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Labor commits to compulsory super for under-18 workers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2026
... and we welcome the commitment from the Australian Labor Party (ALP) to add this to their national platform." Rest chief member officer Simone Van Veen said the inclusion of this reform in Labor's policy platform is an encouraging step towards more equitable ...

State Street IM Australian investments lead to retire

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2026
... spending 26 years with the group, working in various State Street Global Advisor (SSGA) roles since 2000. Shead has been a member of the global portfolio strategy team, covering both equities and currency, and served as head of portfolio solutions for ...

ASIC bans former NextGen Financial Group directors

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2026
... made. The group, formerly known as The FinancialLink Group and previously owned by Beacon Financial Group, was an AFCA member from November 2018 to November 2024. Both men have the right to seek a review of ASIC's decisions through the Administrative ...

Former chief financial officer at Rest returns in new role

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2026
... 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. Subject ...

Aware Super acquires $226m real estate investment

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2026
Aware Real Estate has expanded its Sydney CBD office portfolio, acquiring a 50% stake in 100 Market Street for approximately $226 million in a move that strengthens its exposure to prime commercial real estate. The investment establishes a new partnership ...

Super Consumers appoints former regulator as chair

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2026
... chair and pleased that Super Consumers Australia will continue to benefit from her experience and commitment as a board member." SCA acknowledged the significant contribution Stowe played during his tenure. "Rod has made an outstanding contribution to ...

Fight between SMC and FSC on super rages on

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2026
The Super Members Council (SMC) has called out the Financial Services Council (FSC) on making selective claims about performance and costs of 'platform' super funds compared with performance-tested mainstream MySuper funds. A latest research by FSC ...

FEATURE | Platforms | The investment supermarket

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2026
... managed investment schemes, which were made available to investors through platforms. While Treasury notes in its Enhancing member protections in the superannuation system review the poor conduct in the collapse involved an "interconnected chain of entities," ...

Rest calls for better alignment in default options

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2026
... now calling for the government to strengthen alignment within the industry. The survey collected responses from some 1450 member and identified just over one in three respondents found super and retirement products easy to understand. Additionally, more ...

ASX to rejig corporate governance framework

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2026
The ASX is looking to modernise eight core corporate governance principles, which include rejigging executive remuneration and board composition, to make them fit-for-purpose in the current environment in which ASX-listed entities operate in. The bourse ...