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Performance test changes not necessary: ART

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
Following Treasurer Jim Chalmers' Economic Roundtable last year, changes to the superannuation performance test were flagged as a tool that could allow funds to invest in more diverse asset classes without worrying about failure. However, Australian ...

Voices down: Women staying quiet about retirement worries

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
... identified lower levels of knowledge and engagement among women. Only 55% of women expressed confidence in Australia's superannuation system compared to 71% of men. Despite this, only 26% of women have sought financial advice for retirement while 34% ...

HESTA logs record downsizer contributions in 2025

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
... flowed through to member super accounts. The downsizer scheme allows an individual to contribute up to $300,000 into superannuation from the proceeds of selling a home. Couples can contribute up to $600,000. HESTA chief executive Debby Blakey said the ...

GDG awards Hackett big pay day

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
... remuneration arrangements, Hackett's fixed remuneration will increase by $200,000 a year to $900,000, inclusive of superannuation, effective 1 January 2026. This will be subject to review in July of each year. His short-term incentive has increased ...

Aware Super takes stake in European Outlet Mall Venture platform

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2026
Aware Super is making a splash into the retail sector in partnership with major European institutions, including Dutch pension giant APG and a French institutional investor. Acquiring a 31.3% stake in the restructured European Outlet Mall Venture (EOMV) ...

ASIC seeks feedback on updating financial reports relief guidance

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2026
... disclosing entities, registered managed investment schemes, corporate collective investment vehicles, and registrable superannuation entities, as well as their directors and auditors. It explains how reliefs are granted from the financial record keeping ...

APRA executive director of super, life insurance exits

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2026
... Regulation Authority (APRA) has noted the departure of executive director life insurance, private health insurance and superannuation (LPHIS) Carmen Beverley-Smith. APRA said Beverley-Smith has resigned to take up an opportunity in a senior position ...

Cbus hires corporate governance head

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2026
... brings to the role more than 30 years of experience in governance, law and finance within the financial services and superannuation sector, joining Cbus most recently from ESSSuper where she was group executive, legal risk and compliance, and board secretary," ...

GESB alignment strategy sees member, FUM growth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2026
... West Australian public sector. In May 2025, GESB implemented its One Fund strategy, which involved several State Superannuation Act amendments to allow the scheme to receive contributions for members from non-government employers, meaning they can now ...

SMEs prepare for Payday Super cashflow crunch

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2026
... reforms, effective from July, will hit cashflows of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) as they scramble to pay superannuation to employees sooner. Earlypay chief executive James Beeson has urged SMEs to begin preparing for the Payday Super reforms now. ...