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Super funds continue to fail vulnerable members: UNSW

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
... while only two of 12 were proactively engaging with First Nations communities to improve communications. ASIC commissioner Simone Constant delivered a clear message to the industry, noting that only one-third of Australians approaching retirement felt ...

Super funds lagging RIC obligations: Pulse Check

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
... and preferences and provide scope for members to tailor their retirement solutions to suit their needs. ASIC commissioner Simone Constant said the over 1.5 million Australians already in retirement and the wave of 2.5 million entering retirement over ...

ASIC not acting as a 'market maker': Constant

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2025
ASIC commissioner Simone Constant said superannuation funds are working well with the regulator in terms of their investments in private markets, but said as whole, more needs to be done by all large investors. Constant said the regulator's increased ...

Quant investing bounces back post Trump whipsaw

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2025
... strategies, but the investment style has now bounced back and is entering a positive growth phase. That's according to Simone Haslinger, chief executive of East Coast Capital Management (ECCM). The ECCM Systematic Trend Fund (ECCM STF) invests across ...

HUB24, TAL to launch retirement income product

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2025
... of assistance to members in balancing the objectives of the Retirement Income Covenant, according to ASIC commissioner Simone Constant. "We know change takes time. We know retirement is easy on paper, but hard in practice," Constant said. "However, we ...

Private credit funds downplay risks, pose risk to financial system: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2025
... obligations to members, particularly how they are handling limited transparency and limited price discovery. ASIC commissioner Simone Constant said superannuation is a key part of the story, as is increased retail investor exposure and access to private ...

Rest launches new retirement tools to increase advice appetite

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
... 30,000 times per year, representing around 85% of all advice interactions, the fund confirmed. Rest chief member officer Simone Van Veen said the tool will help guide its members in retirement planning. "This new digital journey is all about putting ...

FEATURE: Fund admin | Tight Ship

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2025
... payments of death benefits asks an even more disturbing question: do they know the processes at all? ASIC commissioner Simone Constant told Financial Standard the regulator will continue to apply pressure on the sector to ensure that all funds - no matter ...

ASIC targets funds over 'disappointing' retiree communications

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2025
... superannuation assets, and more than 2.5 million Australians will enter retirement over the coming decade," ASIC commissioner Simone Constant said. "It is important now more than ever for superannuation trustees to focus their attention on providing ...

ASIC appoints new chair, deputy chair and members to MDP

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2025
... new MDP members and congratulate Weekes and Brittain on their appointments as chair and deputy chair," ASIC commissioner Simone Constant said. Those retiring alongside Gray include Anne Brown, Ian Chambers, Geoff Lauw and Dan Ritchie. "On behalf of ASIC ...