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Challenger to take on TelstraSuper pension product

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2025
Some TelstraSuper members will be transferred to Challenger Retirement Fund, following a decision to close its RetireAccess Lifetime Pension. The super fund has notified members that a review of its product suite as part of its merger plans with Aware ...

Centuria grows agriculture portfolio to $1.3bn with acquisition

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2025
Centuria Capital Group has acquired agriculture real estate manager Arrow Funds Management, increasing its agriculture assets under management (AUM) to $1.3 billion. Centuria will take over Arrow's agricultural real estate fund, Arrow Primary Infrastructure ...

Former ASIC supervisor joins crypto platform as operating chief

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2025
Coinbase Australia has welcomed a new chief operating officer, who previously spent over a decade at ASIC. Adam Judd has been named chief operating officer, effective today, joining from CommSec where he was most recently the executive manager, product ...

ASIC takes SMSF auditor to court for continuing work despite ban

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
ASIC has charged Kristian John Convery for acting as an SMSF auditor even after being permanently disqualified under the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act (SIS Act) by the regulator last year. ASIC said that Convery continued to act as an SMSF ...

Super funds lagging RIC obligations: Pulse Check

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
ASIC and APRA have released the findings of the 2025 Pulse Check on retirement income covenant (RIC) implementation, painting a fairly dire picture of how super funds are understanding and meeting member needs. While the regulators said some improvements ...

TelstraSuper members caught off guard by Direct Access closure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2025
As it prepares to merge with Aware Super, TelstraSuper is closing its Direct Access option - and some members aren't happy about it. Last week, TelstraSuper informed members that Direct Access would be closed to new investments from this week. The ...

Prevention of Shield, First Guardian-like events the focus from here on: Mulino

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2025
Establishing a framework to prevent disasters like the Shield Master Fund and First Guardian Master Fund from happening again will be the focus moving forward, minister for financial services Daniel Mulino told the Financial Advice Association Australia ...

CalPERS adopts total portfolio approach

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2025
One of the world's largest pension funds is shifting to a total portfolio approach (TPA), saying it will improve transparency and provide flexibility to capitalise on opportunities. Following a board vote, the California Public Employees' Retirement ...

Former ASIC chair, FASEA chief launch trustee

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2025
James Shipton and Stephen Glenfield have joined forces with the founding chief executive of Diversa to establish an independent superannuation trustee. Super Trustees Australia has launched to help super trustees meet increased governance expectations ...

Estimated CSLR levy comes in at $127m for FY27

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2025
The Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) is estimating the sub-sector levy to be payable by the financial advice industry in FY27 will be $126.9 million - but that doesn't account for First Guardian and Shield. In total, the initial estimate ...