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Super moves: AusSuper, Aware, MLC, JANA, VFMC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2025
Major players in alternatives and real assets are reshuffling their ranks, with asset consultants, super funds and investment managers all announcing new hires and promotions. AustralianSuper confirmed that head of mid-risk portfolios Jason Peasley ...

Complaints still too high: AFCA annual review

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2025
... top five complaint types for the sector. AFCA chief ombudsman and chief executive David Locke said: "We know many Australians continue to feel financially stretched and stressed - and behind every complaint we receive is a person seeking fairness and ...

Feature: Retirement | Rewarding risk

LACHLAN COLQUHOUN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
... should start spending it now." Hillier's anecdote about his mother sums up much of his approach to superannuation. Australians, he says, "can actually afford to be a lot more confident about their retirement." "They just need the right understanding ...

Feature: Group insurance | Cold comfort

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
... fastest-growing cause of claims, according to APRA. The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare predicts close to half of all Australians will experience mental ill-health in their lifetime, with four in five worried their mental health could impact ...

ASX releases consultation on shareholder approval requirements

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2025
The ASX has released a public consultation paper on shareholder approval requirements for dilutive acquisitions and changes in admission status for dual listed entities. The review was announced in April this year after the ASX allowed James Hardie ...

AustralianSuper pumps $1.1bn into fresh UK investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2025
AustralianSuper has launched a new UK Living platform with an initial $1.1 billion (£500m) investment. The new platform will target investments in the UK living sector, looking to deploy funds at scale over the next 12 months. The $382 billion super ...

ETF Shares flees Cboe for better 'connectivity'

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2025
... invest," Man said. "Investor choice and market access are at the heart of our business. ASX connectivity means more Australians can benefit from our transparent, low-cost ETFs, with improved visibility across advisers, platforms and wealth management ...

Super funds to double UK, EU investments over next decade

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2025
... that the world's biggest economies are competing for our pension capital, which means more money in retirement for Australians and finance that supports critical infrastructure projects and jobs in the UK and Europe," Super Members Council's chief executive ...

ART names new chair

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2025
... duo". Rowell said the fund's commitment to high standards of governance positions it well, as a growing cohort of Australians prepare to transition to retirement. "Australian Retirement Trust has a clear understanding of the responsibility it carries ...

iExtend hires national BDM

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025
... adviser capabilities and strengthen client relationships." iExtend was launched more than three years ago, providing Australians who were seeking to cancel or reduce their life insurance cover and had a change in health, with another choice. The firm ...