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legalsuper announces C-suite changes

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2026
... legalsuper has named an interim chief executive as it continues its search for a permanent replacement and appointed a chief member officer. legalsuper has appointed chief financial officer Michael Gogorosis as interim chief executive as the fund continues ...

Super funds can drive member engagement through insurance: TAL

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2026
... insurance to suit their circumstances. The findings comes as insurers and super funds face increasing pressure to improve member engagement amid rising living costs and greater scrutiny of insurance inside superannuation. TAL general manager of group ...

ASIC bans property wealth coach operating without licence

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2026
ASIC has permanently banned Queensland property developer Trent Simon Giumelli from providing financial services after he raised $48 million from members for real estate wealth coaching programs without a financial services licence. ASIC has accused ...

Performance test reforms to curb benchmark hugging: Treasury

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026
... also proposing to extend the test to more superannuation products. The test currently applies to some 560 products or 62% member benefits in APRA-regulated funds. Retirement products, for example, are outside the test's scope. Expanding the test ...

Rest strengthens data and tax leadership with new hires

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026
... hires to lead its data and tax functions, as the fund continues to focus on operational simplification, governance and member growth. Irina Chinenova has joined the fund as general manager of data and insights, overseeing Rest's data analytics and intelligence ...

TelstraSuper did fall foul of IDR obligations: Federal Court

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026
... acknowledged that the lingering impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, an increase in complaints and the extended absence of a key team member contributed to the delays and therefore didn't amount to failing to act efficiently, fairly and honestly. It ...

Lead generation a 'conveyor belt of harm': Longo

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2026
Departing ASIC chair Joe Longo said the most effective way to tackle unscrupulous actors in lead generation activity would be to stop it at the source and ban all unlicensed communications. Speaking at the Financial Counselling Australia conference ...

Insurance premiums to drop for HESTA members

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2026
... protection will reduce by between 1.4% and 23.5%. The premium reductions will apply for HESTA Super and HESTA Personal Super member; they do not apply to those in corporate super plans. The reductions follow a renewed group insurance arrangement with ...

Digital asset adoption in SMSFs not a surprise: Burgess

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2026
New data shows more self-managed super funds (SMSFs) are rapidly adopting digital assets in their portfolios, but SMSF Association chief executive Peter Burgess said it isn't a worry to him if all entities remain compliant under their respective ...

Vision Super to close Diversified Bonds option

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2026
Vision Super is shutting its $24.5 million Diversified Bonds investment option due to low member demand. As at December 2025, the option represented less than 0.08% of total funds under management, Vision Super said, adding the trustee regularly reviews ...