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Members press super funds for sustainable investments

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2025
Members increasingly demand superannuation funds to provide ethical investment options, particularly retirees who want to leave a more sustainable world for the next generation, top super fund leaders say. Attending the Australian Council of Superannuation ...

Court approves Caddick SMSF class action settlement

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2025
The Federal Court has approved the settlement amount of $3.54 million for Melissa Caddick victims who brought a class action against auditors that failed to detect fraudulent activities in their SMSFs. Michael Chapman, a director at Mackay Chapman ...

Navigating the impact investment sector for instos

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025
Institutional investors can face more obstacles in navigating the impact investment sector, and while it generates fruitful returns, an expert says it actually doesn't always produce a positive outcome after all. Discussing how impact investing ...

Payday super on track, but so is the $3m super tax

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
A breakdown of government revenue revealed the superannuation sector will contribute $25.6 billion to the government's bottom line in 2025-26 - an uplift of $9.7 billion since the MYEFO from taxes on the sector. "The upgrade to superannuation fund ...

Fixing retirement system an election priority: Grattan

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2025
The Grattan Institute is once again calling for the simplification of Australia's retirement income system, saying it should be a policy priority for whoever wins this year's federal election. Releasing its Orange Book 2025: Policy priorities for the ...

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 ...

Younger women embrace geared strategies: Data

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2025
Australians - particularly young women - are increasingly gearing their investments, with the growth of those using such strategies outpacing the overall online investor population, according to new research. The Investment Trends 2024 Borrowing to ...

Annuities' capital settings due for change: APRA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2025
APRA's proposal to overhaul capital requirements for annuities is touted to be the most significant change for life insurers in more than a decade. The prudential regulator said it will detail its proposed changes in the second half of 2025. "This ...

Treasury drafts superannuation retirement income principles

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025
... service offerings" to their members. Treasury said best practice for understanding members means a trustee will identify retiree cohorts in its membership through a mix of publicly available data, fund-held data, and other interactions, including via ...

Cost-of-living continues to rock retirement confidence

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025
Research by Colonial First State (CFS) finds Australians have adjusted their retirement expectations in the last 12 months to a more modest outlook, with cost-of-living pressures being the main cause. Based on a national survey of 2250 Australians ...