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ASIC targets advisers, platforms, research houses in super switching scams

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2025
... for superannuation switching, which has culminated in hundreds of millions of dollars in lost or inaccessible retirement savings. ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court pointed out at a media briefing yesterday that across the value chain - from the lead generator ...

Super on paid parental leave to reduce gender gap: ASFA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2025
The introduction of superannuation contributions on paid parental leave (PPL) is set to boost women's retirement savings by $7200, according to new research from the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). Superannuation contributions ...

APRA dissects retirement products for the first time

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2025
More than 200 retirement products managing $490 billion in members' retirement savings have come under the watchful eye of prudential regulator APRA for the first time. APRA's latest statistics for the March 2025 period breaks down the state ...

Dodgy dentist defrauds members after draining super for medical procedures

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2025
... early seemed like a smart way to fund dental treatment. But now they've lost tens of thousands from their retirement savings, and are still in pain - physically, financially and emotionally," Marshman said. "These patients weren't just sold dental ...

Middle Australia on track for 'comfortable retirement': ASFA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2025
... the increase earn less than $100,000 a year. "Our super system is the envy of the world because it lifts the retirement savings of everyday Australians, takes pressure off the taxpayer-funded pension, invests capital to grow Australian jobs and companies ...

Super funds to take stock of information security controls

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2025
... using personal details and passwords available on the dark web, with a select number of members having their retirement savings stolen. In a letter to super fund chairs, APRA deputy chair Margaret Cole said that although it "has consistently emphasised ...

AMP super class action finally hits court

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2025
... actions. "This is about justice for ordinary Australians. These are people who trusted AMP to safeguard their retirement savings - and instead lost thousands of dollars." Meantime, Maurice Blackburn's national head of class actions Rebecca Gilsenan said ...

Super tax debate suffocates action for low-income Australians

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2025
... threshold is leaving young tradies, apprentices, and women in construction, without support that would give their retirement savings a boost. Cbus said the number of its members receiving LISTO has declined over the past five years because the income ...

Age-based super strategies could add thousands to retirement savings

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2025
... the five years to March 2025. It calculated that 14.5 million MySuper accounts would've achieved an average retirement savings uplift of 6.6% over the period if their investments had been aligned to their age. Russell Investments head of Asia Pacific ...

Nest drops $930m into new IFM Investors fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2025
... via the new fund will be made in the coming months. "IFM exists to invest, protect, and grow the long-term retirement savings of working people, and we're proud to support Nest in unlocking the income and risk-adjusted return potential of infrastructure ...