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HESTA changes investment fees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2025
... strong investment performance," Blakey said. "We're focused on ensuring our members receive maximum value from their retirement savings." HESTA also announced it is reducing the minimum balance required to start an Income Stream from $50,000 to $10,000 ...

Marketing, communications roles gain momentum

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2025
... earn between $130,000 and $180,000. For product roles, Kaizen said the greatest opportunities for candidates are in retirement product innovation, life insurance digital transformation, and enhanced member engagement strategies. It said opportunities ...

Feature: Digital advice | Sleeping giant

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2025
... while up to 20,000 members have tapped into comprehensive advice. In partnership with Bravura, Aware Super launched My Retirement Planner in 2023 and has since issued 68,000 SoAs, with 12% of eligible members aged 45+ actively engaging with the digital ...

Retirees should put 80% of balance into annuities: Grattan

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2025
... than advice offered by super funds. "Super funds have a growing and important role in helping their members navigate retirement planning. But retirement guidance from a super fund runs the risk of being conflicted, many people won't trust it," Grattan ...

Macquarie to pay Shield victims in full

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2025
... to court with ASIC over its role in the Shield Master Fund collapse but has committed to reimbursing investors' retirement savings by September 30. ASIC commenced proceedings in the Federal Court against Macquarie Investment Management Limited (MIML) ...

SMC calls for simplified retirement system

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2025
Super Members Council (SMC) has urged Treasury to simplify the retirement system, saying it is too complex. The comments come as a response to Treasury's consultation paper on best practice principles. SMC said it broadly supports the intent of ...

Younger generations drive SMSF sector growth: Class

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2025
... continue to attract a broadening range of Australians who want flexibility, choice, and control in how they save for their retirement," he said. Data from the report highlighted rising participation from younger Australians as one of the major factors ...

Australian Retirement Trust chief executive steps down

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2025
David Anderson is stepping down as chief executive of Australian Retirement Trust (ART), with Kathy Vincent to replace him. The $330 billion super fund said Anderson notified the ART board of his intention to resign, just 18 months after joining. Vincent ...

Diversa winds up struggling super fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2025
... According to APRA statistics from June end, the fund is home to just 420 member accounts and a collective $86 million in retirement savings. The decision was made by the trustee, CCSL, which is a related company of Diversa. In its most recent Member ...

National decline in retirement confidence: AMP

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2025
AMP has launched Retirement Confidence Pulse, a new barometer to measure how financially confident Australians feel about life after work. The inaugural score is a concerning 50/100. Amidst a cost-of-living crisis and spikes in household expenses, the ...