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AFCA receives record complaints in 2025

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
... complaints (7,687) in 2025 was driven by delays in handling claims and disputes over claim decisions. While complaints about death benefits have remained steady, the main pressure points were timeliness and transparency in the claims process, AFCA explained. ...

Aussie veterans front Senate over underpaid pensions

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... have been unfairly reduced. Williamson retired from the Navy in 1982 and was a member of the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits (DFRDB) Scheme. The scheme was open to members of the defence force between 1972 and 1991, at which point it was ...

Looming Div 296 tax prompts urgent tax, retirement planning

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... enough, even at $15 million I'm better off leaving it in super and taking it out in a planful way as I prepare for those death benefit taxes," she said. For members with between $3 million and $10 million in superannuation, Heffron said while Div ...

CFS to integrate estate planning services for members

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2026
... clients. Advisers can incorporate a completed Will and digital asset inventory into holistic advice, align superannuation death benefit nominations with the client's broader wishes, and document preferences that support intergenerational wealth transfer ...

CareSuper makes sweeping insurance changes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2026
... rating. For example, a 43-year-old member with an 'active' occupation rating with default cover of $145,000 for death and $97,000 for TPD would see annual net insurance fees rise from $468.51 to $605.28. Meantime, the super fund will also bring ...

Improvised super tax poses unfair, inequitable outcomes: Industry

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026
... super balance (TSB) to reflect the amount of insurance proceeds received. "Similar situations can also arise following the death of an insured member in the fund. That is, the proceeds of a life insurance policy owned by the trustee(s) of the fund, which ...

Cbus hires corporate governance head

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2026
... Scheme. In October, Cbus agreed to pay $23.5 million to settle the matter brought against it by ASIC in relation to delayed death benefit payments to members. The super fund said it co-operated with the regulator throughout the legal process and agreed ...

Most read in 2025: Superannuation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 22 DEC 2025
... concluding it was not going to be in the best interests of TelstraSuper members. AustralianSuper under investigation for delayed death benefit payments In February, AustralianSuper was investigated by ASIC over delays in paying out death benefits, after ...

MetLife scores group insurance mandate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2025
Spaceship Super has appointed MetLife to provide insurance as it introduces default cover for Death and Total & Permanent Disablement (TPD), as well as the option to apply for voluntary cover. Effective 6 February 2026, members will be eligible for ...

HESTA, Vision Super divest Israeli securities

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2025
As HESTA and Vision Super move to divest members' money from Israeli bonds and shares, other superannuation funds' ethical options continue to overlook human rights abuses. HESTA confirmed the move, saying that as part of its investment strategy ...