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Superannuation advertising ban consultation launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2026
... that employers only show three types of superannuation products: the employee's existing stapled fund, employer's default fund and MySuper products that meet the required conditions. The "MySuper product exception" will allow a person to advertise ...

Blue Owl says its private credit loan books remain healthy

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2026
US alternative asset manager Blue Owl Capital, with over US$307 billion in assets under management, is not seeing any increase in defaults in its loans amid rising concerns over the health of the country's private credit sector. Speaking at the Asia ...

FSC questions SMC's claim on younger members' super switches

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2026
... funds (SMSF) and platform products. FSC data to the contrary shows Australians choosing to switch to super platforms from default funds are typically older investors with higher balances who have received professional financial advice. SMC found in 2024-25 ...

Geopolitical risks, private credit threaten financial stability: RBA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2026
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) warns that with the tremors of geopolitical tensions already being felt, the vulnerabilities of the US and UK private credit markets could spill over to Australia. In its latest Financial Stability Review report ...

Major super reforms cost members $670m in death benefits: ASFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026
... accounts. Under PYS super funds were mandated to cancel insurance on accounts that are inactive for 16 months. Under PMIF, default insurance cover was removed for members under 25 and for anyone with an account balance below $6000. ASFA estimated that ...

HESTA urges government to modernise Australian retirement system

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2026
... members to transition to appropriate specific fund retirement products, with the ability to opt-out. It also called to allow default transition for eligible members into retirement income stream, with an opt out option for consumer protection. Recent ...

FES Super to no longer supplement returns in default

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2026
The Fire and Emergency Services Superannuation Fund (FES Super) has reworked its default option as it looks to ensure performance test success. FES Super offers six investment options to members, the default being the Smoothed option. As of this month ...

Global pension assets near $90tn: Research

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026
... now fallen to fourth place in the rankings. The Thinking Ahead Institute said the UK is driving major reform, including default retirement pathways and small-pot consolidation to be included in the Pension Schemes Bill, to provide better retirement outcomes ...

Review launched into thin capitalisation reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2026
... if the $2 million exemption threshold should operate as a net debt deduction concept. It will also consider whether the default tax EBITDA calculation operates to appropriately reflect an entity's economic activity in the income year and across multiple ...

CareSuper makes sweeping insurance changes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2026
... age, employer and occupation rating. For example, a 43-year-old member with an 'active' occupation rating with default cover of $145,000 for death and $97,000 for TPD would see annual net insurance fees rise from $468.51 to $605.28. Meantime ...