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Cbus launches Age Pension campaign

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2025
Cbus has launched a campaign to help its members near the age of retirement claim government pension benefits. In a recent survey of its members, Cbus found that nine out of 10 respondents approaching retirement age lack confidence in understanding ...

Prevention of Shield, First Guardian-like events the focus from here on: Mulino

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2025
... Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) Congress. Although compensating victims remains a key priority for the government and the financial advice industry, Mulino said preventing such incidents from ever happening is far better than having to ...

Conaghan holds ASIC accountable for Shield, First Guardian mess

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2025
... others," Conaghan said. He also believes that ASIC is due for an overhaul. "Instead of constantly rewriting the law, the government should fix the regulator. What we need isn't more laws, it's better enforcement, not more red tape, but smarter ...

Why risk advice is on the verge of collapse: Experts

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2025
... need to be remunerated from the principal of the business - it would need to be up to the final legislation when the government comes through on that, as to whether they continue with the intention of the quality of advice (QAR), whether they go in a ...

FAAA launches digital client identification tool

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2025
... FAAA SafeID offers digital verification with bank-grade security, matching client identity documents to a range of government and other data verification tools, within a cyber-secure online environment," FAAA chief executive Sarah Abood told the 2025 ...

Delaying reforms to YFYS test, RG97 costing members: Report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2025
... rare to have such a high-impact opportunity to improve retirement outcomes at no cost to the employers, employees, or government. Addressing the regulatory barnacles that are short-changing Australian workers should be a no-brainer."

SMC makes recommendations to safeguard super

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2025
... opinion, have second thoughts." In addition to backing reforms floated by ASIC, SMC also outlined six broader ideas for government reform. First, it called for the expansion of anti-hawking laws to tackle social media lead-generation, click-through ads ...

JANA deepens bench with six principal promotions

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
... investment side. Dwyer has spent 11 years at JANA, after roles at Mercer, Trowbridge, NGS Super and most recently the Government Employees Super Board, where he led investment teams. Giudice, meanwhile, brings nearly 20 years' experience across financial ...

'We won't bet against the US', but 'China is not a foe': Elia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
... not a foe in that context," Elia said. "So, we have got to continue to work on that relationship. I think the federal government is doing a phenomenal job in that regard." Despite Hostplus feeling that China is still a positive investment play, Elia ...

Super performance test, DBFO reforms coming: Government

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2025
... despite pressing issues globally and at home, reforms in the superannuation sector have remained top of mind for the government. "The never-ending work of reform is best done in a considered, consultative, collaborative and methodical way," Chalmers ...