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FEATURE | Regulation: Picking up the pieces

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
... providers. She also intended to change her superannuation. "At the time I was with Macquarie Vision and when I looked at my super statements from 2021 to 2022, I saw my balance had dropped by $28,000. I kept a close eye on my super and looked at the ...

Australian Ethical makes changes to super menu, fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
Australian Ethical Super is closing its High Growth offering and introducing another investment option as it prepares to roll out fee changes. Australian Ethical Super will close its High Growth investment option from May 1, with all members to be transferred ...

Wealth levels triple for middle Australia: SMC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
A new report by the Super Members Council (SMC) found wealth levels for middle Australia have tripled in the past 20 years for recent retirees, with superannuation the key driver of strong growth. The report highlighted the role Australia's super system ...

APRA kicks off Retirement Reporting Framework consultation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
APRA has launched a consultation on how it can effectively collect and report data from superannuation funds as part of its work under the Retirement Income Covenant. The prudential regulator has released details of how it can work with the industry ...

Aware Super appoints head of private equity

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
Aware Super has appointed Alex Satchcroft as head of private equity, reporting to the newly appointed head of private markets Jenny Newmarch who took on the role last month. As head of private equity, Satchcroft will lead the development and execution ...

Platform funds, mega funds to dominate: Mercer

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2026
... will dominate the superannuation landscape and overtake the 'retail versus industry fund' debate. The 2026 Mercer Shaping Super report notes non-platform mega funds hold 39% of today's market share. This is expected to grow to 54% in nine years' time. ...

Sequoia offloads InterPrac in $50k fire sale

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2026
... three terminated advice practices, noting InterPrac's exposure to these failures was entirely within APRA-regulated super funds and not on a direct basis or within self-managed super fund accounts." Given the InterPrac complaints made to the Australian ...

FSC questions SMC's claim on younger members' super switches

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2026
The Financial Services Council (FSC) has questioned Super Members Council's (SMC) recent research which found a spike in younger members switching out of industry funds into self managed super funds (SMSF) and platform products. FSC data to the ...

Macquarie broke law by not putting Shield on watch list, says court

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2026
... Macquarie entering a court enforceable undertaking with ASIC in September last year and agreeing to reimburse more than 3000 super members who had been invested in Shield. This amounted to more than $320 million. ASIC did not seek a penalty against Macquarie ...

AustralianSuper says no to leveraged gains, yes to stability

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2026
... sophisticated funds to deal with [liquidity risks]," Russell said. Bhindi is the first liquidity officer for the $410 billion super fund and took on the role in January 2025. AustralianSuper said the appointment reflects its key focus on liquidity management ...