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Super funds show unpreparedness on Payday Super

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2026
... 6% were rejected as "no member found". A staggering 48% remained without a response or were unable to be processed at the point of onboarding. Under the new framework, participating funds are required to respond to an MVR within 24 hours. However, across ...

New investment governance provider for AFSL launches

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2026
... governance. Smaller licensees tend to have less formalised governance frameworks as what you would expect from an institutional point of view and that's the area we're trying to improve," he said. "We're trying to help them put in place more ...

Fiducian Group statutory profit falls 28%

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2026
... earlier this year, independent experts were appointed to review all investment options on its platforms. "It is pertinent to point out that Fiducian did not offer on its platforms, the failed funds mentioned recently in the media, and I can report that ...

Alexis George takes on board appointment

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2026
... outcomes and strengthening internal culture," Delaney said. George said she was pleased to join Zurich at a significant point in the business's growth. "The business is growing rapidly and occupies a unique position as Australia's only major composite ...

FEATURE | Group insurance | Dusk to dawn

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2026
... incentives for members who have a realistic capacity to return to suitable work. This moves TPD away from being "an end-point decision and more of a pathway" that balances financial certainty with recovery and workforce participation where appropriate. ...

FEATURE: Cryptocurrency, control and confidence

VINNY VUCAGO  |  SATURDAY, 15 AUG 2026
... of Australian adults have sought any retirement information at all. For ASFA chief executive Mary Delahunty, the findings point less to a crisis of trust than one of accessibility. "Australians know which sources of retirement information they can rely ...

Macquarie puts KPMG audit under formal review

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2026
Macquarie Group chair Glenn Stevens said the investment giant is formally inquiring into KPMG's capability to deliver its audit, as well as the conduct of the audit itself, at the latest parliamentary inquiry into the consulting firm. "In a nutshell ...

L1 Group backs former analyst's hedge fund venture

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2026
L1 Group has launched a new hedge fund venture, PXC Advisors, with the help of a former investment analyst at the helm. The joint venture with Andrew Lin, who is the portfolio manager and founder of PXC Advisors, will launch a flagship strategy to external ...

New platform provides guidance for retirees

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2026
... build their confidence and prepare them for that role," he said. "And the culmination of the program, we believe, is at any point in time we'll have 10,000 to 20,000 opportunities just in Australia alone around volunteering, mentorship... It's ...

GQG sees $6.4bn outflows in July

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2026
... investment performance has continued to cushion the impact of redemptions, the persistence of outflows remains a key pressure point for GQG, with shrinking FUM potentially weighing on future fee revenue. Earlier this year, GQG had also reported substantial ...