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FEATURE | Governance | Stumping up

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2026
... billion in retirement savings. As a trustee, Diversa has one main legal responsibility: selecting the universe of investments Australians can invest their super money in. Think onboarding new funds, due diligence and continuous monitoring of their financial ...

ASIC flags gaps in super fund valuations

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2026
ASIC has called for stronger scrutiny of unlisted investments after finding persistent weakness in how some superannuation funds and auditors assess asset valuations, raising concerns about the accuracy of members' retirement balances. The regulators ...

ETF assets hit $388bn as inflows near $7bn

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2026
... strategies continued to drive industry growth, with investors increasingly considering the tax efficiency of index-based investments following proposed changes to capital gains tax rules. Falling Australian house prices were also prompting some investors ...

CareSuper rejigs beneficiary nominations, investment options

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2026
... with a nominated spouse or de facto partner. This is part of several changes that include updates to fees and costs, investments and insurance. For its Direct Investment option (DIO), members previously could only invest up to 20% of their total account ...

Fortnum pays $1.35m to settle ASIC lawsuit

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2026
... support that are in place today in our business." He said Fortnum and the broader Entireti Group have made "significant" investments in cyber governance, oversight, specialist expertise, and training for advisers and risk management systems to strengthen ...

Brighter Super expands indexed investment suite

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2026
... well as competitor and fee analysis. "We recognise that members and advisers have different preferences about how investments are managed," Kay said. "Expanding the menu gives them more ways to put their investment strategy into practice within Brighter ...

IFM looks offshore for renewable lending opportunities

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2026
... drives a much better return outcome for us on a comparative basis. So, it's interesting for us to look at these investments there," he said. "You get the best of both worlds... you're able to actually have that positive outcome through investing ...

Five V Capital portfolio value creation lead lands new gig

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2026
... Investors executives. In October 2025, IFM announced it was dumping its private equity strategy to prioritise global investments, explaining it had struggled to scale the local strategy. Some $1 billion was invested in the private equity portfolio, representing ...

AMP Super launches new app

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2026
... of how long their savings may last, alongside personalised digital advice covering areas such and contributions and investments. The app also includes Lifetime Boost, which may improve future Age Pension outcomes for eligible members who later choose ...

Super funds bring more investment management inhouse

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2026
... pronounced across liquid asset classes, where larger funds have increasingly built the sale and capability to manage investments directly. Cash recorded the largest increase, with the proportion of assets managed internally rising by 26 percentage points ...