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SMEs prepare for Payday Super cashflow crunch

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2026
... tighten debtor processes, line up funding if needed, and avoid last-minute disruption and penalties," White said. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) recently launched the Payday Super Hub to help super funds, employers, administrators ...

Apex to acquire Mercer's super admin business

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
... services to more than 800 funds within the industry. As at July 2025, statistics from the Australian Custodial Services Association show Apex Group had about $300 billion in assets under administration (not held in custody) in Australia.

Retail investors cautiously confident in 2026: ASA

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
According to a survey from the Australian Shareholders Association (ASA), the ASX200 had a solid year, gaining 6.8% in 2025, however there were dramatic sector rotations and significant discrepancies in outcome performance across different markets and ...

Trustees up sponsorship deals, Hostplus takes lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 DEC 2025
... FY25, accounting for $2.9 million of the total spend. Aware Super sponsored two clubs - The New South Wales Netball Association for $442,000 and the Greater Western Sydney Football Club for $432,000. Hostplus also spent $8.7 million in advertising with ...

ASX-listed companies at breaking point: Alvarez & Marsal

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 DEC 2025
... Alvarez & Marsal Distress Alert report follows publications for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), drawing on financial data from 563 of over 1537 listed companies in Australia. The report ...

Why a single insto client is a massive business risk

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025
... money to be managed internally is a growing trend that active fund managers are grappling with. Citing APRA data, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) reports that half of member money is managed with external managers while the ...

ASIC welcomes support for simplifying guidance on conflicts of interest

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025
... follows a consultation period between July and September, which attracted 26 submissions including responses from the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), the Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA), the Super Members Council ...

Mulino wants PII to step up to make CSLR sustainable

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 DEC 2025
... chief executive David Berry questioned the value PII brings in the context of CSLR. At the recent Financial Advice Association Congress, he shared that one large AFSL had to fly to London to negotiate with the insurer Lloyd's of London to cover a ...

ASFA expands financial crime prevention framework for super trustees

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2025
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has launched two new tools to help super trustees strengthen their fraud controls. The new features, dubbed the Scams and Fraud Toolkit and the Scams Policy Template, are now available and ...

Aussie executive tapped for top Kiwi job

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2025
... Management. For the past 10 years, Stanford has served on the executive committee of the Alternative Investment Management Association. Clarity Funds executive director Andrew Kelleher said he was "delighted" to have found a candidate of Craig's ...