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ART appoints two to board

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2026
Australian Retirement Trust (ART) has appointed a new director to its board and an adviser to two of its board committees. Mark Gray joins the board of ART, bringing extensive experience as a chair, non-executive director, chief executive and senior ...

Cbus pushes for lead generator ban

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2026
... warning sophisticated digital marketing tactics are increasingly being used to pressure Australians into switching retirement savings into higher risk and less regulated products. The industry fund said new research found almost one in three members ...

Generation Life snags super fund's head of risk

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2026
... follows a multi-partner alliance that was formed by CFS, which includes Generation Life and Challenger, to expand its retirement offering. Commenting, Generation Life chief executive Felipe Araujo welcomed Brouwer to the new role. "Norlena brings deep ...

APRA funding levy rises to $253m

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2026
... members' best financial interests and promoting the financial interests of their members." APRA's work will also cover retirement outcomes. Following the release of the Retirement Income Covenant pulse survey findings in November 2025, APRA said ...

LGT bolsters investment bench

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2026
... former TelstraSuper Investment Management executive Arthur Bengasino as head of investment solutions and ex Australian Retirement Trust executive Tessa Volkmer as head of sustainable investment. The hires comes as wealth managers face growing demand ...

MUFG scores administration mandate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2026
MUFG Retirement Solutions, a division of MUFG Pension & Market Services has been appointed by ElectricSuper as the fund's new administration partner. MUFG said the appointment marks the commencement of a strategic partnership supporting members across ...

Super fund-backed AFSL adviser numbers drop: Rainmaker

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
... declined progressively in the last five years. Rainmaker Information reviewed a number of funds including Australian Retirement Trust, Aware Super and HESTA and found combined adviser numbers fell from 687 in March 2021 to 501 by March 2026. "This contraction ...

Proposed CGT reforms could upend HNW low advice demand

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
... booming wealth. It is ultimately widening the gap between demand and access, alongside growing client complexity across retirement, succession, tax, alternatives and whole-of-wealth oversight. CoreData chief executive Andrew Inwood said what is concerning ...

Digital advice now available for Future Super members

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
... digital advice September last year, which is now available for Future Super members to improve member experience and retirement outcomes. The first phase of the rollout focuses on pre-retirement advice and provides access to retirement projections based ...

Feature: Private credit | The fine print

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
... wholesale players. Investors who expect regular liquidity from an illiquid asset is a classic mismatch, Australian Retirement Trust (ART) general manager of mid-risk assets and UK Michael Weaver says. "It's no wonder problems get created," he notes. ...