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Australia finalises 'landmark' trade agreement with European Union

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2026
... development - and enhance our defence industry capabilities. Commenting, SMC chief executive Misha Schubert explained how super funds can tap into these investment opportunities. "For millions of everyday Australians with super, a comprehensive free ...

Wealth levels triple for middle Australia: SMC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
... everyday Australians - not just the wealthiest - to share in the income generated by companies and assets. SMC said super funds' ability to invest for their members in unlisted assets - such as infrastructure like airports and toll roads, property and ...

Sequoia offloads InterPrac in $50k fire sale

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2026
... terminated advice practices, noting InterPrac's exposure to these failures was entirely within APRA-regulated super funds and not on a direct basis or within self-managed super fund accounts." Given the InterPrac complaints made to the Australian ...

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

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2026
... 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 contrary shows Australians choosing to switch to super platforms from ...

Treasury opens Div 296 tax regulation consultation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2026
... affects the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997, which imposes new taxes under Division 296. The consultation covers how super funds will attribute fund earnings to individuals and sets out how to calculate earnings for defined benefit interests. Furthermore ...

'We've let our members down': Watson

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026
... the job, he said member services have taken a back seat. "The making of the money is the easy part of what we do as super funds. It's the providing of the service, getting advice, being there when members need us, like handling claims, answering the ...

ETFs grow in popularity for SMSF investors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are quickly becoming a dominant feature of self-managed super funds, with financial advisers increasingly turning to them for diversification. According to an analysis of SMSFs on the AUSIEX platform, about 44% of advised ...

Constant slams super funds over complaints handling

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2026
... they identify systemic issues from member complaints. Speaking at an industry event, Constant said five out of the 10 super funds the regulator is reviewing over how they use complaints to identify and address service issues said they couldn't identify ...

SMSFs continue to demonstrate competitive edge: Data

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2026
Self-managed super funds (SMSFs) outperform APRA-regulated funds by about 1.1% on average, according to new analysis. Insights from Adelaide University show that in the five years to 30 June 2024, SMSFs' returns averaged 1.1% higher than APRA-regulated ...

Prime Super picks new asset consultant

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2026
... depth and approach to research and portfolio construction". It also noted Frontier's alignment to profit-to-member super funds. "The investment team is focused on delivering both risk-aware returns and value for money to our members. The support and ...