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NCAs unlikely to solve retirement advice gap: HUB24, CFS

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2026
HUB24 and Colonial First State (CFS) say the New Class of Advisers (NCA) will unlikely solve the retirement advice gap Australians face, noting the focus needs to be on helping reduce friction for those with complex advice needs. Assistant treasurer ...

The risks keeping APRA's new deputy chair up at night

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2026
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority's (APRA) new deputy chair David Bradbury said the risks that keep him awake at night are those with the potential to threaten the financial stability of the super system or cause catastrophic losses for ...

Trustees drop the ball on advice fee oversight

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2026
In line with the government's push to tighten the gap in oversight on financial advice fee deductions from super funds, a solution provider is observing a spike in trustees reaching out for expertise, but highlighted the move is not to assess the ...

Brighter Super changes up investment, insurance fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2026
... numerous changes to its fees, decreasing investment fees while increasing insurance costs. Effective October 1, the super fund lowered investment fees and transaction costs across most options. Its MySuper option's investment fees fell from 0.75% ...

Gas transition to take 'decades rather than years': UniSuper

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2026
... years." Further, UniSuper has reduced its assessment of investee companies' Scope 3 emissions this year. The $175 billion super fund said one notable pattern it observed with the early climate reporting was the uptake of transitional relief for Scope ...

Showcase: A technical advantage

THE FINANCIAL STANDARD TEAM  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2026
... their retirement income, and according to the new best-practice principles, they deserve better solutions from their super fund at the product level. "The principles are specifically calling out that best practice for retirement income is not just an ...

MLC Super creates two new general manager roles

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2026
MLC Super has created two new roles of general manager of portfolio delivery and general manager of employer superannuation. It said the new roles will execute the super fund's significant program of change while continuing to grow its presence ...

AustralianSuper picks up co-investors' stakes in Perth Airport

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2026
... investment in Perth Airport, snapping up two co-investors' stakes in the asset, now holding around 29.4% of interest. The super fund completed the acquisition of the combined 9.14% interest in Perth Airport from Australian Retirement Trust's (ART) and ...

Australian Ethical FUM drops by $70m

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2026
... launch of such products demonstrated continued underlying momentum of the business. "We welcomed more members to our super fund, increased superannuation net flows compared to the corresponding quarter last year and launched a new middle market product ...

Netwealth reports record $36bn FUM in Q1

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2026
Netwealth observed record growth over the first quarter of the financial year, with both funds under administration (FUA) and funds under management (FUM) increasing by $3.4 billion and $2.4 billion, respectively. Market movements also contributed $0.8 ...