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Swyftx confirms executive line up

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2026
... trading and loans." "My focus now is on the team and maximising the potential of Swyftx, which is enormous. Over the next few years we expect Swyftx to become one of the country's largest fintechs. "We have a big opportunity to compete with more traditional ...

ASFA welcomes Rest executive to C-suite role

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2026
... sector, and that the person providing that guidance has decades of unrivalled hands-on experience inside super. "There are few people who understand both the regulatory intent and the reality of implementing change inside a fund as well as Sarah does. ...

Superannuation assets inch to nearly $4.8tn

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2026
... and mergers eventuating. Twelve "mega-funds" each with assets of more than $100 billion are set to dominate within the next few years. As for corporate funds, the study forecasts the remaining two will eventually move into public offer industry funds ...

AIA Australia rejigs retail team, appoints new lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2026
... executive and managing director. Phillips was named chief group insurance officer in October 2015, having acted in the role a few months prior. Prior to this, she worked in multiple positions within AIA's group insurance division after joining the ...

ASIC draws parallels between ASX and super trustee failures

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2026
... patterns, and high-risk superannuation switching activity. While she notes some performers are considerably better and with a few "new joiners" to the better performers club, the poorer performers are even worse than they were two years ago. "The findings ...

New platform provides guidance for retirees

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2026
A new artificial intelligence (AI) platform has launched to fill a gap that is persisting for retiring members seeking purpose in the retirement phase. Purpose Again founder Colin Pudsey told Financial Standard he's launched the platform on a mission ...

Advisers bolster client book amid compliance burden: CoreData

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2026
Financial advice practices are serving more clients, charging higher fees and reporting record levels of satisfaction with their licensees, despite the weight of compliance, according to CoreData. The average number of clients per practice has increased ...

SMC questions SCA's 'mystery caller' report

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2026
... were pulled out specifically for struggling to answer the phone. "Two funds - AustralianSuper and Team Super - answered so few of their calls, their performance was not able to be assessed in a reliable way. Calls to AustralianSuper connected only 10% ...

AustralianSuper ups admin fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2026
... fund remained focused on delivering strong long-term value for members. "We have been investing significantly over the past few years to meet the evolving expectations of members when it comes to service and security," she said. "We have brought more ...

Teen workers to miss out on $411m in FY27: SMC

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2026
... your super make the biggest difference to how much super you'll end up with because they have the longest time to grow. A few thousand dollars missed during a teenager's first years of work can become more than ten thousand dollars lost by retirement," ...