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Cbus members to see 46% increase in insurance fees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2026
... working in a manual occupation - will see their default cover increase from $590 per year to $857 per year. Media Super members - whose separate insurance product is a much smaller pool of about 29,000 members - will see an increase of between $1.03 ...

SMC backs proposal to close family violence super loophole

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2026
The Super Members Council (SMC) has thrown its support behind proposed legal changes aimed at preventing perpetrators of domestic and family violence from accessing their victim's superannuation. Under existing super law, a family violence perpetrator ...

'Beware the predictions of political experts': UniSuper

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2026
UniSuper chief investment officer John Pearce said despite market and oil price volatility because of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, US exceptionalism is not dead yet. Pearce said that while there have been some ups and down associated with ...

Technical glitch hits Team Super investment switches

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2026
Team Super members have been blocked from making online investment switches due to a "technical issue" stemming from a technology partner. Team Super confirmed to Financial Standard it is in the process of fixing the issue but did not specify which ...

Government, super funds to increase UK collaborations

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2026
... cohort includes IFM Investors, AustralianSuper, Australian Retirement Trust, Aware Super, Cbus, HESTA, Rest, and the Super Members Council. NEST, the UK's largest workplace pension scheme and a shareholder in IFM Investors, is also part of the delegation. ...

SMC calls for guaranteed super for domestic workers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2026
The Super Members Council (SMC) has called on the government to scrap laws which deny domestic workers in private homes - cleaners, housekeepers and nannies - guaranteed superannuation. SMC said these workers are primarily women and the laws are "outdated ...

Super Consumers Australia raises concerns over Treasury reforms

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2026
... misconduct, and hold those responsible accountable, is crucial for investor confidence and market efficiency." The Super Members Council (SMC) also welcomed the government's move to reset the compensation scheme by better reflecting where the biggest ...

Treasury opens CSLR funding, sustainability consultation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
... consultation in response to the fallout from the Shield and First Guardian master fund collapses that impacted 11,000 super members and put more than $1 billion of their savings at stake. Running in parallel are the enhancing member protections in the ...

Prime Super tweaks fees across offerings

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2026
... for members. In making these decisions, the trustee believes it is acting in the best financial interests of Prime Super members," it said. The accumulation and pension account members will pay $1 per week from June 1, down from the current rate of $1.50 ...

Non-partisan superannuation 'friendship' group formed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2026
The Super Members Council (SMC) attended the launch of Parliamentary Friends of Superannuation at Parliament House. The "friendship" group brings together members of parliament and senators from across the political spectrum in their shared stewardship ...