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Former adviser jailed over $2m SMSF investment scheme

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026
Former financial services director Ashley Arandez has been sentenced to five and a half years imprisonment after admitting to dishonest conduct, operating an unlicensed financial services business and dealing with proceeds of crime tied to $1.97 million ...

Insurance premiums to drop for HESTA members

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2026
The cost of insurance for most HESTA members is dropping across all cover types by an average of 12%. From July 1, members will pay less for the same level of death, total and permanent disability (TPD), and income protection cover. On average, the ...

Vision Super to close Diversified Bonds option

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2026
Vision Super is shutting its $24.5 million Diversified Bonds investment option due to low member demand. As at December 2025, the option represented less than 0.08% of total funds under management, Vision Super said, adding the trustee regularly reviews ...

Major UK pension reforms passed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2026
... legislation requiring pension schemes to prove they're delivering value for money or face consolidation and enables automatic merging of multiple pension pots. The Pension Schemes Bill was passed into law on Wednesday, which will kickstart one of the ...

Core-satellite models can only be effective with purpose: Vanguard

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2026
A new report demonstrates financial advisers continue to favour the core-satellite investment methodology, but without structural and disciplined approaches, it can lead to a raft of unintended risks. The Vanguard Adviser Portfolio Trends Report 2026 ...

Cbus calls for mandatory insurance warnings

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2026
... there should be a prominent warning that insurance for people under 25 or with a low super balance will not be provided automatic cover unless they work in a hazardous job and their fund has a Dangerous Occupation Exception (DOE). It also thinks key ...

Actuaries Institute proposes pre-set pension for retirees

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2026
Actuaries Institute has proposed a three-part package to tackle Australians missing out on tax-free income by not transitioning their superannuation to the retirement phase when eligible. Under the proposal, all APRA-regulated super funds would be required ...

Prime Super closes two options

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2026
Prime Super is closing two options following a recent review of its asset allocations. The Fixed Interest option will close from May 15. Members invested in the option will be able to switch out of it until May 22. Any members still invested in the ...

Life insurer sanctioned for invalid access to customer information

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
The Life Insurance Code Compliance Committee (Life CCC) has sanctioned a life insurer for collecting customers' medical information without valid medical authority for four years. According to the committee, the unnamed insurer collected medical information ...

Superhero Super shutters lifestage options

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2026
... been reduced among all options. However, any switch, withdrawal or transfer will incur buy/sell spreads except for the automatic switch on February 13, the super fund confirmed. "The investment strategy, asset allocation ranges, and risk profile of the ...