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Payday super laws introduced to parliament

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2025
... experts that is convened by ASFA, known as ASFA InPractice. It brings together professionals from super funds, administrators, software providers and regulators, and has been leading the sector's preparation for Payday Super since the policy was announced ...

ASIC raises alarm on auditor independence, conflicts of interest

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2025
... Management, the responsible entity of the Shield Master Fund. When the Federal Court appointed new receivers and administrators in September 2024, BDO found that Keystone failed to maintain proper records resulting in the lodgement of breach reports ...

Feature: Digital advice | Sleeping giant

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2025
... digital advice. Tightening cybersecurity controls is high on the list, as is sorting out death benefit claims that administrators and ultimately trustees don't have a grip on. "It's no good offering digital advice if it's taking six months ...

NGS Super moves to make admin fees more equitable

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2025
... Inc. next month. As reported by Financial Standard, after a lengthy delay NGS Super is getting ready to transfer administrators. The move to Grow Inc. from Mercer is supposed to be finalised by November 1. From that date, NGS Super members will see a ...

Receivers appointed to two Australian Fiduciaries entities

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2025
... as receivers and managers of SRI Fiduciaries 2 and SRI Fiduciaries 3. In July they were appointed as voluntary administrators of Australian Fiduciaries and many of its other related companies, and in August they were appointed liquidators of those same ...

Super funds test cybersecurity resilience

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2025
... II will challenge super funds' cybersecurity response across their entire ecosystem. Super funds, including administrators, service providers, regulators and government agencies, will take part in the exercise that will simulate a coordinated response ...

QIC names four new principals

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025
... Blencoe, an operations specialist, has been with QIC for three years. He previously worked at Independent Fund Administrators & Advisers, as well as Aberdeen Asset Management, JP Morgan Chase, and UBS Investment Bank. Thierry Cojan, based in London and ...

ASFA publishes new service standards on claims handling

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2025
... detailed collaboration and consultation with the superannuation sector on the new standard, involving funds, insurers, administrators and other industry associations the Super Members Council, the Council of Australian Life Insurers and the Financial ...

Vanguard Super leads in organic growth: KPMG

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2025
... Virgin Money (Mercer). KPMG noted a trend of funds reviewing their administration arrangements, resulting in moving administrators or transformation their operational function. "In many cases, this will result in reduced long-term operational costs ...

HESTA members to keep paying fees as disruption continues

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2025
... ongoing support, advice and communication with members." The spokesperson added that all transitions of external administrators involve different challenges depending on the scale, technology platforms and operational requirements. "In this case we are ...