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HESTA changes investment fees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2025
... investment performance," Blakey said. "We're focused on ensuring our members receive maximum value from their retirement savings." HESTA also announced it is reducing the minimum balance required to start an Income Stream from $50,000 to $10,000 ...

Macquarie to pay Shield victims in full

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2025
... with ASIC over its role in the Shield Master Fund collapse but has committed to reimbursing investors' retirement savings by September 30. ASIC commenced proceedings in the Federal Court against Macquarie Investment Management Limited (MIML) after ...

Younger generations drive SMSF sector growth: Class

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2025
... members to establish SMSFs earlier in their retirement journey. "Younger Australians are taking control of their retirement savings like never before...this trend is in stark contrast to the dramatic drop in new fund establishments by Baby Boomers," ...

Australian Retirement Trust chief executive steps down

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2025
... will strive for excellence on behalf of the 2.4 million Australians who are counting on ART to secure their retirement savings." Anderson said he had made a personal decision to leave the fund, saying he wishes ART and its members all the best. "It's ...

Diversa winds up struggling super fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2025
... APRA statistics from June end, the fund is home to just 420 member accounts and a collective $86 million in retirement savings. The decision was made by the trustee, CCSL, which is a related company of Diversa. In its most recent Member Outcomes Assessment ...

Stockspot reduces fees to increase accessibility

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2025
... product. The product is designed to be low-cost and flexible for those wanting visibility and control over their retirement savings, Stockspot said.

Equity Trustees slashes value of Shield investments

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2025
... distributions, and "the final distribution may take many years." In all, it's estimated $1.2 billion in retirement savings has disappeared. While many who were defrauded have lodged formal complaints with the Australian Financial Complaints Authority ...

FEATURE: Problem detected

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2025
... on Australian organisations, with superannuation funds increasingly targeted given the mounting honey pot of retirement savings they oversee. This highlights the urgency of strengthening "basic cyber hygiene" within their operational and management systems. ...

RBA's Hauser warns super funds of $1tn FX risk

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2025
... decade. Hauser noted Australian super funds are investing an "ever-increasing" amount overseas. "Australian retirement savings are the fourth largest in the world, with assets equivalent to around 150% of Australian GDP, half of which are offshore. And ...

AMP settles class action for $120m

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2025
... "This settlement is a major step toward justice for millions of Australians who trusted AMP to safeguard their retirement savings," Maurice Blackburn national head of class actions Rebecca Gilsenan said. "The class action alleged that AMP's superannuation ...