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Labor commits to compulsory super for under-18 workers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2026
Labor has unanimously supported extending superannuation to under-18 Australian workers. Delegates at Labor's National Conference voted to include a policy to extend compulsory super regardless of the hours of worked, in its National Platform, a formal ...

La Caisse backs GO.FARM in $330m farmland push

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2026
Canadian institutional investor La Caisse has partnered with Australian agricultural investment manager GO. FARM to launch a $330 million investment platform targeting permanent horticulture assets, underscoring growing institutional demand for Australian ...

State Street IM Australian investments lead to retire

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2026
... Street Investment Management (SSIM) head of investments for Australia Jonathan Shead will step down next month. Shead will retire on August 28 after spending 26 years with the group, working in various State Street Global Advisor (SSGA) roles since 2000. ...

GDG delivers 36% jump in FUM

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2026
Generation Development Group has reported strong growth to the year ending June 30. Generation Development Group reported a record quarter for Generation Life, adding to the overall success of the broader business. Generation Life reported a rise of ...

Former chief financial officer at Rest returns in new role

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2026
Rest is welcoming back its former chief financial officer as its inaugural chief commercial officer. The $100 billion profit to member superannuation fund said it was reshaping its executive team to support the next phase of its long-term growth strategy. ...

Macquarie chief to step down after eight years at the helm

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2026
After nearly four decades at Macquarie, chief executive and managing director Shemara Wikramanayake will retire from the role in November. Current head of banking and financial services Greg Ward has been named as Wikramanayake's successor, effective ...

Super Consumers appoints former regulator as chair

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2026
Super Consumers Australia (SCA) has appointed former deputy chair of ASIC and ACCC as its board chair. Peter Kell brings decades of experience in consumer protection, financial services regulation and public policy to SCA and has previously served as ...

Fight between SMC and FSC on super rages on

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2026
... fund," SMC said. However, FSC report suggested an individual who switches to a lower-fee investment option from age 30 could retire with up to $1.2 million from a default MySuper fund to a high-growth option at the same age could increase retirement ...

FEATURE | Platforms | The investment supermarket

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2026
Grab a shopping cart and enter the investment supermarket. The shelves are stacked - an Aussie large-cap fund here, an ETF there, a fixed-income fund somewhere near the back, past the alternatives nobody quite understands. There is an estimated $1 trillion ...

Rest calls for better alignment in default options

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2026
Rest conducted a survey addressing concerns around the ambiguity of standardised investment options and product labels. As a result, the industry fund is now calling for the government to strengthen alignment within the industry. The survey collected ...