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Half of super investments now offshore: NAB

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2025
... liquidity management and embracing new technologies. "This positions the sector to continue supporting Australians' retirement outcomes and the broader economy." International investment allocations have now surpassed 50%, rising from 47.8% in 2023 to ...

Advice industry under strain amid crisis of inefficiencies: Elemnta

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2025
... report also discovered an alarming 'error rate' imposed on advisers from platform and product providers across the retirement segment. "When implementing retirement strategies, advisers are yoked by a provider error rate of between 12% and 42%, depending ...

Hostplus introduces retirement bonus payments

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2025
Hostplus has introduced retirement bonus payments when members transition into the pension phase. From today, members who meet the eligibility criteria will receive an additional top-up to their account when they transfer from a Hostplus accumulation ...

HESTA, Vision Super divest Israeli securities

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2025
... found to commit human rights violations" periodically and on a case-by-case basis. Toward the lower end, Australian Retirement Trust's (ART) Diversified Socially Conscious Balanced option had $18.7 million; Hostplus' Socially Responsible Investment ...

Hume's super sharing bill lashed in parliament

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2025
... represents a genuine step forward to ensuring that every single Australian can look forward to a dignified and secure retirement, especially women." "This bill amends the superannuation legislation to give spouses the opportunity to split their collective ...

Drummond appoints chief commercial officer

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
... firm, Wortley was head of distribution for Allianz Retire+, where she developed the go-to-market strategy for its first retirement solution. She has also held senior roles at PIMCO Australia and Zurich Investments, and earlier in her career worked as ...

Majority of SMSF establishments based on bad advice: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
... thirds of SMSFs established under the recommendations of a financial adviser are unsuitable to their needs and put retirement savings at risk, an ASIC review reveals. Of 100 financial advice files investigated, 62 failed to demonstrate compliance with ...

Member engagement lies in rewards, gamification: Whitepaper

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
... are falling short. Real engagement stems from relevance and emotional connection, not just improved interfaces and retirement income calculators, according to the Rethinking superannuation engagement paper. One effective way to bridge this gap, the paper ...

Majority reject crypto investments in super fund: Swyftx

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
... pension market is waiting on rules next year that will open the door for cryptocurrencies to be offered inside 401(k) retirement plans. Other jurisdictions will follow suit, and I'd imagine it is likely that more Australian super funds will look ...

Damian Graham jumps to Challenger

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2025
... expected to take on that position at the end of this year. At the time, the fund said the move was part of a transition to retirement for Graham. This new role will bring together all investment activity under unified leadership, Challenger said. "I ...