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Super risks continue as advice gets all clear

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2025
... fraudulent withdrawals," AFCA said. "Although individual incidents may appear isolated, the broader systemic risk lies in the scale of potential exploitation. Given the long-term and high-value nature of super savings, even a single control failure can ...

Super funds to double UK, EU investments over next decade

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2025
... which is estimated to reach $8.3 trillion by 2035. "Australia's pool of retirement savings is growing at such speed and scale that the world's biggest economies are competing for our pension capital, which means more money in retirement for Australians ...

Fidante partner hires from WTW

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025
... investment strategies, combined with a proven ability to drive revenue growth and operational excellence. We will work closely to scale up and develop new ideas from the portfolio management and investment teams. Her expertise and knowledge will be invaluable ...

Family trusts safe from reform for now: Mulino

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025
... dealing with superannuation tax concessions in a holistic way". Speculation has been growing that the government would look to scale back the generous treatment of family trusts as part of its broader tax reform plans. According to Treasury, 1.7 million ...

Carbon tax a 'missed opportunity': Debelle

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025
... view, the most efficient way to align [with climate goals]." Debelle said one of the main impediments for encouraging large-scale investment into opportunities that would benefit the environment is different time horizons. "The investment horizon is ...

MLC Expand targets time savings with new AI capabilities

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025
... their time. "We've been using AI and robotics in our business for more than six years, so it's exciting to now bring the scale and efficiencies we've gained directly into advisers' offices," McCarthy said. "If we applied the average time saved from this ...

Feature: Compliance | Passing the buck

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
... Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) chair Joe Longo 01 described the situation as being on an "industrial scale". "This is a very sophisticated, coordinated series of players who coordinated their activities in a way to persuade people ...

FINSIA's struggle to find scale

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
... space globally, many have faced a range of structural challenges," Cox said. "It ultimately comes down to a question of scale, and we have been operating at a subscale level for a prolonged period of time. We have been in a loss-making position for quite ...

Australian Ethical aligns Christian Super members' cover

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
... From 1 December 2025 automatic default death and total and permanent disablement (TPD) cover will move to a new age-based scale. In addition, default cover will increase from three units to four units, however the value of cover per unit will change. ...

Integro appoints head of advice and growth

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2025
... brokers, lending specialists and accounting practices, which will help create joint ventures and referral pathways that deliver scale and strengthen client outcomes. "With more Australians seeking trusted guidance through complex financial decisions ...