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HESTA urges government to modernise Australian retirement system

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2026
... to rise to more than $5 billion annually by 2030. The research also found only 45% of eligible Australians with super accounts transition voluntarily to a tax-free retirement account at preservation age. HESTA chief executive Debby Blakey said this simple ...

ASIC cancels AFSL of Qld securities dealer

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2026
... On its website, Pulse Markets said it specialises in ECMs/corporate advisory, derivatives, and managed discretionary accounts, providing "a range of options" for self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF), sophisticated, and institutional investors. In ...

AustralianSuper calls for reform in pre-Budget submission

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2026
... in retirement." The $400 billion super fund called for legislation to allow members to make contributions to pension accounts; implementing the Delivering Better Financial Outcomes (DBFO) reforms; creating a legal right for superannuation funds to nudge ...

FES Super to no longer supplement returns in default

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2026
... test." Given there is no money in the reserve, there will be no direct or practical impact on members. Defined benefit accounts are also not impacted as they're calculated independent of volatility in returns. In FY25, the option returned 10.98% for ...

Senate questions APRA's role in Shield, First Guardian disaster

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2026
... have over $3 trillion in APRA-regulated assets ($417 billion via platforms). This covers more than 23 million member accounts across 901 products with almost 27,000 investment options across the industry." Over 2025, APRA undertook a review of the major ...

FIIG Securities fined $2.5m for lengthy cyber failures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026
... weeks, stealing sensitive client information such as names, addresses, birth date, driver's licences, passports, bank accounts, and tax file numbers. The data was then released on the dark web. The breach occurred after a FIIG employee downloaded ...

Commonwealth Super Corp to consolidate legacy IT systems

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2026
... PSSap, CSCri, and ADF Super - will be affected. Transactions will pause, and CSC Navigator will be unavailable for these accounts. The upgrade will restrict members from viewing their account balances and insurance dashboards, making investment switches ...

ASIC bans adviser who stole from super accounts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2026
... convicted last year of engaging in dishonest conduct after he stole $110,000 from clients' Wealthtrac superannuation accounts under the guise of adviser fee forms that authorised the withdrawal. These withdrawals were not approved, signed or consented ...

Drummond steps up governance and adviser support

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026
... hands-on experience with the operational, compliance, technology and client communication challenges of adopting managed accounts within advice practices. Earlier in his career, Mitchell worked at BT Advice, starting as a financial adviser before becoming ...

Former AMP adviser banned over false documents

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026
... client consent forms before sending them to be processed. The conduct resulted in fees being deducted from the super accounts of four clients, despite the clients having not met with Nong or signed any documents, The conduct occurred while Nong was working ...