns remain consistent despite uncertainty

Yasmine Raso 11 March 2026 One Comment

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

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Adjust performance test on infrastructure – ASFA

Mike Taylor 10 March 2026 One Comment

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 One Comment

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


INDUSTRY NEWS

How to retire with confidence: what successful retirees know

Financial Newswire Contributor 15 March 2026

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A confident retirement should be within reach for every Australian, but with longer lifespans and rising living costs, retirees face growing

TPD Severity – built for today’s realities

Financial Newswire Contributor 2 March 2026

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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

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Is your retirement advice built to last?

Financial Newswire Contributor 10 February 2026

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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

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


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Super funds united in reclassifying stamp duty

Mike Taylor | 9 March 2026First the SMC and now ASFA have told ASIC that stamp duty should be reclassified and not included as a transaction cost for super funds.
ERROR SCREEN

Five years on, super stapling a clunky SNAFU

Mike Taylor | 6 March 2026Nearly five years down the track superannuation stapling is not working as intended with the ATO struggling to deal with technical issues.
Pension

Change rules on Age Pension assistance says Cbus

Mike Taylor | 4 March 2026Major industry fund Cbus is urging the Government to change the rules to allow superannuation funds to deliver Age Pension advice.
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MLC completes Retirement Boost launch with income phase

Yasmine Raso | 3 March 2026MLC Expand has completed its MLC Retirement Boost launch, with the retirement income phase now available after savings was released last year.
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Industry funds urge name veil on private credit disclosures

Mike Taylor | 2 March 2026The Super Members Council is urging ASIC to mirror its treatment of derivatives for private debt by removing the names of counterparties.
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Super lump sum drawdowns outgrow pension

Mike Taylor | 27 February 2026Despite the Government's continuing policy push around the Retirement Income Covenant, lump sum super draw-down remain a popular choice.
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Industry funds urge ASIC to reclassify stamp duty

Mike Taylor | 26 February 2026Industry super funds have complained to ASIC they are being inappropriately penalised because stamp duty is being counted as fee, not a tax.
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Aware Super’s digital retirement tool drives confidence uplift

Yasmine Raso | 26 February 2026Retirees can feel a lot more confident in their income options with the support of digital retirement planning tools, Aware Super has found.