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Former super ombudsman joins HESTA

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2026
... knowledge and expertise to the Fund's Committees, as well as an external perspective that can support our work to deliver for members," said HESTA board chair Nicola Roxon. Other external advisers to HESTA board committees include Alan Morrison to the ...

ART rolls out new investment technology platform

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2026
... with the fund targeting $500 billion in funds under management by 2030. ART manages retirement savings for 2.4 million members. ART chief investment officer Ian Patrick said the new system would support investment decisions as the fund navigates increasingly ...

Trustees drop the ball on advice fee oversight

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2026
... Mulino said he intends to legislate an obligation for trustees to implement and enforce advice fee deduction caps for members. ASIC also noted its focus on trustees to "monitoring of risks to retirement savings", according to its report REP 833 Safeguarding ...

ASIC investigates potential $138m scam

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2026
ASIC has confirmed it is actively investigating a potential scam that has seen at least $138 million of Australian investor funds lost. ASIC said the investigation is around whether there were oversight, due diligence and compliance failures linked ...

Brighter Super changes up investment, insurance fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2026
... p.a. The industry fund had almost $38 billion in assets at the end of June, managing the retirement savings of 382,390 members. "A MySuper member with a $50,000 balance now pays around $150 less a year in fees and costs than they did four years ago - ...

Gas transition to take 'decades rather than years': UniSuper

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2026
UniSuper chief investment officer John Pearce said as the pace of decarbonisation moderates, natural gas is increasingly recognised as an important component of the global energy mix. "The practical reality is that gas is likely to play a transitional ...

Regulating for culture

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2026
... committee. Pushed by the inquiry to put the question to her, Stevens did. Macquarie's answer disclosed three contacts with members of the KPMG audit team while the tender was live. In March 2025, Hinchliffe and her husband briefly met with KPMG audit ...

Tribeca Financial promote four new equity partners

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2026
... Rachael Holder, Ben Jongebloed and Aaron Leslie join the partnership at the Hawthorn-based practice, which now has 33 team members. The appointments took effect in October 2025, according to the firm. Tribeca Financial chief executive Ryan Watson said ...

AFSL specialist snags Entireti head of advice risk

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2026
... of strategy Ashley Mahadeea said in the coming months, MDS will launch further strategic solutions, providing adviser members with even more choice and efficiency gains. "MDS will continue to invest significant effort in researching and vetting best-of-breed ...

Showcase: A technical advantage

THE FINANCIAL STANDARD TEAM  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2026
... reforms and innovative products on the market, they are in the 'sweet spot' of history to do exactly that. Know members better Andrew Lowe, head of technical services at Challenger, says the 'Best Practice Principles for Superannuation Retirement ...