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Super funds must improve reporting, audits: ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2025
... not adequately challenge the valuations provided by external fund managers," ASIC said. "This could undermine member confidence in the accuracy of financial information about their superannuation fund." Of five auditing firms reviewed, just one obtained ...

Explosive rise in claims drives new TPD solution for Acenda

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2025
... customers more affordable premiums while still offering access to meaningful protection that gives Australians the confidence to take life on." Recent data from the Council of Australian Life Insurers highlighted that mental illness payouts have ballooned ...

Aware Super, Goodman Group launch US logistics platform

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2025
... broader US property strategy, that focuses on industrial and build-to-rent sectors. This strategic decision underscores confidence in the ongoing growth in online retail services and in the demand for warehousing and distribution infrastructure, generating ...

Rest pays $40k over misleading statements

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2025
... active cover when they did not or should not have. It was also fined $18,780 for this. "ASIC seeks to enhance public confidence in the superannuation industry by encouraging Rest and other superannuation trustees to maintain adequate systems to prevent ...

Australia, UK regulators exchange insights

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2025
... presented by the sector. Yesterday, assistant treasurer Daniel Mulino proposed new legislation to strengthen security and confidence in investments across the sector - suggesting that all crypto providers carry an Australian financial services licence. ...

Crypto providers to hold AFSL under proposed laws

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2025
... It is about legitimising the good actors and shutting out the bad, giving businesses certainty and giving consumers confidence," Mulino said. Assistant minister for science, technology and digital economy Andrew Charlton added: "Australia can be a world ...

Macquarie to pay Shield victims in full

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2025
... that it will place pressure on the other super funds to take similar action. "This intervention will help to restore confidence in the Australian super system and financial services more broadly." About $160 million of what was invested in Shield was ...

SMC calls for simplified retirement system

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2025
... making," she said. "Hardworking Australians need access to simple information, guidance and advice to increase their confidence in the retirement solution that's right for them."

Australian Retirement Trust chief executive steps down

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2025
... award-winning investment performance, together they have delivered for our members and partners every day. "With great confidence in our executive committee and enterprise leaders, and with an expanding cadre of grandchildren growing up faster than I ...

ASIC report a 'solid point of reference' for private credit guardrails

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2025
... services Paul Newfield said. "By helping investors and platforms implement stronger practices, we seek to bolster market confidence and ensure our clients are well-informed when accessing private credit opportunities." It added that all the issues raised ...