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Aware Super reshapes governance team, appoints chief risk officer

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2026
... has also been promoted to an expanded company secretary role, reporting to Couchman. The changes come as superannuation funds continue to bolster governance frameworks amid heightened regulatory scrutiny and growing operational complexity across the ...

APRA opens consultation to governance reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2026
The prudential regulator is lifting the governance bar for superannuation funds and insurers with proposed changes to CPS 510, launching a consultation as part of its endeavours to stamp out 'poor practices'. APRA has laid out revised draft ...

Regulators push for stronger stress-testing capability, resilience

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2026
... liquidity pressures amid severe, multi-dimensional stress scenarios is an area of focus that APRA and ASIC want superannuation funds to improve. Recent roundtables hosted by APRA and ASIC heard the importance of how its System Risk Stress Tests (SRST) ...

Zenith bolsters research, investment capabilities with new hires

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2026
... recently worked in the same capacity at Yarra Capital Management, where he oversaw investment performance across the business' funds and mandates for the past five years. Prior to that, he held similar roles at Nikko Asset Management and Suncorp Group ...

Budget changes could drive SMSF adoption: FAAA

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2026
... capitals gains tax (CGT) and negative gearing reforms could unintentionally drive Australians towards self-managed super funds (SMSFs) as a vehicle for residential property investment, exposing consumers to heightened risks. In its submission to the ...

ACCC approves Magellan, Barrenjoey merger

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2026
... strategy changed to the Vinva Global Alpha Strategy. Vinva Investment Management was appointed as investment manager for the funds. The funds had about $5.3 billion in assets under management as at April 30. Magellan, however, did not confirm the exact ...

ASFA lifts comfortable retirement standard to $730k for couples

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2026
... than $1 million to be financially at ease in their twilight years. This is according to the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), whose benchmarks have increased from prior estimates of $690,000 for couples and $595,000 for singles. ...

Product showcase: Reframing financial advice

THE FINANCIAL STANDARD TEAM  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2026
... structures where you're managing money for people with very different tax rates." A fund manager investing for a mix of super funds, high-income earners, retirees and companies can't optimise for all of them simultaneously. "If they preference ...

Cybersecurity, tech ETFs strongest performers in May

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2026
... emerging market ETFs capture this exposure on the ASX." The Australian ETF industry set a new record, reaching $364 billion in funds under management after a third consecutive month of net flows above $5 billion. Strong inflows, combined with positive ...

Top campaigns of the year recognised at MAX Awards

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2026
... the insurance category, TAL's Life takes Guts campaign won campaign of the year. La Trobe Financial won the Managed Funds Campaign of the Year for the La Trobe Private Credit Fund (LF1). MLC Expand Retirement Boost won in the Platforms Campaign of ...