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Half of super investments now offshore: NAB

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2025
... diversification and delivering the best risk-adjusted returns for members." "Funds are responding to market volatility and regulatory change by strengthening their liquidity management and embracing new technologies. "This positions the sector to continue ...

Industry bodies offer Payday Super resources

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2025
Two industry bodies have launched resources to help superannuation funds comply with the looming Payday Super legislation, as the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) warns employers to be ready by 1 July 2026. The Association of Superannuation Funds of ...

Sustainable investments jump 49% in two years

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2025
... This has led to moving the industry toward a more "consistent and transparent standard of practice aligned to real-world change." GSIA also warned that without government interventions to reshape the global economy onto a sustainable trajectory, capital ...

HESTA, Vision Super divest Israeli securities

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2025
... think about divesting. "There is a provision in the fund's Sustainable Investment Framework that says that it will only change its investment on ethical grounds. It will only divest from a company or from a country if one, the New Zealand government ...

Hume's super sharing bill lashed in parliament

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2025
... retirement. "This bill might nominally put a few more dollars in the pockets of a handful of women, but it would do nothing to change the factors that drive the gender inequity at the heart of the issue. The bill is nothing more than locking the stable ...

Norway wealth fund told to pause ethical divestments

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
The world's largest sovereign wealth fund is halting ethical divestments until its guidelines, unchanged since 2004, are reviewed. Norway's parliament earlier this week voted to pause ethical divestments by Norges Bank Investment Management while it ...

HESTA pays $40k fine for greenwashing

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
... committed to providing clear, accurate and transparent communication to members regarding how we are addressing climate change as a material financial risk." ASIC said payment of an infringement notice is not an admission of guilt or liability. ASIC ...

Majority reject crypto investments in super fund: Swyftx

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
... advisers from making recommendations around allocating to Bitcoin and other assets," Titman said. "We don't expect to see change overnight, but all the research right now is telling us that millions more Australian investors will seek out exposure to ...

ASIC considers 'cooling off period' for super switching

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
ASIC chair Joe Longo has said introducing "frictions" into the super switching process could help avoid a repeat of the First Guardian and Shield "catastrophe". "No one wants to preside over a problem like this if there are some potential solutions. ...

Schroders Australia chief executive to retire, successor named

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2025
... recently, under his leadership as chief executive, our Australian business has successfully navigated ongoing industry change and transformation within the wider Schroders business globally, ensuring we continue to deliver for our local clients and position ...