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Mega-funds grow but net cashflows steadily decline

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026
... number of them, was organic; the only merger that took place in the period was that of Qantas Super into Australian Retirement Trust. Still, the size of small and medium funds continued to decline, with FY25 recording 57 super funds with less than $50 ...

Rest Super names successor to long-serving fixed income lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
... established by Tracey over the past 20 years and guide the team through the next phase, supporting our 2 million members' retirement outcomes. "Tracey has made an immeasurable contribution to Rest. She has been a steady hand, a strategic thinker ...

First Super names interim investment lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
... than two decades of superannuation experience. He has held senior roles at Vision Super, including general manager of retirement and member services, spent seven years at Emergency Services Super, and served as head of fixed interest and cash at Telstra ...

Treasury proposes options to block victim-survivors' super going to perpetrators

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
... eligible. Treasury is accepting feedback on the policy options until April 15. "... superannuation is there for dignity in retirement, it is not there to reward the perpetrators of abuse, and today is a really important step forward in making sure that ...

Big super to work with Canadian counterparts to drive investment

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
... will oversee about $20 trillion in assets by 2040. The Australian super funds and investors involved are: Australian Retirement Trust AustralianSuper Aware Super CareSuper Cbus HESTA Hostplus IFM Investors Rest IFM Investors chair Cath Bowtell said it ...

AFM, PGIM announce exit from Qld retirement village developer

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
Having first invested over $70 million in retirement village operator Aura in 2024, both Assembly Funds Management (AFM) and PGIM have agreed an early exit from their positions. AFM invested in Aura via its Real Estate Private Equity series and will ...

US exceptionalism may have peaked: ART

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
Australian Retirement Trust chief economist Brian Parker told the Financial Standard 2026 Economic Outlook webinar that we're likely going to face more frequent and severe disruptions as a "new world order" appears. Speaking at the event - which ...

Cbus calls for tax reform on TPD payouts in pre-Budget submission

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
... the $110 billion fund proposed reforms to make sure members are paid super on time, protect their savings and make retirement easier to navigate. Cbus said while TPD insurance payments after age 60 are generally tax-free, members under 60 must deal with ...

MIS review ignores key issues: FAAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
... fund or scheme as a whole; against the trustee of an SMSF in respect to conduct as trustee; and the management of a retirement savings account provider or insurer. "It is essential that AFCA Rule C1.5 is removed to better allow clients to make complaints ...

MLC completes full Retirement Boost rollout for advisers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026
MLC Expand has rolled out the retirement phase of its Retirement Boost offering announced last year. It had soft launched the product's saving phase in August in partnership with TAL and Challenger. Advisers can now recommend MLC Retirement Boost ...