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HESTA to lower insurance fees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2025
... strong relationship with AIA Australia, which will support us in providing high-quality, long-term insurance protection at better value for our members," Blakey said. "As a fund focused on healthcare and community services, ensuring simple access to ...

MLC adds term deposits, ETFs to Expand

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2025
... and value of Expand Essential by partnering with leading providers to offer access to term deposits and ETFs, to deliver better outcomes for clients and give advisers more flexibility to tailor investment strategies," McCarthy said. "By partnering with ...

Trump signs order to open 401(k)s to private markets

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2025
Citing better returns and diversification benefits, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order to allow alternative assets, including cryptocurrencies, into 401(k) plans. The order calls for a review of the Department of Labor's guidance on ...

Payday super delays will cost workers: ASFA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2025
... 25-year-old on the average wage, even just receiving their super fortnightly instead of quarterly will mean they are $5000 better off in retirement." ASFA welcomed payday super's inclusion in the 2023-24 Federal Budget, with a proposed start date of ...

Australian Ethical lifts investment fees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2025
... "We believed these improvements will bring greater resilience and diversification to our portfolios while investing for a better world." Those in the Conservative option will see investment fees and costs rise 0.06% from 0.68% to 0.74%, those in the ...

PC recommends switch to digital financial reporting

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2025
... Productivity Commission (PC) has recommended Australian companies switch to digital financial reporting to allow for data to be better extracted. The report looked at how Australia can better harness the data contained in the financial reports that many ...

First Super reduces admin fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2025
... to that of accumulation members, dropping from $1750 per year to $1250. "Most Retirement Income account members will be better off due to these changes, though a small number with balances under $39,000 may experience a slight overall increase in fees," ...

PC outlines key reforms to boost clean energy investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2025
... communities and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. "Overdue reforms to the EPBC Act would both speed up approvals and better protect the environment," Stokie said. The interim report also called for a greater focus on approvals for priority ...

Chalmers unveils Economic Reform Roundtable agenda

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2025
... day will see Productivity Commission chair Danielle Wood present on productivity and reform, and attendees will discuss better regulation and approvals; competition and dynamism across the federation; and AI and innovation. The final day will include ...

Perpetual Corporate Trust acquires IAM's term deposit broking business

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2025
... competitive, low-margin nature of the deposit broking market," IAM said, adding it determined that such an investment would be better suited to an operator of greater scale. As part of the deal, four staff members from IAM will move to PCT on October ...