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MLC Super cuts admin, investment fees

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2026
... members from October 1, with 511,000 members set to benefit from lower costs across its superannuation options. The annual member administration fee will fall 23% from $78 to $60, reducing the fixed cost from $1.50 to $1.15 a week for eligible members. ...

Another C-suite member leaves Rest

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2026
... Tyrone O'Neill has finished up at Rest after more than seven years. He joined the super fund in 2019 as group executive of member engagement before being promoted to his latest role in March 2023. In response, Rest told Financial Standard it has brought ...

CALI outlines Life Code changes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2026
Australia's life insurers have set out their action plan with an aim to strengthen their commitments to customers under the Life Insurance Code of Practice (Life Code), following an independent review commissioned by the industry. The industry has committed ...

REI Super names chief executive

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2026
REI Super has appointed a new chief executive, promoting from within. Current chief member officer Michelle Boucher is stepping into the top job following an "extensive selection process". REI Super chair Geoff Peck said the board is confident in Boucher's ...

PPS Mutual creates new director of strategy role

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2026
... lens I'll bring to this role as we look at where we go next." PPS Mutual has also promoted senior product actuary for member strategy and engagement manager Avanti Patki as the head of product, reporting to Pilcher. Patki will lead the development ...

APRA flexes fresh powers, zeros in on trustees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2026
... of risk and build on existing obligations for trustees. Three new safeguards would require trustees to set and enforce member-level investment limits for higher-risk investments; strengthen the management of investment-related conflicts; and ensure their ...

ASIC sets FY27 priorities straight

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2026
ASIC has outlined its supervisory priorities for 2026-27 with reviews of artificial intelligence (AI), member services and advice fee deductions among the areas of focus for financial services firms. The regulator has published sector-specific supervisory ...

HLB Mann Judd appoints four directors

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2026
... continued growth of their firms," he said. "The promotions add to the depth of leadership across HLB Mann Judd's independent member firms, supporting the association's focus on technical capability, client service and sustainable growth." The HLB Mann ...

CFS launches retirement income optimiser

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2026
... Income Optimiser is active, Centrelink can assess a calculated balance based on deemed investment earnings rather than the member's actual balance and returns. CFS said the calculated balance may be lower, potentially increasing Age Pension entitlements ...

SIAA replenishes board with appointments

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2026
The Stockbrokers and Investment Advisers Association (SIAA) has made two board appointments to fill vacated positions from recent departures. CommSec chief operating officer Stephen Norton has joined SIAA's board of directors, while Canaccord Genuity ...