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Super funds continue to fail vulnerable members: UNSW

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
Despite holding a pool of more than $4.3 trillion in retirement savings, cracks are appearing in the superannuation system around engagement and support for vulnerable members, experts said. UNSW Business School associate professor Katja Hanewald observed ...

Australian Ethical Super handed extra licence conditions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
... arrangement and enhance compliance with duties. In response, Australian Ethical said it is confident members' retirement savings have not been negatively impacted, adding that it has proactively made enhancements to its governance processes over the ...

Superannuation assets jump to $4.5tn: APRA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
Members' superannuation savings climbed 9.4% in the year to September to $4.5 trillion, new APRA data shows, spearheaded by the industry funds dominating the asset pool. Industry super funds' assets under management (AUM) grew by 13% annually ...

Super funds lagging RIC obligations: Pulse Check

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
... the diverse needs of their members - and meet the law," she said. "Retirees collectively entrust almost $600 billion in savings to the stewardship of super trustees, who should uphold their confidence by focusing on retirement strategies that meet their ...

TelstraSuper members caught off guard by Direct Access closure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2025
... are less than impressed, taking to online forums to criticise the limited notice, saying it compromises their retirement savings and describing the treatment of members as unacceptable. "Forced selling with little compensation [and not] being offered ...

Super SA introduces indexed options

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2025
... still running, and prior to 30 May 1986 it was the Pension Scheme. Members can also choose to direct their retirement savings into Super SA Select, which offers some benefits the Triple S scheme doesn't. Also administered by Super SA but was closed to ...

AMP launches new digital financial advice tools

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2025
... strategy support, tax-efficient recontribution advice and reducing tax for beneficiaries and increase tax-free retirement savings. The update follows a study that revealed 17,500 Retirement Health Checks have been completed on AMP members since January ...

Ditch cash, curb emotionally led investing: Expert

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2025
The opportunity costs of leaving cash in a savings account are too high as financial advisers can do more to help manage clients' emotional responses when it comes to taking higher risks with their money, a behavioural finance expert said. At the ...

ASIC acts against MWL, its director and lead generator

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
... having no proven track record, we will seek to allege clients were advised to invest most or almost all of their retirement savings into the fund, irrespective of their individual circumstances." Due to MWL being in administration, ASIC said its application ...

Interprac sued over Shield, First Guardian failures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
... compliance failures" by Interprac that thousands of Australians received poor financial advice, putting their retirement savings at significant risk. At 10.20am, following ASIC's announcement, Sequoia Financial Group - the parent company of Interprac ...