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Super funds must protect members, says Kirkland

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2026
... report to ASIC suspicious or anomalous patterns of behaviour, which the trustee reasonably considers could place their membership at risk of significant detriment," Kirkland said. He added that ASIC will be monitoring trustees continuously if they are ...

Aware, TelstraSuper take final steps towards merger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2026
... making it keen to move away from the corporate entity towards a structure that was more representative of its broader membership. It was originally exploring a merger with Equip Super, getting as far as signing a binding Heads of Agreement and deciding ...

AFCA expands scam-related complaints, publication rules

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2026
... B.6.5(a), where a paid representative is not an AFCA member but is required by law or their licence to hold an AFCA membership, AFCA said it may cease handling the complaint. In potentially excluding a paid representative, AFCA may also look at the paid ...

Mega-funds grow but net cashflows steadily decline

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026
... deterioration in net rollovers, indicating member choices are driving the movement rather than maturation of the existing membership," WTW said. "The beneficiaries of these member choices are a selection of retail funds, in particular those with platform ...

AFCA membership extended for Shield, First Guardian-linked firms

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
... Capital (UGC) and Next Generation Advice, which are both in liquidation, will remain AFCA members. UGC's scheduled membership end date of 31 March 2026 will no longer apply. Next Generation Advice's membership expulsion date of 18 April 2026 will also ...

Chalmers releases retirement phase reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2026
... and "designed to be read holistically". They aim to support trustees in how to gain a deeper understanding of their membership and their retirement income needs, to support the design of quality retirement income solutions, guidance services and engagement ...

FES Super to no longer supplement returns in default

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2026
... FY25, the option returned 10.98% for accumulation members and 12.39% for pension accounts. In that time FES Super's membership also increased from 2548 members to 2623, with an average balance of $408,986. The fund, established in 1985, holds about $1.07 ...

HESTA logs record downsizer contributions in 2025

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
... why we encourage all our members to take advantage of the guidance and financial advice available through their HESTA membership to support informed decisions that align with their retirement goals," Parisotto said.

First Super chief to join rival as investment head

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
... and leadership during his tenure as chief executive," it said, adding the fund experienced strong investment returns, membership growth and fund inflows during his time in charge. The announcement of Watson's impending departure comes as a new deputy ...

Nambawan Super taps former Prime Super boss for top job

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025
... growth via two fund mergers The superannuation fund is ranked in the top third of regulated superannuation funds for membership, cash flow and investment returns. Laird, who will be based in Port Moresby, called the new gig a "fantastic" opportunity ...