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Trustees up sponsorship deals, Hostplus takes lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 DEC 2025
Hostplus leads the charge on sporting sponsorship deals as the superannuation sectors' budget for marketing and advertising also balloons, even as APRA cracks down on non-essential expenditure. According to newly released APRA data, Hostplus spent ...

AustralianSuper execs earn top pay grade: APRA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 DEC 2025
AustralianSuper's top brass are the highest paid in the superannuation sector, earning nearly $9.2 million, which is double the amount that some of their peers earn. Newly released APRA data covering the 2025 financial year showed that industry ...

Three megatrends to watch in 2026

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 DEC 2025
Experts have identified the megatrends that are likely to play out in financial markets in 2026. Speaking to Financial Standard, policy changes coming out of the US, sticky inflation and how the artificial intelligence (AI) boom progresses will be the ...

Brighter Super names acting CIO

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2025
David O'Donnell, head of diversified portfolios at Brighter Super, has been named interim chief investment officer following Mark Rider's departure from the $36 billion fund. The Brisbane-based superannuation fund confirmed O'Donnell will ...

Aussie executive tapped for top Kiwi job

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2025
Morningstar's former head of alternatives has moved to New Zealand to run Clarity Funds Management. Craig Stanford has been appointed chief executive officer of the Auckland-based asset manager that runs about $8 billion on behalf of community trusts ...

Super funds continue to fail vulnerable members: UNSW

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
Despite holding a pool of more than $4.3 trillion in retirement savings, cracks are appearing in the superannuation system around engagement and support for vulnerable members, experts said. UNSW Business School associate professor Katja Hanewald observed ...

Government cracks down on financial abuse via coerced directorships

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
The government has opened consultation to combat financial abuse in families perpetrated through coerced directorships. The consultation paper by the Treasury noted that financial abusers can exploit loopholes in tax and corporate systems, weaponising ...

MLC Super adds advice, education head

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
MLC Super has appointed a former AMP, Colonial First State and Zurich executive to lead its advice function. Craig Weber has joined the super fund as head of education and advice after spending over six years at Ignition Advice in a similar role. In ...

Two financial services directors fined $15k over reporting failures

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2025
Directors of Sheffield Insurance Pty Ltd (trading by the name of Sheffield Insurance Services), Phillip Bird and Daniel Holmes, have been convicted of two offences and fined $15,000 over failure to lodge financial statements and auditors' reports with ...

Japanese insurer acquires stake in Barings

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2025
A Japanese insurance company is taking an 18% stake in Barings to support its long-term growth strategy. MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, via subsidiary Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co., will acquire 18% of Barings from MassMutual. MassMutual will continue ...