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Super education leads to engagement, higher balances: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
... more you think about your super, the more likely you are to do something that could boost your savings and help you live the life you want in retirement," SMC acting chief executive Georgia Brumby said. "Super is a long-term investment - so the earlier ...

Australians fearful of getting their investments wrong: CFS

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
... best when people actively engage with it. Checking how it's invested in and making sure that choice is appropriate for your life stage and time horizon, is essential to maximising your financial position at retirement. Professional advice can further ...

FEATURE | Recruitment: Laying foundations

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
In 2019, then APRA chair Wayne Byres had a blunt message for superannuation funds: "Are you going to get better, or are you going to get out?" The question marked the decisive shift in the regulator's tone, making its agenda explicit: super funds ...

GDG hires chief financial officer

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 DEC 2025
... Anthony Smith and Shenaz Waple as directors. In the 2025 financial year, GDG's investment bonds business under Generation Life reported funds under management of $4.4 billion, growing 27% annually. GDG's managed accounts assets grew 49% year on year ...

Family office buys stake in Lendlease retail asset

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 DEC 2025
Lendlease is selling a stake in luxury retail mall The Exchange TRX to a Malaysian family office for nearly $406 million. Lendlease will offload the 40% stake in The Exchange TRX, as well as its 60% interest in the office asset valued at RM1.1 billion ...

Super moves: Aware, VFMC, CareSuper, UniSuper, NGS

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025
... after three years with the state-owned investment manager. VFMC said Shanley decided to step away from full-time executive life as of December 2025 and the incoming CFRO will be announced shortly. Shanley previously held senior leadership finance, tax ...

Perpetual extends exclusive talks for wealth management sale

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025
... of June. It operates financial advisory firms Fordham Group, Perpetual Private, Jacaranda Financial Planning, and Priority Life. The business added to Perpetual's $235.6 million in revenue in FY25 but saw a 5% drop in underlying profit before tax ...

TAL enhances TPD offering, support for self-employed customers

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025
... income protection. The integrations follow TAL's partnership with SANE to provide mental healthcare programs last month. The life insurer has updated the Accelerated Protection offering with the launch of the TPD Support Option, specifically for certain ...

Super moves: AustralianSuper, UniSuper, Team Super, CFS, TAL

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2025
... he will focus on the fund's wholesale core property fund diversified across office, retail, industrial, education and life sciences assets around Australia. Finkel initially joined UniSuper in the portfolio analysis and implementation team, where ...

AMP to pay $29m to settle class action

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2025
... Financial Planning (AMPFP), Charter Financial Planning (Charter), Hillross Financial Services (Hillross), AMP and Resolution Life Australasia (formerly AMP Life) in 2020. Shine Lawyers alleged the AMP advisers failed to act in clients' best interests ...