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Treasury launches consultation on CSLR breaching sub-sector levy caps

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2025
Treasury today launched a consultation on the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR), considering options on how to deal with estimates that have drastically exceeded sub-sector levy caps. Released late Friday, the consultation paper is seeking feedback ...

ASIC calls out trustees 'passing the buck' on super switching

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2025
... superannuation funds about "passing the buck" to financial advisers and shedding responsibility for overlooking dodgy investment options as the fallout from the Shield Master Fund and First Guardian Master Fund mounts to $1 billion in losses. In his ...

Special feature: Shaping private markets

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2025
... Member switching behaviour added additional strain. In falling markets, members tend to switch from growth to defensive options, triggering asset sales that can be difficult in private markets. Cheever says if this occurs in markets where there isn't ...

Two more Shield Master Fund advisers banned

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2025
... false and misleading Statements of Advice (SoA), implying Shield has had a higher performing track record against other options when, in fact, it had a limited trading history and only been in existence for a short period, ASIC said. "ASIC has reason ...

REI Super delivers double-digit returns in FY25

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2025
... ended 30 June 2025. Over the same period its balanced pension option achieved 11.40%, while the Growth Plus and Growth options saw returns of 14.20% and 12.52%, respectively. Meanwhile, the Stable option returned 7.84% in FY25, and the Conservative (Premium ...

Prime Super delivers double-digit returns

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2025
... for the fund. The super fund has also dropped transaction costs from 0.2% to 0.06% for those in the MySuper and Balanced options, effective 1 July 2025. The Fund's Managed Growth option delivered returns of 13.03% to members for the same period. Prime ...

Australian Ethical MySuper returns 10.5%

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2025
... the result demonstrates the strength of the ethical investment approach despite challenging markets. Some of its other options also saw double-digit returns, including the Growth Fund which delivered 11.5% p.a. and the High Growth Fund which returned ...

Macquarie AM acquires European student accommodation platforms

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2025
... which will help to alleviate pressure on the residential rental market and provide more specialised and affordable housing options for students." Under the agreement, BaseStack Living owner Justin Hamer will be appointed as chief executive for the combined ...

North inflows jump 60%

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2025
... members." AMP's MySuper and Future Directions delivered double-digit returns for FY25. MySuper 1970s, 1980s and 1990s options achieved 12.7% p.a., 12.9% p.a. and 12.8% respectively. Meanwhile, MySuper 1950s and 1960s saw returns of 10.1% p.a. and ...

Treasury wants 'more confidence' in sustainable product labels

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2025
... includes current regulation and disclosure requirements for financial products, overseas frameworks, and some designed options for potential framework. Treasury believes that sustainable financial product labels could complement the increasing information ...