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Australian women most likely to retire early

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2025
... family members as a driver and 12% saying this about grandchildren. Despite this, the report made mention of Australian government policies which should help address the issue. In 2025, the Australian government responded to a Senate inquiry on menopause ...

Commonwealth Super delivers 'resilient' performance for FY25

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2025
... for members. The super fund delivered 10.6% for its default PSSap MySuper Balanced option, designed for Australian government employees, while its ADF Super MySuper Balanced option - for members of the Australian Defence Force - returned 10.5% in the ...

Funds SA pushes for efficiencies with AI targets

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2025
... executive director of data and technology Emma James, who also sits on the AI working group of the South Australian government. "The intent is very much to figure out how we can use AI throughout the business. Every business is exploring this, but we've ...

Some Australians being taxed more on super than pay: SMC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2025
New research by Super Members Council (SMC) found those on the lowest wealth rungs are not benefitting from super as those further up the ladder. SMC said this was due to less paid work due to disability, health or caring responsibilities; higher costs ...

Super funds risk 'falling behind': MUFG Retirement Solutions

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2025
... called for an industry-wide uplift in digital identity and fraud protection capabilities as it works with the Australian government and super funds to pilot a new digital ID tool. Speaking exclusively with Financial Standard, MUFG Retirement Solutions ...

PC recommends switch to digital financial reporting

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2025
... Australian financial reports expensive, time consuming and more prone to error. The report recommended that the Australian Government make digital financial reporting mandatory for disclosing entities. "The data in these reports informs countless financial ...

Trade war could have positive impact on Aussie GDP: PC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2025
... appliances that could be ditched. "Some of the tariffs within the urgent priority category provided the Australian government with zero revenue in 2023-24," the report said.

Super funds given reprieve from Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2025
... US infrastructure, equities, bonds, and other areas." Koval added that ASFA has engaged closely with the Australian government on the issue. "We know the Australian government has been engaging strongly with their US counterparts and have been communicating ...

Australian Ethical, CEFC pour $30m into climate tech venture

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2025
... durable this opportunity is." Adding to Sieb's comment, co-founder Tom Kline believes the support of the Australian government sends a "powerful signal" to investors alike. "This is a once-in-a-generation chance for Australia to lead in climate solutions ...

Super moves: TCorp, ESSSuper, Funds SA, Team Super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2025
... the appointment of Sarah Pearson as a non-executive director for a three-year term. The $46 billion South Australian government-owned investment corporation has secured an experienced director with extensive global leadership credentials spanning FTSE ...