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Treasury expects regulators to do the heavy lifting

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2026
Treasury has released new Statements of Expectations (SoE) for the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), with an emphasis on how the regulators should promote a more sustainable ...

NGS Super names head of strategy

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2026
NGS Super has appointed a former board member of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) as head of strategy, as the fund aims to strengthen its retirement offering. Nick Callil has joined NGS Super in the newly created role, bringing ...

FEATURE | Retirement | A layer of confidence

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2026
Pounded by the continued rise in the cost of living and extended life expectancy, many Australians are growing more concerned about how they will retire when they reach that age. And this concern will likely persist as the proportion of the population ...

AusFood Super looks to revitalise member engagement

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2026
The $3.5 billion super fund has partnered with InvestStream to launch RetireSmart+, becoming the first super fund to bring an AI-powered engagement experience to some 66,000 members. Australian Food Super will be the first fund to implement InvestStream's ...

Super funds fail customer service test: SCA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2026
Superannuation funds are apathetic, dismissive and continue to fail members at the most basic service level, a new investigation from Super Consumers Australia (SCA) reveals, which slapped the industry with an overall failing grade on customer satisfaction. ...

Entireti names former Perpetual chief as chair

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2026
Entireti has named a former chief executive of Perpetual as chair of its board. Geoff Lloyd will replace Ray Miles who has served as chair since 2009 and will remain on the board as a non-executive director. Lloyd previously served as chief executive ...

Hostplus delivers double-digit FY26 returns

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2026
Hostplus Balanced (MySuper) option delivered members 10.8% for the financial year 2025-26, while the Indexed Balanced option and the High Growth option returned members 11.06% and 12.61% respectively. Hostplus chief investment officer Sam Sicilia said ...

Federal Court lifts Merhi's travel ban

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2026
Former financial adviser Ferras Merhi is now free to travel as the Federal Court lifted travel restraint orders imposed one year ago. Justice Moshinski lifted the Merhi's travel ban on July 9. The order stated the travel restraint handed down one year ...

MaxCap hires from Vanguard, AustralianSuper

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2026
MaxCap has welcomed two senior directors, including a portfolio manager from Australia's largest super fund, reporting to the recently named chief executive Kylie Robb. Based in Melbourne, Greg Wilkinson has joined as head of investment management while ...

Focus Partners Australia appoints head of wealth advisory

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2026
Focus Partners Australia has appointed a head of wealth advisory, hiring from Ord Minnett. David Lane will take on the role with Focus Partners saying the appointment comes as demand continues to grow for advice that brings together wealth management ...