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World's pension market hits $36.9tn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2025
... environment. "At the same time, funds face more demanding relationships with stakeholders, from regulators to sponsors to members, all of whom are raising expectations on how pensions are managed. These intersecting challenges are heightening the responsibilities ...

InterPrac wants super funds' reserves to remediate Shield, First Guardian victims

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
... management and superannuation industries, confirming the value of strong regulation and the mandate for super funds to act in members' best interests," he said. "While it is essential that those who misled trustees, research houses, and licensees are ...

Equity Trustees defies ASIC Shield Master Fund allegations

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
... superannuation trustee would in respect of the Shield Master Fund. It also failed to act in the best financial interests of its members, do all things necessary to ensure the financial services covered by its AFSL were provided efficiently, honestly ...

BlackRock nabs $122bn Citi mandate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
... specific investment strategies tailored to meet the objectives of Citi Wealth clients. As part of the agreement, certain members of CIM will join BlackRock where they will continue to serve as portfolio managers on existing strategies for Citi clients. ...

ASIC, APRA outline regulatory reform opportunities

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
... saying he agrees changes can be made. "Our view is that we need to remain open to different ways of achieving value for members to ensure we best balance the costs and benefits," Lonsdale said. "While the performance test has had a significant positive ...

UniSuper hires from Lonsec

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2025
... Giacomo Tarantolo (retirement solutions) and Mike McCormick (accumulation solutions) to put more value into the hands of our members," UniSuper head of product Darren Williams said. For his part, Akay said: "I am thrilled to join the phenomenal team ...

Schroder urges 'open dialogue' with government

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2025
... Press Club, Schroder said the potential for super to be an engine room of Australia's sustained prosperity is unrealised. "Members carry the investment risk, and it is their money. The solution requires government and funds to come together in open dialogue ...

Using super as 'piggybank' would be a 'disaster': Schroder

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2025
... that Australians' retirement savings should not be treated as a "piggybank". Schroder said it would be a "disaster" for members if governments told super funds what they should invest in. "Members carry the investment risk, and it is their money," Schroder ...

Super funds test cybersecurity resilience

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2025
... seeing how they identify strengths, uncover gaps and test communication and compliance procedures under pressure. About 10 members of AustralianSuper collectively lost $750,000 from a cyberattack in April. Cbus, Insignia Financial, Hostplus and Australian ...

Equip Super rejigs insurance fees, policy terms

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2025
... several changes to insurance premiums and policy terms from October that will affect most accumulation and defined benefit members. Equip Super accumulation and defined benefit members will see their premiums reduce for total and permanent disablement ...