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Super funds break records, inactive accounts balloon

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2025
... billion and 704,000 members. Hostplus is in fifth place with $133.4 billion assets and nearly 1.9 million members. Government funds - the Public Sector Superannuation Scheme and Military Superannuation & Benefits Fund No 1 - have the highest median account ...

Coalition's super for housing policy 'unlikely to continue': Bragg

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2025
... unlikely to continue as our policy," Bragg said in an interview on Sky News. In addition, Bragg said he opposes the government's build-to-rent scheme that is currently before parliament, calling it "perverse". "We think it's a bad idea to hand over ...

World's pension market hits $36.9tn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2025
... Europe's AUM represented 23.7%, decreasing their share in 2024 as well. At the very top of the table, Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) was overtaken by Norway's Government Pension Fund after more than 20 years at the top. ...

NZ Super delivers 11.84%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2025
... performance. "Two numbers are of particular importance to us. The first is net return, or the return over and above the government's cost of capital," Townsend said. "For the past year, the 90-Day Treasury bill rate was 4.61%, making our net return 7.24% ...

ASIC, APRA outline regulatory reform opportunities

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
... simplification of the liability regime in the Corporations Act." Longo said ASIC would be happy to further engage with the government on initiatives and proposals, including appropriate law reform opportunities and feedback it receives on the simplification ...

Australian economy 'stronger than expected'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2025
... said the GDP print was "hotter" than expected but said there are still challenges facing the economy. "The federal government still has a challenge on its hands regarding low productivity growth, with private business investment benign. This is not a ...

Schroder urges 'open dialogue' with government

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2025
... Schroder has warned that while superannuation funds may have the capital to invest in future infrastructure projects, the government should bear the risks. Speaking at the National Press Club, Schroder said the potential for super to be an engine room ...

Investors want regulatory clarity on digital assets: Binance

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2025
... worse still, sending others to transact in unregulated offshore jurisdictions," Poblocki said. "It is important for the government, banks, and industry to come together to ensure Australian investors have seamless and secure access to the digital asset ...

Using super as 'piggybank' would be a 'disaster': Schroder

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2025
AustralianSuper chief executive Paul Schroder has used his speech at the National Press Club to warn the government that Australians' retirement savings should not be treated as a "piggybank". Schroder said it would be a "disaster" for members if governments ...

Super funds test cybersecurity resilience

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2025
... cybersecurity response across their entire ecosystem. Super funds, including administrators, service providers, regulators and government agencies, will take part in the exercise that will simulate a coordinated response to a significant cyberattack ...