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ASIC flags firm grip on private and public markets, super funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2025
... accountable for Australians' retirement savings. "In late 2024 and early 2025, ASIC initiated court proceedings against two super funds over their claims handling practices. In January 2025, we called out trustees for weak scam and fraud practices. Then ...

ATO bares teeth at dentists pushing early super access

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2025
... illegal promoter schemes, not using super on the approved expense, and creating fake ATO approval letters to present to super funds.

Future Group calls on super funds to push for bold emissions target

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2025
... executive Simon Sheikh said the modelling clearly showed the economic opportunity a 75% target would create and called on super funds to join in the call to push for an ambitious target. "By making a commitment to invest in Australia's transition ...

AustralianSuper executive joins SMC

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2025
... stakeholder relationships. Sharing his appointment on LinkedIn, Coates said he is ready to help shape policy for all super funds. "I deeply valued my time at AustralianSuper. I learned so much and was lucky to work alongside colleagues whose member focus ...

Super funds should prompt members on death benefits: SCA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2025
... nomination and keep it up to date. Given the consequences of not having a nomination and the complexity involved, super funds should be doing a lot more to help members make a nomination and keep it up to date," SCA said.

Former adviser back in Australia to face theft charges

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2025
... Magistrates Court on 136 counts of stealing. The funds she misappropriated were intended for clients' self-managed super funds but were instead deposited into a bank account in Pearson's business' name without their knowledge. It's also alleged Pearson ...

APRA sets higher cybersecurity expectations for trustees

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2025
... wrote in its newly published 2025-26 Corporate Plan. At a media briefing yesterday, APRA chair John Lonsdale said that super funds are "making progress" on implementing MFA. "We've made our wish very clear as to what we'd like to see. I think ...

Chalmers confirms super performance test changes are coming

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2025
... about abolishing the performance test, and we are not talking about in any way interfering with the sole purpose of super funds, which is to deliver the maximum returns that they can for the members. I want to be perfectly clear about that," Chalmers ...

Vision Super divests G8 Education over abuse charges

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2025
... decision that the risk was reduced to acceptable levels." Australian Ethical, Future Super and HESTA are some of the super funds that are also invested in G8 Education. In response to a letter from the NSW Early Childhood Teachers Group, HESTA confirmed ...

Mercer Super sued over 'longstanding and systemic' failures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2025
... them to ASIC demonstrates a lack of care for customers and can put more at risk. "As one of Australia's largest super funds, Mercer Super should have had adequate systems in place to manage and monitor critical issues like this." In a statement ...