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Most read in 2025: Superannuation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 22 DEC 2025
... to strengthen anti-scam practices, or risk exposing their members to harm. The open letter, signed by ASIC commissioner Simone Constant, outlined ASIC's guidance for super trustees in preventing, detecting and responding to scams and fraud activity. ...

Rest launches clearing house solution

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2025
... employers to pay their employees' superannuation at the same time as their wages for each pay cycle. Rest chief member officer Simone Van Veen said the introduction of Payday Super laws will also help members' super balances grow faster thanks to compounding ...

ASIC invites feedback on disclosure requirements

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2025
... distortions to investment decisions. This next step will help gather wider sector feedback on the proposals." ASIC commissioner Simone Constant, who led the review, said ASIC's proposals responded to feedback from the Treasurer's Investor Roundtable ...

Super funds continue to fail vulnerable members: UNSW

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
... while only two of 12 were proactively engaging with First Nations communities to improve communications. ASIC commissioner Simone Constant delivered a clear message to the industry, noting that only one-third of Australians approaching retirement felt ...

Super funds lagging RIC obligations: Pulse Check

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
... and preferences and provide scope for members to tailor their retirement solutions to suit their needs. ASIC commissioner Simone Constant said the over 1.5 million Australians already in retirement and the wave of 2.5 million entering retirement over ...

ASIC not acting as a 'market maker': Constant

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2025
ASIC commissioner Simone Constant said superannuation funds are working well with the regulator in terms of their investments in private markets, but said as whole, more needs to be done by all large investors. Constant said the regulator's increased ...

Quant investing bounces back post Trump whipsaw

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2025
... strategies, but the investment style has now bounced back and is entering a positive growth phase. That's according to Simone Haslinger, chief executive of East Coast Capital Management (ECCM). The ECCM Systematic Trend Fund (ECCM STF) invests across ...

HUB24, TAL to launch retirement income product

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2025
... of assistance to members in balancing the objectives of the Retirement Income Covenant, according to ASIC commissioner Simone Constant. "We know change takes time. We know retirement is easy on paper, but hard in practice," Constant said. "However, we ...

Private credit funds downplay risks, pose risk to financial system: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2025
... obligations to members, particularly how they are handling limited transparency and limited price discovery. ASIC commissioner Simone Constant said superannuation is a key part of the story, as is increased retail investor exposure and access to private ...

Rest launches new retirement tools to increase advice appetite

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
... 30,000 times per year, representing around 85% of all advice interactions, the fund confirmed. Rest chief member officer Simone Van Veen said the tool will help guide its members in retirement planning. "This new digital journey is all about putting ...