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FAAA calls for stronger consumer protections in advice reforms

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2025
... collective charging of retirement advice because it gives a substantial anti-competitive price advantage to other super funds compared with other providers of financial advice. It also cited that super funds' retirement products would be "substantially ...

What Labor's second term means for regulators

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2025
... does not stop. "APRA has an important mandate, financial stability and the regulation of the banks, insurers and the super funds and the protection of those interests... And you [are] constantly doing that, but it is important to stay connected with ...

Adviser numbers jump in March quarter: Rainmaker

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2025
... JBWere's 174, and Shaw and Partners' 132. Aware Super's Aware Financial Services is the biggest among the super funds with an adviser network of 111, followed by UniSuper with 80. Editor's note: This article was updated on 23 May 2025 ...

SS&C scores another super mandate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025
... to grow in the double digits over the next five years. So, we're excited about the opportunity, especially as super funds continue to grow, and quite rapidly, so we don't see why that would slow down."

GROW Inc. names new chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025
... need for innovation in the super administration arena. It shifted focus in 2021 and has since signed several major super funds as clients, including Australian Ethical, Vanguard, and NGS Super. In 2023 it also won a mandate from HESTA. The transition ...

Smaller super funds unfairly burdened by regulatory levy model: CPA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2025
Members of small and medium-sized super funds have become "collateral damage" in an imperfect regulatory funding model, CPA Australia says, in response to Treasury's proposed levy changes for 2025-26. CPA Australia superannuation lead Richard Webb said ...

AFCA highlights 'pattern of delays' in super

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2025
... improving timeliness of superannuation rollovers. AFCA's complaint data and review process raised concerns about whether super funds had adequate resourcing to meet requests for information from the regulator within the required timeframes. "Financial ...

Federal Court hammers defunct advice firm with $11m penalty

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2025
... three financial advisers who provided template advice to clients to roll over their superannuation into self-managed super funds (SMSFs) and use those funds to purchase property through a related entity, Equiti Property. The Federal Court found that ...

Corporate fund selects Mercer Super for SFT

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2025
One of the few remaining corporate super funds, the Goldman Sachs & JBWere Superannuation Fund, will be merged into Mercer Super from next month. In September 2024, the trustee for the Goldman Sachs & JBWere Superannuation Fund - BEST Superannuation ...

New government must prioritise payday super: SMC

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2025
... coming year, concerted effort will be needed from the ATO, employers, payroll personnel, digital service providers, and super funds to prepare for this crucial reform," Schubert said.