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Treasury proposes lead generator, super switching reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
Treasury is proposing a barrage of reforms that will curb dubious lead generator and superannuation switching activities and make platforms more accountable for the products they offer members. The Enhancing member protections in the superannuation ...

ASX is 'compromised' and 'lacks aspiration': Final report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2026
The ASX Inquiry Panel has released a damning final report into the ASX, focusing on governance, capability and risk management frameworks and practices across the group. The panel conducted more than 140 stakeholder interviews, reviewed submissions ...

Genetic testing laws pass parliament

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2026
New laws that ban the ability to discriminate based on adverse predictive genetic test results in life insurance underwriting have passed parliament. Minister for financial services Daniel Mulino said Australians should not feel discouraged from undertaking ...

FEATURE: Estate planning | Best laid plans

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2026
... left behind to manage them, Williamson says. "The trustees and executives don't necessarily want to be hamstrung for the rest of their lives because they're a trustee and executor. Once again, there's a lot of pressure on them to act at all ...

Minderoo picks Lill for chief investment officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2026
... his contribution and continued support," he said. Before legalsuper, Lill spent five years as chief investment officer at Rest. Commenting on his new role, Lill said the opportunity at Minderoo was too good to pass up. "I loved creating a full-service ...

Iran conflict exposes 'fault line' in Australian equities: VanEck

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2026
... creates a stronger case for diversification as both a defensive move and an opportunity set. For investors thinking about the rest of 2026, the lesson from this drawdown may be that concentration helped on the way up, but it can hurt just as quickly ...

Legalsuper chief to take top job at Equip

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2026
Legalsuper will bid farewell to its chief executive Luke Symons, who is set to become chief of Equip Super. It is also losing its chief investment officer. Symons has been named incoming chief executive of Equip Super, taking over on July 1. Last week ...

Clancy reshapes Rest Super investment team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026
Rest Super's investment chief Michael Clancy has reshaped his investment team, announcing one internal move and two departures. Sonia Bluzmanis has been appointed head of strategic partnerships, investments, based in London, building on her work ...

FEATURE | Regulation: Picking up the pieces

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
When Melinda Kee was sick with COVID-19, she took respite for one week. Kee saw it as an opportunity to tick off some personal administration she'd been meaning to get to, such as changing her pet and health insurance, and electricity and gas providers. ...

FSC questions SMC's claim on younger members' super switches

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2026
The Financial Services Council (FSC) has questioned Super Members Council's (SMC) recent research which found a spike in younger members switching out of industry funds into self managed super funds (SMSF) and platform products. FSC data to the ...