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Phillip Lowe to chair ASX Advisory Group

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2025
... recommendations made in the October expert review panel's report, the AGCG was established to replace the ASX Corporate Governance Council. Lowe brings decades of experience to the role, beginning his career at the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) in ...

Treasury seeks feedback on foreign investment reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2025
... requirements, better manage approved investments, and provide more certainty on timely decisions. The Financial Services Council (FSC) welcomed the government's commitment to streamline the foreign investment framework, saying it will reduce unnecessary ...

Unclaimed super pot hits $19bn: ATO

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
... Treasurer Jim Chalmers saying they would help stop "disreputable" employers from exploiting employees. The Super Members Council (SMC) said the law will be a gamechanger in tackling unpaid super which now costs Australian workers $5.7 billion a year. ...

Tech concentration in super a major concern: APRA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
... sharing; and participating in exercises that test industry coordination with government regulatory agencies including the Council of Financial Regulators." This comes after Amazon Web Services (AWS) apologised this week for a massive global outage. Many ...

Retirees could be out up to $136k: SMC

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
A report by the Super Members Council (SMC) suggests the complex retirement system in Australia could be costing retirees up to $136,000. The modelling underscores the long-awaited need for financial advice reforms, and simpler, smarter pathways to ...

Government's rush to implement Payday Super is 'reckless': Coalition

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2025
... adapt, while suggesting legislating protections for those who have made "good faith" efforts to comply. The Super Members Council (SMC) is urging the swift passage of the bill, claiming that any delay costs workers $110 million a week in unpaid retirement ...

Super funds raise stakes in US investments to US$1.44tn

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2025
... unprecedented investment will create tens of thousands of new, high-paying jobs for Americans," they said. The Super Members Council (SMC) confirmed the new figures, saying they "represent the latest estimates on the expected US investment pipeline for ...

Feature: Group insurance | Cold comfort

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
... year 2024, Australian insurers paid out a total of $2.2 billion in mental health claims, according to modelling from the Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI) using APRA data. Mental health is the fastest-growing cause of claims, according to APRA. ...

Public feedback welcomed for Life Code improvements

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2025
... and the public on how the Life Code can improve consumer benefits and insurers' conduct. The review was initiated by the Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI) in July and is being led by former ASIC deputy chair Peter Kell. The consultation paper ...

Super funds to double UK, EU investments over next decade

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2025
... and Europe over the next decade, reaching around $660 billion. A report commissioned by IFM Investors and Super Members Council, and produced by Mandala Partners, noted that Australian funds continue to globally diversify their strategy to deliver long-term ...