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ASFA joins Finance Industry Council of Australia

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
The Association of Superannuation Funds Australia (ASFA) has joined the Finance Industry Council of Australia (FICA), marking the first time the superannuation sector has formally been represented within the peak coordinating body for Australia's broader ...

Super funds get ahead of proposed minimum service standards: KPMG

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
A new report from KPMG finds superannuation funds are getting ahead for the government's proposed minimum service standards set for 2028, including embedding better accountability for service outcomes in their processes following a debacle of administration ...

Combating modern slavery difficult but not impossible: RIAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
... with potential changes to the Act in the future." A new report from the Migrant Justice Institute calls out the superannuation sector as one hotbed that helps obfuscate the underpayment of migrant workers and aids their systematic exploitation to sustain ...

InterPrac targets First Guardian victim, disputes AFCA ruling

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
... generator Aus Super Compare or AusCompare and subsequently referred to an InterPrac financial adviser that moved her superannuation into First Guardian. Kee recently told Financial Standard she lost $380,000 of her retirement savings following the collapse ...

UniSuper makes investment changes for High Growth option

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
UniSuper has updated its strategic asset allocations, weighing in on fixed interest and cash as a result of "prevailing market circumstances". For both the High Growth and Sustainable High Growth options, UniSuper has diverted concentration towards ...

ART overhauls death and TPD insurance fees

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
Australian Retirement Trust (ART) is overhauling its insurance premium rates for Super Savings members starting July 1, with Standard Death and Total & Permanent Disability (TPD) Assist charges decreasing on average by 14.1% and 31.2% for male and female ...

Law blocking abusers hiding super assets passes parliament

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
The government has passed landmark legislation allowing victim survivors of child sexual abuse to access the superannuation assets of convicted offenders who fail to pay court ordered compensation. Assistant treasurer and minister for financial services ...

Iress names chief tech officer to lead AI transformation

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026
... wealth business permanent, who has been acting in the role since February of this year. Wall previously led Iress' superannuation business, overseeing its performance and successful transition to new ownership under Apex Group. "I'm encouraged by the ...

NZ Super 'accepts' court loss, updates policy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026
The Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation (Guardians), the manager of the $90 billion New Zealand Superannuation Fund, has confirmed it will not appeal a recent Judicial Review which found two of its policy documents were not formulated in accordance ...

Former adviser jailed over $2m SMSF investment scheme

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026
... from conduct between 2017 and 2021, during which Arandez recommended clients invest money from their self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF) into investment products he controlled. Investors were promised fixed returns of up to 300% after three years. ...