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First Guardian victims advance in case against InterPrac

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2026
Two victims of the First Guardian Master Fund linked to InterPrac Financial Planning, who collectively lost $465,000, have won a small victory in the Federal Court. Justice Beach on August 13 ordered InterPrac to pay the sums, which were calculated ...

ASIC draws parallels between ASX and super trustee failures

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2026
ASIC commissioner Simone Constant has urged superannuation trustees to make good use of member data to better understand their needs as they move towards and through retirement. Speaking at an industry event, Constant said retirement is seen as an isolated ...

ASX shareholder looks to sue directors, officers over CHESS

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2026
One of the ASX's shareholders is using a type of claim permitted under the Corporations Act to sue the market operator's former directors and officers on behalf of the ASX itself. The ASX told the market Rosherville has proposed to bring an action in ...

IFS recovers record $250m in unpaid super

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2026
Industry Fund Services (IFS) has recovered a record $250 million in unpaid superannuation in the 2025-26 financial year, bringing its total recoveries to $2.5 billion since the service commenced. This comes just a month after the Payday Super reform ...

SS&C axes jobs, shifts roles offshore

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2026
US software services giant SS&C Technologies has slashed 170 Australian roles in the operations, technology and delivery teams. Last year, Insignia Financial struck a deal with SS&C to outsource about 1300 staff who worked in its master trust business ...

Solaris wins mandate from Mercer Investments

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2026
Solaris Investment Management has won a mandate from Mercer Investments Australia, becoming one of the managers of an Australian shares strategy. Mercer's Australian Shares Fund for Tax Exempt Investors now has Ausbil Investment Management, Plato ...

First Guardian victims recoup 8% of $38m loan

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2026
Victims of the First Guardian Master Fund will only recoup $2.9 million out of a $38.3 million loan made by responsible entity Falcon Capital, according to liquidators who said the amount represents a realistic commercial value compared to alternative ...

KPMG details action plan to address whistleblower probe

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2026
KPMG has detailed a governance overhaul and action plan to address integrity issues across the firm after it admitted its treatment of a whistleblower and investigation into their allegations fell short. In effect to this, KPMG national chair Martin ...

FEATURE | Member engagement | On the ball

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2026
When it comes to superannuation, Australians traditionally follow the path of least resistance. When a pot of gold feels 'so far away' members tend to adopt a cavalier attitude and habitual disengagement and, instead, dismiss it in the 'too-hard ...

ASX to pay $23m, admits misrepresentation over CHESS replacement

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2026
ASX has admitted that it misled and exposed market participants to financial risk in an announcement related to the delivery of the CHESS replacement project in early 2022, despite realising the delay would occur as early as 21 December 2021. According ...