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Another industry body urges Division 296 reconsideration

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2025
... the system remains fair and equitable over time. Chen said the $3 million threshold will equal to a "fraction" of the retirement funds of those in their 20s and 30s today due to inflation. "The threshold must be indexed. Superannuation is designed for ...

FSC appoints two new directors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2025
... investment industry plays an important role in helping Australians build their wealth and achieve greater outcomes in retirement," Hartley said. "I look forward to contributing my experience to strengthen the FSC's role in the financial services landscape." ...

Aware Super makes fee changes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2025
Aware Super has unveiled a slew of investment and administration fee changes for members. Members in the retirement option recently saw their administration fees drop from 0.23% to 0.17% with the annual cap also reduced from $1500 to $1300. There was ...

ASIC takes aim at super, private markets

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2025
ASIC commissioner Simone Constant says that three years into the Retirement Income Covenant, things are "not where we'd hoped to be". Speaking at a FINSIA event on Friday, Constant said there is still room to improve the ways super trustees serve their ...

AMP settles class action for $120m

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2025
... overcharged. "This settlement is a major step toward justice for millions of Australians who trusted AMP to safeguard their retirement savings," Maurice Blackburn national head of class actions Rebecca Gilsenan said. "The class action alleged that AMP's ...

SMC calls for greater protections against financial abuse of older Australians

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2025
... financial abuse, citing coercive control, exploitation and systemic gaps in protection as active threats against their retirement savings from those closest to them. SMC's submission calls for stronger, trauma-informed complaint handling and dispute ...

Australia's top allocators to share insights at InDay

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2025
... managers, family offices, and institutional investors. This year's keynote address will be delivered by Australian Retirement Trust head of investment strategy Andrew Fisher, while a special keynote fireside discussion will be held with Graham Capital ...

Macquarie AM wins sovereign wealth fund mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2025
... Scoreboard. In 2025, PIF tied for first place globally among 200 sovereign investors, with a score of 100%. Australian Retirement Trust (ART) recently announced it will invest $1 billion in the Macquarie Green Energy and Climate Opportunities Fund (MGECO) ...

Retirees unfairly targeted by tax: HESTA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2025
... research from HESTA suggests. The research said in some extreme cases, these rates can even surpass 100%. The report by Retirement Essentials, commissioned by HESTA, assessed how employment income affects Age Pension eligibility and take-home pay for ...

FEATURE: Back in action

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2025
... to paying off their mortgage soon," he explains. "They usually are reaching out because they are wanting to plan for retirement, focused on finishing work much sooner than most, and continuing their decent lifestyle in retirement which we find most of ...