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AustralianSuper enters advice space

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2026
... tools will complement the existing online education, tools and calculators it offers, which it said around 1.6 million Australians accessed in the last calendar year. "Our ambition is to provide personalised guidance to every member, and we are investing ...

Super funds failing on death benefit comms: SCA

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2026
New research by Super Consumers Australia (SCA) found two-thirds of Australians have not been contacted by their super fund over the past year encouraging them to make a binding death benefit nomination. The Your Say on Super survey showed at least ...

Cbus rolls out death benefit nomination changes

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2026
Cbus will roll out changes to death benefit nominations, which include scrapping nominations that expire in three years. Effective October 16, Cbus will offer new non-lapsing binding death benefit nominations and allow members to make them online. The ...

IFS recovers record $250m in unpaid super

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2026
... important safeguard for members' retirement savings," Lister said. Super Members Council (SMC) analysis showed Australians missed out on $24.4 billion in unpaid superannuation in the five years to 2023. "This achievement reflects the continued dedication ...

Betashares launches diversified ETF suite

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2026
... flexibility when building long term portfolios. "Our growing range of professionally constructed, multi asset ETFs give Australians a cost-effective way to build more diversified portfolios and invest with confidence over the long term," he said. The ...

ASFA names board chair

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2026
... ASFA works on delivering our policy agenda of simpler, safer, stable super," Delahunty said. "Our goal is ensuring Australians can retire with confidence, supported by the world's best retirement system, and Linda, our board and the ASFA team will ...

Brighter Super launches lifetime income product in accumulation phase

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2026
... Australia's superannuation system has been highly successful in helping people accumulate retirement savings, but many Australians remain uncertain about how to convert those savings into a reliable income that lasts throughout retirement. Brighter ...

SMC questions SCA's 'mystery caller' report

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2026
The Super Members Council (SMC) has raised questions on the research methodology of the recently published Superannuation Call Centre Experience Report by Super Consumers Australia (SCA). The data within the report was based on 1000 customer telephone ...

AustralianSuper ups admin fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2026
The $430 billion superannuation fund is increasing its administration fees for the first time since 2022. From October 31, the administration fee for accumulation members will increase from 0.10% to 0.12% per year. For balances of up to $50,000, for ...

Teen workers to miss out on $411m in FY27: SMC

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2026
... executive Misha Schubert said super should be paid from the first hour of your first job. "More than half a million young Australians are missing out on a workplace right to super that 17 million Australians have - and that's just not fair," she said. ...