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AFCA highlights 'pattern of delays' in super

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2025
... improving timeliness of superannuation rollovers. AFCA's complaint data and review process raised concerns about whether super funds had adequate resourcing to meet requests for information from the regulator within the required timeframes. "Financial ...

Federal Court hammers defunct advice firm with $11m penalty

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2025
... three financial advisers who provided template advice to clients to roll over their superannuation into self-managed super funds (SMSFs) and use those funds to purchase property through a related entity, Equiti Property. The Federal Court found that ...

Corporate fund selects Mercer Super for SFT

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2025
One of the few remaining corporate super funds, the Goldman Sachs & JBWere Superannuation Fund, will be merged into Mercer Super from next month. In September 2024, the trustee for the Goldman Sachs & JBWere Superannuation Fund - BEST Superannuation ...

New government must prioritise payday super: SMC

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2025
... coming year, concerted effort will be needed from the ATO, employers, payroll personnel, digital service providers, and super funds to prepare for this crucial reform," Schubert said.

Collectables market reaches $17bn: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2025
... said collectables are for those who are "total experts in those areas." "The people who invest in our self-managed super funds in collectables are normally antique dealers or art dealers, or people who've got a really good understanding of those ...

IFM Investors fills executive post after global hunt

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2025
... she'll continue to lead us towards even greater success," Neal said. IFM Investors, which is owned by local industry super funds, manages $232 billion across infrastructure, debt, listed equities, and private equity. It invests on behalf of 745 institutional ...

Paying more fees doesn't speed up superannuation death benefit payouts

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025
... consequence of super fund's fees being slashed to the bone. It's been mooted that years of policy-driven fee cuts have left super funds so squeezed that they simply can't afford to spend on upgrading service standards. SCA research, however, shows the ...

Breaches continue as Cbus confirms 'unusual behaviour'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2025
... attempts", impacting around 85 member accounts, which occurred several days after the cyber-attack that impacted other super funds. "At this stage of our inquiries, there is no evidence that any financial losses have occurred for Cbus members," the fund ...

Cyberattacks on super funds expose 'critical vulnerability'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2025
... target, and that any perceived vulnerability could trigger a surge in attacks. In light of the breaches, Droguett urged super funds to invest in dark web and credential exposure monitoring, arguing that the industry must move beyond perimeter defences ...

RBA flags 'policy changes' could derail super

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2025
... a threat to the country's financial stability. In the RBA's April Financial Stability Review, the bank said while super funds are mostly still benefitting from a steady net inflow of liquidity from members, their significant participation in key financial ...