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Ignition Advice plots global expansion with new operating chief

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2026
... noted the appointment follows heightened demand for enterprise digital advice, led by interest from Australia's superannuation sector. "Stuart's appointment strengthens our growing executive team as we pursue our global expansion and marks the beginning ...

Hostplus delivers double-digit FY26 returns

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2026
Hostplus Balanced (MySuper) option delivered members 10.8% for the financial year 2025-26, while the Indexed Balanced option and the High Growth option returned members 11.06% and 12.61% respectively. Hostplus chief investment officer Sam Sicilia said ...

Federal Court lifts Merhi's travel ban

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2026
... took action on former Keystone Asset Management directors and compliance committee members who put Australians' superannuation at risk by investing scheme funds in related entities and third parties without proper safeguards. Paul Chiodo, Ilya Frolov ...

Government consults on discretionary trust tax

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2026
... confirmed the minimum tax will not apply to other types of trusts, such as fixed trusts, widely held trusts, complying superannuation funds, special disability trusts, deceased estates and charitable trusts. While some types of income, such as primary ...

SMSFA backs review of ATO's regulatory approach

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2026
... to consider the role of SMSF auditors and the need for clearer more practical regulatory guidance where tax and superannuation obligations overlap. "The objective should be a regulatory framework that is firm where it needs to be, practical in its administration ...

ASFA makes suggestions for performance test overhaul

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2026
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has called for the federal governments annual superannuation performance test to be modernised, arguing the current framework is discouraging long-term investment assets such as housing, infrastructure ...

AutralianSuper injects $500m in Indian infrastructure

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2026
AustralianSuper will increase its commitment to India's National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) with a further $500 million, taking the fund's overall holdings in India across all asset classes to $3.3 billion. The new investment ...

HESTA executive jumps ship to Cbus

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2026
... said he was looking forward to helping evolve the fund's advice offering. "CBUS holds a unique position in the superannuation landscape, and I'm really excited to be taking on the immense challenge of responding to our members' evolving needs," ...

Future Generation returns top 20%

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2026
Future Generation Australia has increased its fully franked interim dividend after it delivered a 20.1% total shareholder return over the past year. The company lifted its interim dividend to 3.8 cents per share, fully franked, taking the annualised ...

UniSuper, Aware Super deliver positive returns

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2026
UniSuper and Aware Super have reported returns across all investment options for the 2025-26 financial year. UniSuper's default Balanced option returned 10.4% for the year while its High Growth and Growth options returned 13.1% and 12.3% respectively. ...