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Industry bodies offer Payday Super resources

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2025
Two industry bodies have launched resources to help superannuation funds comply with the looming Payday Super legislation, as the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) warns employers to be ready by 1 July 2026. The Association of Superannuation Funds of ...

Cbus agrees to pay $23.5m fine

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2025
... 90 days. Cbus apologised to affected members at the time. Following the action being filed by ASIC, Cbus and its administrator MUFG Retirement Solutions settled a dispute arising from the unacceptable delays in processing of claims and MUFG apologised ...

FEATURE: Fund admin | Tight Ship

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2025
... the younger generation, attempting to disrupt the chokehold of big incumbents. Before pivoting to be a super fund administrator underpinned by distributed ledger technology (DLT), one of the biggest challenges across the entire ecosystem the organisation ...

Feature: Group insurance | Cold comfort

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
... insurance claims taking more than 90 days to be processed. At the time, much of the blame was levelled at Cbus' administrator, MUFG Retirement Solutions. While it denied being at fault, it has since reached an undisclosed settlement with Cbus in ...

Super risks continue as advice gets all clear

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2025
... breached, members can experience lost earnings, cashflow disruption, or unnecessary stress," the report said. "Weak administrator controls, limited oversight, and unclear escalation pathways are common root causes. While most funds process transactions ...

Payday super laws introduced to parliament

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2025
The government has introduced the payday superannuation bill in the House of Representatives today. First flagged in 2023-24 Federal Budget, the legislation stipulates that from 1 July 2026, employers must pay their employees' superannuation at ...

ASIC raises alarm on auditor independence, conflicts of interest

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2025
Too many auditors are failing the independence test and breaching conflicts of interest obligations, according to an ASIC investigation. A review of 15 audit firms saw nine did not meet rotation requirements while five of them had "relevant relationships" ...

GROW recruits HESTA exec to lead product push

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2025
Superannuation administrator GROW Inc has secured two heavyweight hires to spearhead its people and product functions. Trevin Erichsen has been named chief product officer, with HR specialist Marcus Waterreus taking on the role of chief people officer. ...

Super Moves: ANZ Staff, Aware, Equip, ART, VFMC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2025
... through the ranks. Earlier in his career, he worked as a unit pricing analyst at BlackRock and a superannuation administrator at Mercer. In her new role at the insurance giant, Dias will be accountable for the insurer's externally managed multi-manager ...

Feature: Digital advice | Sleeping giant

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2025
About three years ago, robo-advisers, one by one, began dropping like flies. The likes of Six Park, Upstreet and Advice Intelligence either folded or were acquired. Even Ellerston Capital's ethically based robo-adviser, which launched in early 2023 ...