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Super funds continue to fail vulnerable members: UNSW

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
... financial affairs accessible by super funds, to which, Hanewald alluded to the Super Members Council's report that targeted government data sharing can help funds identify vulnerable members. "Funds should also invest in staff training and ensure communication ...

Government cracks down on financial abuse via coerced directorships

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
The government has opened consultation to combat financial abuse in families perpetrated through coerced directorships. The consultation paper by the Treasury noted that financial abusers can exploit loopholes in tax and corporate systems, weaponising ...

Reforms on super advertising, stapling enter parliament

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
... platform chooses to advertise, it will be required to display an employee's stapled fund where one exists. The government has clarified that the ban does not apply to advertising undertaken in the ordinary course of business, only during the onboarding ...

Inflation hits 3.8% in October

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
... activities (+3.2%). Electricity costs rose 37.1% over the 12 months, with the annual rise primarily driven by state government rebates being used up by households, as well as the timing of the rollout of the Commonwealth Energy Bill Relief Fund (EBRF) ...

Tech bubble top of mind for super funds in 2026: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
... bubble (47%) is the biggest worry heading into next year. Re-inflation (43%), geopolitical shocks (40%) and a potential government debt or fiscal crisis (40%) are the next cause of concerns. While super fund members are reaping artificial intelligence-fuelled ...

Superannuation assets jump to $4.5tn: APRA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
... pension fund rankings places AustralianSuper as the world's 17 th largest in terms of assets size. Norway's Government Pension Fund comes in first place with $2.7 trillion (US$1.8tn), followed by Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund ...

Entireti partners with Striver to shore up talent

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2025
... challenges of the financial advice profession; an issue which requires greater attention from all stakeholders including government, tertiary education institutions and service providers to the industry, he added. "We need more advisers to meet the advice ...

APRA-regulated funds should not pay CSLR special levy: SMC

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2025
The Super Members Council (SMC) is urging the government to carve out APRA-regulated super trustees' responsibility in the FY27 Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) special levy, claiming that it will be a "clear breach" of the scheme's principle ...

PPS Mutual appoints head of distribution

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2025
PPS Mutual has appointed a new head of distribution, succeeding Brian Pillemer who is retiring. Daniel Waller takes on the role after finishing up a career break to look after his family. Waller was previously the general manager of business partnerships ...

IMF tells Chalmers to curb spending

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2025
... progress we've made is to make our economy more resilient and more productive," he said. "The statement acknowledges the government's ambitious agenda across productivity, dynamism and competition. "The authorities are implementing a series of reforms ...