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Renters need twice as much super, risk poverty in retirement: SCA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2025
Renters are headed for "dire retirement outcomes" as a couple who does not own their own house requires nearly double the amount in superannuation for a comfortable retirement compared to homeowners, according to Super Consumers Australia (SCA). The ...

REI Super names investment chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2025
REI Super has promoted one of its longest-serving investment executives to the newly created role of chief investment officer, following a sweeping overhaul of the fund's investment portfolio. Angelos Siapkas has been named chief investment officer ...

Comfortable retirement requires $432k in super: SCA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2025
Super Consumers Australia (SCA) states that a financially comfortable retirement requires $432,000 in superannuation for couples and $322,000 for singles who are homeowners. SCA's modelling, which is based on Australians owning their homes outright ...

Advisers acquired 300k new clients in 2025: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2025
The number of new clients financial advisers acquired amounted to 300,000 in 2025, bucking the downward trend in recent years, an Investment Trends report shows. The 2025 Financial Advice Report found that after several years of decline in client acquisition ...

Financially savvy Australians can add $1.2tn to wealth: Research

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2025
... offering innovative guidance models, the financial services industry can help Australians make informed decisions about saving, investing and planning for the future." "Technology and regulation have given advisers an opportunity to re-think how advice ...

Super funds continue to fail vulnerable members: UNSW

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
Despite holding a pool of more than $4.3 trillion in retirement savings, cracks are appearing in the superannuation system around engagement and support for vulnerable members, experts said. UNSW Business School associate professor Katja Hanewald observed ...

Australian Ethical Super handed extra licence conditions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
The prudential regulator has flagged concerns over the fund's investment management arrangements with its parent company and whether the fees involved are in members' best financial interests. APRA reviewed Australian Ethical Superannuation's related-party ...

Superannuation assets jump to $4.5tn: APRA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
Members' superannuation savings climbed 9.4% in the year to September to $4.5 trillion, new APRA data shows, spearheaded by the industry funds dominating the asset pool. Industry super funds' assets under management (AUM) grew by 13% annually ...

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 ...

DC funds "leaving member money on the table": Report

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
... the Thinking Ahead Institute (TAI), defined contribution (DC) pension funds said they are concerned some members are not saving enough for retirement. The study found 60% of respondents are concerned their members are not saving enough and nominated ...