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SMC calls for simplified retirement system

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2025
Super Members Council (SMC) has urged Treasury to simplify the retirement system, saying it is too complex. The comments come as a response to Treasury's consultation paper on best practice principles. SMC said it broadly supports the intent of ...

GIM director slapped with travel restraints

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2025
Global Investment Marketing (GIM) director Darren Geddes has been barred from leaving the country for the next six months as ASIC alleges he misappropriated money via a sham bond investment scheme. ASIC did not provide details behind its allegations ...

Younger generations drive SMSF sector growth: Class

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2025
The number of self-managed super funds (SMSF) has grown on the back of increased participation by younger Australians despite regulatory uncertainty, according to a report by Class. The 2025 Annual Benchmark Report by Class found the number of SMSFs ...

Australian Retirement Trust chief executive steps down

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2025
David Anderson is stepping down as chief executive of Australian Retirement Trust (ART), with Kathy Vincent to replace him. The $330 billion super fund said Anderson notified the ART board of his intention to resign, just 18 months after joining. Vincent ...

Diversa winds up struggling super fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2025
Diversa is closing one of its superannuation funds following a rapid decline in member accounts and funds under management. The Personal Choice Private Fund is being terminated and is expected to be wound up by 30 June 2026. All member accounts must ...

Stockspot reduces fees to increase accessibility

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2025
Stockspot is making what it calls its biggest changes since launching, including lowering monthly fees for some accounts to $1 per month, and other initiatives aimed at making investing more accessible. Stockspot now charges only $1 a month for balances ...

Equity Trustees slashes value of Shield investments

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2025
Equity Trustees has marked down the value of units held in the Shield Master Fund by as much as 75%, as victims petition the government for $5 million to start a recovery fund. The Save Our Super campaign, comprising victims of the Shield Master Fund ...

Australia maintains global retirement security ranking: Natixis

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2025
Australia has maintained its 7th rank globally for retirement security even as more Australians believe it is increasingly more difficult to retire securely. Natixis Investment Managers Global Retirement Index (GRI) showed across the sub categories ...

FEATURE: Problem detected

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2025
While financial services organisations may be comfortable with taking risks, certainly when it comes to investing, there are other types of risks they're not so familiar with. It may be 2025, but we continue to consistently see examples of organisations ...

RBA's Hauser warns super funds of $1tn FX risk

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2025
Reserve Bank of Australia deputy governor Andrew Hauser has issued a stark warning about the superannuation sector's growing foreign currency exposure, which he said is tipped to reach $1 trillion in value over the next decade. Hauser noted Australian ...