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Mulino looks to reform CSLR

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2025
... breaching that principle by forcing millions of everyday Australians who are members of highly regulated profit-to-member super funds to pay into the scheme," SMC said. "The FY26 special levy is $47.3 million, but this does not yet include the fallout ...

'Outdated' law gating teenagers from thousands of dollars in super: Industry

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2025
... The super fund agrees with the LISTO update, and recommended development of a framework between the government and super funds to uplift data integrity to support efficiencies across the system. Rest also suggested reforming the law so family violence ...

AustralianSuper kicks off $1.1bn UK living plan with acquisition

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2025
... infrastructure and critical nation-building investments into the UK, and strengthen relationships between Australian super funds and UK institutional investors and policy makers. "This acquisition executes on the strategy of our new UK Living platform ...

Diversa to 'vigorously defend' ASIC allegations

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2025
... any financial assistance provided will be applied for the benefit of affected members." Diversa is the trustee of 16 super funds that have 350,000 members. It acted as trustee of the Praemium SMA Superannuation Fund and the YourChoice Super division ...

Prime Super awards fixed income mandate

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2025
... that rising bond yields have reaffirmed the role of fixed income as an essential diversifier for portfolios within super funds. "This appointment highlights our proven expertise in fixed income investing and our dedication to aligning with our clients' ...

ASIC sues Diversa for First Guardian failures

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2025
... sub-plans, YourChoice Super and AusPrac, were exposed to First Guardian between 2020 to 2024. Diversa, as trustee of the super funds, failed to enforce a 50% holding limit it imposed for First Guardian, ASIC alleged, and that it failed to have systems ...

Australia's 'Super 6' embrace total portfolio approach: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2025
... report shows, as they increasingly adopt a total portfolio approach (TPA). The Asset Owner 100 report labelled the top super funds based on asset size as the "Super 6," noting that they are featuring more prominently alongside the more mature pension ...

Preparing earlier boosts average super balance by over $250k: Brighter Super

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2025
... members outperformed the national average at 60 points. Additionally, the report noted that demand for advice from super funds is strong; this was reflected in an MFS Investment Management report this week. Personal financial advice is their top request ...

Super funds most relied upon for advice: Survey

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2025
Australians continue to seek advice from their super funds but struggle to know exactly when they can retire, an MFS Investment Management survey found. The 2025 MFS Global Retirement Survey - studying some 1000 participants across Australia, Canada ...

FEATURE | Agriculture: Golden soil

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2025
... super funds' disclosure of upfront costs under RG97, specifically stamp duty, when buying real estate. Currently, super funds must disclose all transactional and operational costs associated with an investment. Unlisted property assets must disclose ...