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Small industry super funds beat giants on trust, service, value

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2025
Small industry super funds lead on trust, service, and value for money, according to CoreData's annual member engagement survey. CoreData research consultant Alana Devitt told Financial Standard that members' trust in small industry funds is built through ...

AIOFP, FAAA encouraged by first meeting with Mulino

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2025
... minutes involving a current staff member and two Treasury advisers with the Minister," Johnston said. "There was obviously never going to be any decisive immediate action from our session, but we came away thinking the Minister will listen, he will understand ...

Private credit market has lenders sweating

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2025
Stamford Capital's Debt Capital Markets survey has revealed that lenders are uneasy about the size and practices of Australia's private credit market. The survey gauged the sentiment of 100 major banks, non-banks, and second-tier banks. Stamford Capital ...

HESTA turns the lights back on after service shutdown

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2025
HESTA has completed the transition of its member administration services to GROW Inc, restoring online services after a seven-week disruption to transactions and app access. HESTA, which has over one million members, said this marked the end of one ...

Responsible investing buoyed by instos: RIAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2025
... greenhushing, the assumptions we're making, the justifications and especially the language we use are being challenged like never before," he said. "And that's why we're here. To chart the course forward - with clarity, courage, and collective ...

Super tax debate suffocates action for low-income Australians

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2025
... affect a fraction of Australians, another critical problem is being ignored. The "vast majority" of people under 30 will never have more than $3 million in super, according to Australia Institute chief economist Greg Jericho. The debate over taxing the ...

Wealth management has never looked better: Knox

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2025
... week, Otivo chair Ian Knox discussed the shifting nature of Australia's wealth management industry, saying he's never seen it look so good - but it could still be better. While there are some sectors that are struggling, the broader wealth management ...

Tariffs were never the answer: Experts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2025
... Association's (SIAA) 2025 conference, The Asia Group's Australia Practice chair Arthur Sinodinos said trade tariffs were never the answer to the challenges facing the US. "In this context, the challenge America faces is not bilateral trade balances ...

Inside Colonial First State's fund manager selection overhaul

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2025
Colonial First State (CFS) managed the two best-performing MySuper options over the year to March 31. The wealth management and superannuation provider's head of equities Ben Lam explains the "art and science" behind its recently evolved manager ...

Patience urged over 'shortsighted' super tax

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2025
... "inexplicably includes unrealised capital gains". Burgess said this would penalise SMSF members for paper profits that may never materialise. "No one disputes Treasury's desire for a fair and equitable superannuation system, but to claim this tax only ...