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HESTA follows Cbus on death benefit nomination changes

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2026
... nominations, where it offered new non-lapsing binding death benefit nominations allowing members to make them online, effective October 16. This follows research by Super Consumers Australia (SCA) which found at least 15.5 million Australians may not ...

Antares winds up Ex-20 Aussie equities fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2026
... identified these companies as having the potential to offer significant long-term capital growth. The fund was incepted on 1 October 2019 and required a minimum investment of $20,000. The fund achieved total returns of -18.7% in the last year and 0.78% ...

ASX shareholder looks to sue directors, officers over CHESS

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2026
... requirements, the Advisory Group on Corporate Governance was formed to replace the ASX Corporate Governance Council in October. The ongoing issues also saw former ASX chief executive Helen Lofthouse announce her departure back in February. Lofthouse ...

Bravura earnings rise nearly 50%

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2026
... throughout the 12 months with Greenhill taking over as group chief executive on January 1. Baskerville was named chair last October, while Damien Leonard became deputy chair. "We enter FY27 with stronger foundations, improving momentum and a clear sense ...

Former director jailed for misuse of $1.75m

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2026
... dishonestly using his position as a director. He will serve a non-parole period of three years and three months. Between May and October 2026, Siddiqui transferred approximately $1.75 million from Equitable Financial Solutions' accounts to his personal ...

Cbus rolls out death benefit nomination changes

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2026
... 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 super fund ...

Black Kite Partners nabs MST's chief operating officer

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2026
... executives launched the private equity investment manager earlier this year, with backing from Scarcity Partners. Last October, IFM announced it was dumping its private equity strategy to prioritise global investments, explaining it had struggled to ...

SMC questions SCA's 'mystery caller' report

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2026
... on 1000 customer telephone enquiries, or 50 'mystery shopping' calls to 20 super funds between 7 August to 15 October 2025. This study examined how frontline service providers engaged with three customer enquiry scenarios: prospective customers ...

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 ...

Pengana threatens legal action against PIA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2026
... assets (NTA) or remaining invested in the company's future strategy. WAM successfully took over the board of PIA last October with the aim of overhauling its investment strategy amid continued underperformance. WAM's Wilson and Jesse Hamilton ...