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Financial services' gender pay gap improves at 21.4%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
... industries. At a granular level, WGEA highlighted organisations that dragged the pay gap in financial services, superannuation and insurance based on average total remuneration. They are namely Goldman Sachs, IFM Investors, Bell Potter Securities, Evans ...

MIS review ignores key issues: FAAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
... those operating MISs, and the development of a comprehensive data informed early warning system, which would cover superannuation fund trustees, responsible entities (REs) and financial advice licensees to help identify issues in areas such as distribution ...

MLC completes full Retirement Boost rollout for advisers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026
... Ashton Jones said it is simple to sign up for the product, with clients only required to make an election on their superannuation account in the savings phase. "For most clients we would expect that they would take up retirement boost in the pension ...

New SMC campaign to help Aussies care for 'golden super goose'

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026
... Council (SMC) has launched a national education program, urging young Australians to start looking after their superannuation savings. The 'Look after your super' initiative uses the concept of the golden super goose to help Australians better understand ...

AFCA reveals outcome of final lead decision

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026
... for related entities in December 2025, was advised by Next Generation Advice in 2022 to roll over their existing superannuation into establishing a self-managed super fund (SMSF) and invest in three funds, including the Shield Master Fund. AFCA was told ...

Future Group to buy Towers Watson RSE licence

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026
Future Group is acquiring the Towers Watson Superannuation licence as it looks to bring the trustee function in-house. Future Group entered an agreement with Willis Towers Watson in July 2025 to acquire the extended public offer licence and is currently ...

Research reveals 'alarming spike' in super switching

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026
New research from Super Members Council (SMC) has revealed an "alarming spike" in the number of Australians with very small super balances and no pre-existing advice relationship taking part in super switching. The SMC research said these small-balance ...

Trump announces new US retirement plan

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026
US President Donald Trump used his State of the Union address this week to announce a new retirement plan open to US workers. Trump said that since he took office the typical 401(k) balance has grown by "at least US$30,000". "That's a lot of money. ...

Super assets reach $4.5tn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has released its Quarterly Superannuation Performance report for the December 2025 quarter, showing total superannuation assets have hit $4.5 trillion. Total superannuation assets increased by 0.8% ...

Super moves: Mercer, AusSuper, Future Fund, VFMC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
... the real assets team, has also left and taken up a role with the Inghams Group. Before her four years with the superannuation giant, Smeaton was an executive director at UBS and a commercial director at Pacific National, the rail freight provider. As ...