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Most read in 2025: Financial advice

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2025
There was no shortage of news impacting the financial advice community this year, with advisers bearing the brunt of negative sentiment in the wake of First Guardian and Shield collapses. But there were some bright spots throughout the year, including ...

Nambawan Super taps former Prime Super boss for top job

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025
... executive, naming Australian superannuation veteran Lachlan Baird to lead the country's largest defined contribution government fund. Baird brings more than two decades of superannuation experience to Nambawan Super which with K12 billion ($4.25 ...

Increases coming for veterans' superannuation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025
The government is increasing payments related to the Defence Force Superannuation Benefits program, Treasurer Jim Chalmers confirmed in the mid-year economic and fiscal outlook (MYEFO). Treasury said payments related to the Defence Force Superannuation ...

Super tax receipts to increase by $10.9bn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025
... contributions (from higher wages) and tax from investment earnings." In response, the Super Members Council (SMC) urged the government to rethink its decision to push the bill for Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) costs onto Australians with ...

AustralianSuper execs earn top pay grade: APRA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 DEC 2025
... Master Fund is the other retail fund that placed in the top 20, wherein executives received $2.82 million. The only government fund to crack the top 20 was ARIA Investments Trust, which paid its executives $2.89 million, placing it in 18 th spot. Executives ...

Natixis, Generali call off $3.2tn joint venture talks

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025
... to the region's economic success." The Financial Times reports the joint venture faced opposition from the Italian government and several top Generali shareholders were also not in favour of the deal.

Chalmers flags pension, super spending in Budget update

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025
... reprioritisations to improve the budget bottom line. In addition to expected cost cutting, Chalmers flagged that the government will be spending more money to assist veterans and older Australians. "The figures we release on Wednesday will show... an ...

Mulino wants PII to step up to make CSLR sustainable

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 DEC 2025
... therefore being unsustainable. "Right now, the CSLR is constantly running out of money, and almost a year after the government announced a post-implementation review, it still has no credible plan to stabilise the scheme. Once again Labor's solution ...

South Korea looks to Australia for next sovereign wealth fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2025
... the National Growth Fund yesterday, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Yooncheol Koo said the government would use Australia's Future Fund and Singapore's Temasek as a guide on how to invest. It will be seeded with $152 billion ...

Mulino looks to reform CSLR

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2025
... seeking comments on some of those concrete proposals that I flagged... at the roundtable." Questioned about whether the government was looking to expand those who contribute to paying the CSLR to SMSFs, Mulino said while it is not possible, it was something ...