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AZ NGA expands in South Australia

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
... month, AZ NGA increased its stake in financial advice firm Geographe Financial Group, which has provided advice on superannuation, investments and insurance since 1976 for clients in Western Australia. AZ NGA group chief executive Paul Barrett said the ...

Majority reject crypto investments in super fund: Swyftx

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
Australians do not want their super invested in digital assets, despite some super funds and overseas pension funds dipping their toes in. According to Swyftx's fifth Annual Australian Crypto Survey, based on a survey of some 3009 Australian adults ...

ASIC considers 'cooling off period' for super switching

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
... in the collapse of Shield and First Guardian, which has led the regulator to consider making the changes. "The superannuation switching catastrophe that's been unfolding with First Guardian and Shield and related funds, it all started with ordinary Australians ...

Colonial First State, AIA agree $140m class action settlement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2025
... Society (CMLA), known as CommInsure and acquired by AIA Australia in 2017. The action alleged that CFSIL, as the superannuation provider, arranged group insurance policies with CommInsure that charged fees that were not in members' best interests. It ...

Damian Graham jumps to Challenger

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2025
... Damian has extensive experience and knowledge in leading investment management strategies, particularly in the superannuation and retirement industry in Australia," Challenger chief executive Nick Hamilton said. "His skills and investment leadership ...

Private credit funds downplay risks, pose risk to financial system: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2025
... managed investment schemes - to strengthen investor protection, address data gap." ASIC will also look at the role superannuation funds play in private markets. In the report, the regulator warned trustees of their obligations to members, particularly ...

Feature: Retirement | The right mix

LACHLAN COLQUHOUN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2025
... confidence in their retirement finances. Generation X, those born between 1965 and 1980, will retire with the largest superannuation balances of any generation so far, but recent research from Natixis Investment Managers shows that 48% of this group ...

Payday Super laws passed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2025
... The Payday Super laws have successfully passed through the Senate today with the reforms being welcomed by the superannuation industry. The new laws are slated to come into effect on 1 July 2026. Association of Super Funds of Australia (ASFA) welcomed ...

Financial Standard managing editor wins Journalist of the Year Award

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2025
... hosted by the Institute of Financial Professionals Australia (IFPA) recognised Williamson for her reporting across superannuation and financial services that has informed industry professionals and the public. Williamson's achievements demonstrate ...

APRA to rejig non-traditional service providers framework

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2025
APRA is proposing changes to superannuation funds' arrangements with non-traditional service providers (NTSPs), which forms part of the newly implemented CPS 230. APRA said the proposed amendments will clarify its expectations for super funds' arrangements ...