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'Generous' UK State Pension reforms to hit expats

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
The UK government's significant changes to its State Pension rules from April will impact many expatriates who are relying on these "generous" payments as an income stream, according to a financial adviser. From 6 April 2026, the UK State Pension ...

Cbus hires corporate governance head

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2026
... superannuation funds have been lifting their cyber security practices after several funds were targeted in a coordinated attack in April last year. Cbus was among the funds targeted but ultimately came out unscathed. AustralianSuper saw 10 members lose ...

GESB alignment strategy sees member, FUM growth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2026
... have responded since we went live..." Palmer said. The fund also commented on its plans for a financial advice offering. In April 2025, GESB said it would work with the WA government and stakeholders to develop a strategy that would initially focus on ...

First Super chief to join rival as investment head

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
... and timber industries to take up a lead investment role. Watson is joining BUSSQ as chief investment officer, effective April. He has served as chief executive of First Super for about 13 years, having joined in 2013 from business advisory Evans&Peck. ...

Most read in 2025: Executive appointments

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 DEC 2025
... investment officer resigns Cbus chief investment officer Brett Chatfield announced he would leave the $100 billion fund in April to take on an opportunity outside of industry superannuation. Chatfield left the fund he had been with for more than a decade ...

An outlook for fixed income allocations in 2026

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 23 DEC 2025
... an increasingly viable and attractive option for investors in 2026, head of investment specialists at Insight Investment April LaRusse told Financial Standard. Providing guidance for the new year, LaRusse offered an optimistic outlook for investors. ...

Adviser of MWL, UGC banned for seven years

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 22 DEC 2025
... representative of MWL Financial Services (MWL) and United Global Capital (UGC). Van Coppenhagen was authorised by UGC from April 2018 to July 2021 and by MWL from August 2022 to June 2023. Van Coppenhagen's suspension marks the sixth authorised representative ...

Trustees up sponsorship deals, Hostplus takes lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 DEC 2025
... respectively ART Group Services and Unisuper Management. Aware Super spent $23.5 million on its own Aware Super Services. In April 2024, APRA warned that it will force super funds to provide a detailed breakdown on how they spend member money. This includes ...

Most read in 2025: Superannuation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 22 DEC 2025
... Cybercriminals attack major super funds Cybercriminals attempted to breach the systems of several superannuation funds in April, although most attacks were repelled, thousands were affected. Later that month, AustralianSuper confirmed 600 members had ...

Super moves: Aware, VFMC, CareSuper, UniSuper, NGS

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025
... trustee board, effective 1 January 2026. Brake has been an independent member of the Aware Super Investment Committee since April and brings more than 30 years of capital markets and investment leadership experience to the board role. She served as chief ...