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Asian family office sets up in Melbourne

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
... and family offices, Fong noted that this migration has been common for over a decade in most markets. "Australian superannuation funds have been growing their headcount over that time, coming into 2024, when that growth began to slow down," he said. ...

ART appoints insurance chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
... Finney is now chief executive of ART Life, an APRA-regulated insurance entity and a wholly owned subsidiary of the superannuation giant. Finney was appointed interim chief executive last October following the promotion of Phil Fraser to finance chief ...

Super funds to 'look more like insurers'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
The type of software and platforms superannuation funds will need to handle the 'grey wave' over the course of the next decade may put pressure on existing systems, especially as super fund investments continue to broaden. Speaking at the AM Tech Day ...

BUSSQ abandons appeal, concedes to licence conditions

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
... to challenge his ruling. Separately, as previously reported by Financial Standard, APRA is proposing changes to superannuation trustees, insurers, and bank board's governance requirements. The regulator wants to ratchet up minimum standards for the ...

ASIC, ASFA spar over super fund trustees 'not knowing' their business

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
ASIC chair Joe Longo has torched the superannuation sector, branding it the "poster child" for what can and does go wrong when governance implodes, while accusing directors of "not knowing" their business. In a speech at the Australian Institute of ...

Cost to maintain comfortable retirement increases

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2025
Despite a near 10% fall in electricity prices in the December quarter, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) data indicates the cost of maintaining a comfortable retirement has increased further over the past 12 months. The cost ...

Super doesn't have to be 'boring', but innovation is key

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2025
... different, and we're looking for people who are innovators, people who are prepared to experiment a little. Superannuation can be seen as really boring, like where innovation goes to die, but when you look under the hood, we've got really good ...

Unlawful hawking practices re-emerge in SMSFs

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2025
... be rigorously explored with professionals. "Deciding to set up an SMSF and take direct responsibility for your superannuation is a major financial decision that should never be taken lightly," he added. "As the association has always maintained, SMSFs ...

Gender parity in financial services an economic imperative

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2025
... people becoming more vocal about addressing issues such as longevity, and how women can contribute more to their superannuation. This is positive progress," Fidelity International head of wholesale in Australia Lauren Jackson said. Another survey from ...

Three in five women lack retirement confidence

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2025
... prepared for retirement, compared to 53% of men. Furthermore, only 45% of women were aware of what assets their superannuation is invested in, compared to 60% of men. The research also highlighted the positive impact of financial advice on women's ...