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Australian businesses most worried about possible recession: Survey

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2025
Findings from World Economic Forum's Executive Opinion Survey suggest Australian business leaders are most concerned with economic risks like recession in the coming years. The Executive Opinion Survey, conducted in partnership with Zurich and Marsh ...

Benchmark report reveals crucial blind spots in whistleblower protections

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2025
In a report published today, ASIC has outlined several key trends among companies' whistleblower policies, and where they need to improve. Insights from the ASIC Whistleblower Questionnaire: July 2024 to June 2025 (REP 827) - which studied 134 companies ...

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 ...

MetLife scores group insurance mandate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2025
... factor. "If you receive automatic cover or apply for and are approved for voluntary death and/or TPD cover or income protection cover with Spaceship Super, detailed insurance costs and cover amounts will be provided in your Confirmation of Insurance ...

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

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
... "retirement income remains an unsolved challenge," due to systemic deficiencies. "The ideal system does have some longevity protection in it, so you mix a drawdown benefit with a deferred annuity or an annuity so that people don't run out of money," ...

T. Rowe and Oak Hill launch flexible credit income fund

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2025
... structuring, and prudent risk management. A core tenet of our investment process since inception has been a focus on downside protection and capital preservation, which has allowed us to successfully navigate multiple credit cycles," Nankervis said. ...

APRA-regulated funds should not pay CSLR special levy: SMC

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2025
... embedding moral hazard, potentially escalating riskier behaviour, weakening accountability, and providing less consumer protection in the future. Especially for APRA-regulated super funds, the SMC said, as they must keep money aside for emergencies and ...

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

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2025
... that such a levy should be funded by the financial services sector at large, saying there may not have been sufficient protection measures in place before victims decided to engage with Shield and First Guardian. "I want to be careful without being too ...

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 ...

AustralianSuper's 'ambitious' advice goal

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2025
... Members will want income to be predictable, behave like a salary, stable, inflation, aware and automated, with longevity protection." Brockie predicted that super funds will be expected to provide holistic wellbeing ecosystems going forward. "Funds will ...