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SMC highlights long-term benefits of investing in private markets

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2025
Super Members Council (SMC) has submitted a paper in response to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission's (ASIC) discussion paper, outlining how superannuation investments in the private sector can drive long-term financial system stability ...

Super moves: QIC, VFMC, ESSSuper, Aware Super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
... Abu Dhabi Investment Authority He brings experience from previous roles at Lend Lease, Jones Lang LaSalle and Property Council of Australia. As a transactions analyst within the capital transactions team at Lend Lease, he hunted for deals and managed ...

Australian private capital sector totals $139bn: Report

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
... $65 billion, according to the Australian Private Capital 2025 Yearbook. The report, compiled by Australian Investment Council and Preqin, said Australian private capital funds have outperformed their international peers on key returns metrics, demonstrating ...

Labor wins: What super, advice industries want

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2025
... congratulated Anthony Albanese and the Labor government for the overwhelming federal election win over the weekend. Super Members Council (SMC) said it is looking forward to working with the Albanese government to further strengthen the retirement of ...

Coalition's super on PPL plan 'deeply worrying'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2025
... 'Superannuation on Paid Parental Leave - parental choice' would be introduced to help boost the Budget's bottom line. Super Members Council (SMC) said the cash-out proposal undermines the policy intent of boosting the retirement savings of new mums. ...

Super lobbies welcome bipartisan support to fight financial abuse

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2025
... Amanda Rishworth promised to introduce new measures to target perpetrators of financial abuse last week. The Super Members Council (SMC) welcomed the Coalition's election commitment to eradicate financial abuse from the superannuation system. SMC wrote ...

Government to 'crack down further' on financial abuse

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2025
... after death. Superannuation advocacy body's Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) and Super Members Council (SMC) welcomed the proposal. "For too long, perpetrators of family violence have been able to profit from their victims' death ...

New government must prioritise payday super: SMC

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2025
Super Members Council (SMC) is urging Australia's newly elected government to pass the payday super legislation as a matter of priority within its first 100 days in power. The council's analysis found that in 2021-22, about $5.1 billion of super went ...

Taxes and housing dominate election race

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2025
... will achieve meaningful tax reform. This needs to be the focus of tax discussions going forward." Meantime, the Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) said Labor's plans to guarantee all low-deposit home loans for first home buyers could increase financial ...

Michael Dwyer joins impact fund board

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025
... serves as a director of ASX-listed Iress and holds advisory roles with the ASIC Consultative Panel and the Global Advisory Council for Tobacco-Free Portfolios. In recognition of his industry and community contributions, he was appointed a Member of the ...