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Superannuation assets inch to nearly $4.8tn

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2026
... assets. SMSFs posted an annual rise of 4% to reach $1.1 trillion in assets, accounting for a 23% market share. Retail super funds have yet to crack the $1 trillion mark, growing 10% over the prior corresponding period to $933.2 billion. The retail sector ...

APRA hits 12 super options with failed grade

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2026
... time, Insignia Financial's options - MLC MultiActive High Growth and MLC MultiActive Geared that sit in three super funds offerings - failed the test. The three super funds are the IOOF Portfolio Service Superannuation Fund, Oasis Superannuation ...

FAAA pushes to expand NCA to financial advisers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2026
... years' time, and we will be advocating very strongly to make sure that any opportunity that's available to super funds and life insurers should also be available to financial advisers."

FEATURE | Group insurance | Dusk to dawn

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2026
... the group insurance industry stand tantamount to the crisis at hand. AIA Australia, an insurance partner for several super funds, recorded mental-health conditions comprised nearly one in three group insurance total and permanent disability (TPD) claims ...

AFCA moves to reinstate APT Strategy, opens doors for victims

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2026
... about $160 million into MISs run by Australian Fiduciaries since February 2020, predominantly via their self-managed super funds (SMSFs). In July, ASIC cancelled the licence of Australian Fiduciaries, following its failure to pay an AFCA determination. ...

CBA, Colonial First State settle class action for $249m

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2026
... its parent bank even though the bank didn't offer the best interest rates. The class action targeted three CFS super funds - FirstChoice, Commonwealth Essential Super and the Avanteos Superannuation Trust. Members in the class action were invested ...

FSC raises the bar for PC managers with fresh standards

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2026
... but will also be a publicly available resource for all market participations." He encouraged all fund managers and super funds to apply the measures in their businesses as soon as applicable, and for ratings agencies to consider the principles when they ...

Industry reacts to Mulino's sweeping reforms

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2026
From the advice sector to super funds, reactions to the sweeping reforms announced by the minister for financial services Daniel Mulino have been broad. Industry superannuation funds have welcomed financial advice reforms announced yesterday, which ...

HESTA appoints new heads of risk and finance

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2026
... superannuation. "John's track record in leading finance, tax and regulatory reporting at one of Australia's largest super funds speaks for itself. As HESTA continues to grow, having someone with his deep expertise and leadership experience will ...

Australians struggle to navigate super and age pension divide

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2026
... unsure the steps they needed to take to prepare for life after work, while 61% supported greater integration between super funds and Centrelink to simplify access to the Age Pension. The findings come as 2.7 million Australians ages 65 and over rely ...