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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 ...

ASIC calls out super 'leaders and laggards'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2025
... reaching retirement age feel they will be able to retire comfortably, adding that the lack of member services provided by super funds was part of the issue. "What really hits home in [the Best Possible Retirement ] report is the gulf emerging in member ...

Super board moves: ART, Aware, Brighter Super

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2025
August is a season for reporting - and board appointments. Three major super funds ART, Aware and Brighter Super announce their latest additions. At Australian Retirement Trust (ART), multiple chair appointee Anthony Lynham will join the board on August ...

ASIC to review RG97 to boost property supply

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2025
... superannuation funds to include stamp duty payments in fee disclosures in a bid to boost their investment in property. Super funds have long held concerns that obligations under Regulatory Guide 97: Disclosing fees and costs in PDSs and periodic statements ...

Super funds risk 'falling behind': MUFG Retirement Solutions

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2025
... industry-wide uplift in digital identity and fraud protection capabilities as it works with the Australian government and super funds to pilot a new digital ID tool. Speaking exclusively with Financial Standard, MUFG Retirement Solutions (ANZ) chief ...

Cbus appoints member director

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2025
... Committee. With a trade background in printing and finishing, he has held directorships in printing and media industry super funds between 2005 and 2019. According to the Cbus website, he is a board member of the Construction Industry Training Board ...

'We're proceeding' with Div 296: Chalmers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2025
... Australia (ASFA) called on the government to adjust some elements of the super performance test to help encourage super funds to invest more in Australia's energy transition. The peak super body said the government should consider how performance ...

Mulino sits on Tranche 2 for now, grapples with complexity

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2025
... proposed several changes, such as replacing Statements of Advice with Client Advice Records and clarifying what topics super funds can collectively charge for, only to fall through the cracks in the lead up to the federal election. "What I'm working ...

Special feature: Shaping private markets

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2025
... Custodians are stepping up as regulators target super funds' $3.5 trillion private asset rush. Australia's super funds face mounting scrutiny over their rapid shift into private markets, as concerns grow about transparency, valuations and liquidity ...