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Super fees continue to fall: Rainmaker

ANGELIQUE MINAS | WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2025

... increased for personal and retirement products. MySuper maintains its position as the most fee-competitive segment. On average, MySuper fees fell by 0.07% per annum to 0.87%, marking the seventh consecutive year of fee reduction. Not-for-profit MySuper ...

Government's rush to implement Payday Super is 'reckless': Coalition

MATTHEW WAI | WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2025

... savings. SMC's latest modelling shows 3.3 million Australians missed out on $5.7 billion in super in 2022-23, losing an average $1730 each a year. SMC, however, noted that the government has not included previously proposed consumer protections on super ...

FEATURE: Fund admin | Tight Ship

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2025

... highlighted this in its Super Insights 2025 report, finding 14 funds with assets under management (AUM) over $50 billion have an average cost per member of $217. For 14 funds between $10 billion and $50 billion, it was $375 per member. Excluding SMSFs ...

Feature: Retirement | Rewarding risk

LACHLAN COLQUHOUN | WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025

Ben Hillier's 83-year-old mother recently went on her fourth overseas holiday this year. It was, says Hillier, at his insistence. A few years ago, his mother was convinced she wouldn't be able to travel anymore. She couldn't afford to do ...

Feature: Group insurance | Cold comfort

MATTHEW WAI | WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025

... said. Still, research by Rainmaker Information found that TPD claims settlements are taking considerably longer than the average death benefit payout. The growing challenges around the sustainability of TPD insurance and rising claims have led many super ...

Listed asset managers trail ASX 200 in 2025: Morningstar

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025

... outperform their benchmarks increasingly obsolete. To attract and retain flows, active managers must consistently deliver above-average returns, which is very difficult in practice," it read. It noted that even a firm like GQG Partners, which has a stronger ...

MLC Expand targets time savings with new AI capabilities

MATTHEW WAI | THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025

... (SoA). The SoA for new business applications is also being piloted for rollout soon, and is said to be saving advisers, on average, 15 minutes per new business application. The platform has already implemented AI to automatically populate clients' advice ...

Feature: Compliance | Passing the buck

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025

... handbrake on firms putting on new financial advisers, because the cost of doing that keeps escalating," Abood says. "The average advice business now has 2.6 advisers. So, a bunch of small businesses just can't fund it, and there's no point bankrupting ...

Superannuation system quality stagnates: Report

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025

... superannuation and moderating the assets test on the means-tested Age Pension to increase the net replacement rate for average-income earners. Raising the level of household savings and reducing the level of household debt and introducing a government ...

Removing CGT breaks could boost budget by $22.7bn: Report

ANGELIQUE MINAS | FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2025

... the capital gains tax discount went to 24,000 people who earned over $1 million in 2022-2023. Findings indicate that on average, each of these individuals received $271,000 from the capital gains tax discount on profits, from the sale of asset and investment. ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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