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ASX Advisory Group gives update on corporate governance revision

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... 2026. "This advice would build on the extensive work and consultation undertaken by the previous ASX Corporate Governance Council," it said. In the latest meeting, the AGCG retained the existing eight principles, stating that each principle is important ...

Super funds welcome UK's Supers Unit to push investments

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... investment in areas such as the digital and energy transitions where HESTA has a strong focus," Blakey said. Super Members Council chief executive Misha Schubert added: "As Australia's super system grows, global diversification will play an even bigger ...

Performance test reforms to curb benchmark hugging: Treasury

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026
... introduced in 2021 and until last year, 108 of the 123 products that failed the test have been extinguished. Financial Services Council Blake Briggs said: "A CPI + X benchmark for a limited portion of portfolios would provide funds with greater flexibility ...

DigiCo offloads US asset for $1bn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2026
... DigiCo was forced to withdraw its application for a data centre project at LAX1 in California after advice from the city council indicated planning approval for a data centre at the location was uncertain. At the time, DigiCo said the LAX1 and LAX2 assets ...

Income support system cannot handle claims surge: CALI

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2026
... people unable to work due to illness or injury, particularly mental health conditions. New research commissioned by the Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI) and prepared by SuperFriend demonstrates around 8.5 million Australians accessed some form ...

Unpaid super costs workers $24.4bn: SMC

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2026
... past five years to 2023, reinforcing the need for Payday Super, the lobby group says. New analysis from Super Members Council (SMC) found one in four workers were underpaid super between 2018 and 2023, equating to almost $6 billion a year being lost ...

SMC backs proposal to close family violence super loophole

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2026
The Super Members Council (SMC) has thrown its support behind proposed legal changes aimed at preventing perpetrators of domestic and family violence from accessing their victim's superannuation. Under existing super law, a family violence perpetrator ...

TPD and disability claims behind 88% of life insurance disputes

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2026
... disputing 2913 of the claims and advised individuals disputing 934 of the claims. A study released in July last year by the Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI) found mental health was the leading cause of TPD claims, making up almost one in three ...

Future Fund names new investment chief

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2026
... to tension between himself and Arndt. Samild left the fund to take on the chief strategist role at Abu Dhabi Investment Council. Following his footsteps were former deputy chief investment officer David George, who joined also joined the Abu Dhabi sovereign ...

Government, super funds to increase UK collaborations

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2026
... includes IFM Investors, AustralianSuper, Australian Retirement Trust, Aware Super, Cbus, HESTA, Rest, and the Super Members Council. NEST, the UK's largest workplace pension scheme and a shareholder in IFM Investors, is also part of the delegation. Collaboration ...