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Hume's super sharing bill lashed in parliament

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2025
Senator Jane Hume's Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Tackling the Gender Super Gap) Bill 2025 sparked a wave of backlash during its second reading in the Senate this week. The bill, which seeks to allow spouses to split superannuation annually ...

Payday Super laws passed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2025
The Payday Super laws have successfully passed through the Senate today with the reforms being welcomed by the superannuation industry. The new laws are slated to come into effect on 1 July 2026. Association of Super Funds of Australia (ASFA) welcomed ...

ASIC reveals findings from reporting and audit surveillance

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2025
ASIC has released the findings from its financial reporting and audit surveillances for the 12 months to 30 June 2025, after reviewing 254 companies. Report 819 ASIC's oversight of financial reporting and audit 2024-25 outlined findings from company ...

ASIC labels digital assets as financial products

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
... complaint handling, with the common goal of preventing disputes in the first place and addressing those that do arise in a fair and efficient way." In FY25, AFCA received 159 complaints about cryptocurrency firms that were voluntary members in relation ...

Macquarie to shed more than 240 investment options

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2025
Macquarie Investment Management (MIM) today announced it will shed more than 240 actively managed and passive funds on its Wrap platform. As of today, Macquarie said it closed off 243 funds that invest across a myriad of asset classes "to new investments ...

Complaints still too high: AFCA annual review

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2025
... firms strengthen their internal dispute resolution processes and ensure resources are available to deal with disputes in a fair and timely manner," Locke said. "Proactive and clear communication with customers can often be the very thing that stops a ...

Feature: Group insurance | Cold comfort

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
... intentions with their families to help avoid delays down the track. "CSC is committed to providing a process that is fast, fair, and compassionate, and we continue to refine our approach in line with industry best practice to better support families ...

Capital Group takes stake in Qualitas

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2025
Capital Group has acquired a substantial stake in Qualitas, taking over co-founder Andrew Schwartz's 15.1 million shares for about $52.9 million. Qualitas disclosed that the global fund manager took a significant stake in the company the day after Schwartz ...

Public feedback welcomed for Life Code improvements

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2025
The independent review of the Life Insurance Code of Practice (Life Code) has released a consultation paper, setting out key questions to stakeholders and the public on how the Life Code can improve consumer benefits and insurers' conduct. The review ...

Qualitas co-founder trades in equity for $53m

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2025
Qualitas group managing director Andrew Schwartz is offloading 15.1 million shares in the company he co-founded to rake in about $52.9 million. Schwartz is selling about 5% of his total stake to an unnamed large global listed equities manager. He told ...