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SMC makes recommendations to safeguard super

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2025
Super Members Council (SMC) has called for stronger protections to prevent consumer harm from high-risk super switching. The call comes as the corporate regulator continues to launch legal action against those involved in the collapses of Shield and ...

Global resilience is a key systemic risk: HESTA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2025
HESTA chief executive Debby Blakey told the recent ASFA Conference 2025 that the super fund has been considering global resilience as a key thematic when making responsible investment decisions. "We see this as a systemic risk, the same as climate change ...

AMP announces senior hire for North

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2025
AMP has established a new role of director for growth and distribution for its North platform, appointing Kristine Goodwin to the role. AMP said the creation of the new senior role aligns with its focus on accelerating the growth of the North business ...

NZ Super Fund appoints people and culture lead

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2025
The Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation has appointed Leona Cheffins as general manager for people and culture, effective today. Cheffins brings over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry. Beginning her career as a finance and ...

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 ...

Macquarie terminates more options

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2025
Macquarie yesterday announced it is terminating several investment options within its SMA Model Portfolio over the coming weeks. Three options each offered by Activam and Boutique Wealth Australia will shutter on November 30 and December 15 respectively. ...

ASIC not acting as a 'market maker': Constant

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2025
ASIC commissioner Simone Constant said superannuation funds are working well with the regulator in terms of their investments in private markets, but said as whole, more needs to be done by all large investors. Constant said the regulator's increased ...

Passive strategies show 'higher survivorship' over active: Morningstar

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2025
Passive strategies continued to outperform their actively managed counterparts across major segments over the past year, according to Morningstar's latest Active/Passive Barometer. The study spanned over 800 open-ended strategies in Australia across ...

Agentic AI adoption 'crucial' for future success: Capgemini

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2025
Although agentic artificial intelligence (AI) is still nascent across financial services globally, its adoption will be crucial in achieving growth, a new report indicates. According to Capgemini's World Cloud Report - Financial Services 2026 report ...