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Fight between SMC and FSC on super rages on

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2026
... higher-growth superannuation option, can substantially increase retirement savings compared to remaining in a default MySuper product. SMC represents industry funds that provide default MySuper products such as AustralianSuper, Australian Retirement ...

FEATURE | Platforms | The investment supermarket

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2026
... bind. At present, Treasury's own working definition treats any superannuation trustee of a fund offering a platform product as a "platform trustee". But it notes no such legal distinction currently exists in the law, consulting the public to settle ...

Rest calls for better alignment in default options

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2026
Rest conducted a survey addressing concerns around the ambiguity of standardised investment options and product labels. As a result, the industry fund is now calling for the government to strengthen alignment within the industry. The survey collected ...

New alternative investment firm lands in Sydney

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2026
... with financial advisers on the longer-term. "I'm very aware that advisers typically need a fund to be on the approved product list (APL)... We are currently in the process of onboarding with a couple of the platforms. We're already available ...

New 'high-risk' derivatives on the rise

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2026
An innovative financial product, known as perpetual futures contract (perps), are currently under the scope of the market regulator, spreading concerns that the "speculative" product may be unlawfully distributed towards retail investors. According ...

Treasury expects regulators to do the heavy lifting

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2026
Treasury has released new Statements of Expectations (SoE) for the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), with an emphasis on how the regulators should promote a more sustainable ...

NGS Super names head of strategy

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2026
... role, bringing more than 35 years' experience across financial services strategy, retirement, investment, insurance, product design, member engagement and regulatory policy. Callil will spearhead the development and execution of NGS Super's enterprise-wide ...

Australian Ethical adds $1bn to FUM in three months

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2026
... managers, with Australian Ethical achieving positive returns across most of our portfolios, and net-inflows into core product categories." For the full year, Australian Ethical recorded positive retail and wholesale net flows of $491 million and institutional ...

Netwealth posts record FUA as managed accounts top $30bn

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2026
... also introduced Nova, a client-facing generative AI virtual assistant designed to provide advisers with faster access to product and process information while directing more complex enquires to specialist teams. Separately, Netwealth announced an expanded ...

FEATURE | Retirement | A layer of confidence

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2026
... says. "We think choosing your investment options is difficult for most of you, so we're going to create a MySuper product, which has all the protections in place that you can just default into. "Yet when people get to retirement, which is the most ...