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Former Statewide Super executives acquitted

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025
Two former Statewide Super executives who were terminated by the fund and then charged with dishonesty offences have been acquitted. In January 2020, Statewide Super terminated its chief risk officer Kieran Netting and chief financial and operating ...

Early release of super for dental, IVF spikes in FY25

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025
The amount being taken from superannuation accounts to pay for dental and IVF treatments increased significantly in the year to June 30. Fresh data released by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) today shows another spike in Aussies applying for early ...

BUSSQ streamlines product offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025
The $7.4 billion industry super fund has consolidated its accumulation products into one as part of a multi-year simplification strategy. BUSSQ has historically had two accumulation phase products for members in BUSSQ MySuper and Premium Choice. The ...

Family trusts safe from reform for now: Mulino

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025
... undertaking consultation on the revised $3 million super tax, saying "it's a complicated set of reforms dealing with superannuation tax concessions in a holistic way". Speculation has been growing that the government would look to scale back the ...

AMP platform flows jump 61.6%

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025
... broader range of client needs on North by blending across menus - a market-first," she said. However, AMP's superannuation and investments business saw net cash outflows of $241 million, an improvement of 27.8% from $334 million in the same period ...

Feature: Compliance | Passing the buck

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
... returns... but most of the money went into managed investment schemes or products that were hosted on the platforms of superannuation trustees," Longo says. "They were persuaded to do this through perhaps responding to something they've read. They ...

Superannuation system quality stagnates: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
... The study noted that Australia can improve its ranking by focusing on retirement income as the primary purpose of superannuation and moderating the assets test on the means-tested Age Pension to increase the net replacement rate for average-income earners. ...

Australian Ethical aligns Christian Super members' cover

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
Former members of Christian Super will see several changes to their insurance fees and cover come December 1, Australian Ethical announced. From 1 December 2025 automatic default death and total and permanent disablement (TPD) cover will move to a new ...

Classic 60/40 approach underdelivers for women retirees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2025
... particularly for women who begin retirement at a disadvantage," Cui said. Typically, women retire with about 25% less in superannuation than men. This, and the fact they have lower ongoing benefits puts greater pressure on their portfolios and increases ...

Australian super funds 'important' for the UK economy

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2025
Australian superannuation funds continue to play an "increasingly important" role in the UK economy, with a group of local super fund leaders set to head there later this month to explore more collaborative investment opportunities. The Australian Superannuation ...