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Super Fierce goes into liquidation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2025
... Super Fierce said. In 2022, it launched the Fierce Performers Index, which analysed super fund performance and investment options. According to the index, the best option for a 30-year-old woman on an income of $105,000, with a balance of $60,000 and ...

Union redundancy funds in ASIC's sights

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2025
... redundancy funds" to provide guidance on any ongoing relief it may grant the sector. ASIC said it is considering three options: to allow the relief to expire and require full compliance with the Corporations Act; grant relief from specific obligations ...

Small industry super funds beat giants on trust, service, value

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2025
... better outcomes. She said an opportunity for small industry funds lies in reassuring members who are curious about other options by addressing any doubts around their performance. The research also found that small super funds, across both industry and ...

TAL partners to expand access to affordable insurance

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2025
... today launched backd by TAL in partnership with Cover Genius, targeting those with limited access to affordable cover options. backd offers tailored, affordable options for workers not currently eligible for other types of cover, paying benefits of $100-$300 ...

Aussies feeling FOMO on private markets: Survey

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2025
... three differences between public and private markets that investors must know." While there are alternative investment options such as evergreen funds, which are traditionally more accessible than those with the closed ended structures, liquidity and ...

Regulators note advances in life insurers' practices

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2025
... and 'variable age-stepped premium' replaces 'stepped premium'. "These new labels illustrate a difference between the two options, but also highlight that either type of premium may change," the regulators said. The regulators noted that life companies ...

Private credit market has lenders sweating

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2025
... the recent increase of new participants in the private credit sector offers creditworthy borrowers suitable financial options however, it does carry potential risks. "If these businesses are not sufficiently experienced and capitalised and maintain inadequate ...

HESTA turns the lights back on after service shutdown

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2025
... updated balances and update their personal details. They can also manage insurance cover and claims and switch investment options. However, although online services have resumed, HESTA advised that processing times for some transactions may initially ...

ASIC alleges Choosi flogged Hannover life insurance products

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2025
ASIC has taken Choosi to the Federal Court for allegedly failing to provide a range of comparable options on life and funeral insurance policies to customers and instead flogging products solely from Hannover Life Re. From at least 1 July 2019 and to ...

Superhero plans 'mass affluent' wealth play

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2025
... administration, which will be bolstered through the launch of new offerings. Superhero said it is planning new investment options, including managed and micro investment portfolios, as well as a portfolio management tool to help investors build long-term ...