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Cbus vows faster death benefit payouts

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2025
... for making beneficiaries wait for more than 90 days to receive a death benefit, Cbus is vowing to pay them faster. Where members have not nominated a beneficiary, Cbus said benefit payments will be paid to the surviving current spouse. If there is no ...

PPS Mutual appoints new chair

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2025
... outlook." Describing his new role as an honour, Asher said: "The foundation of PPS Mutual lies in alignment with our insured members - when the company succeeds, members share directly in that success. That creates a culture of trust that is rare in ...

FSC appoints two new directors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2025
The Financial Services Council (FSC) has welcomed two new directors; Scott Hartley and Daniel Shrimski, to its board. Hartley has been a leader of the Australian superannuation industry for more than two decades. He currently serves as chief executive ...

Aware Super makes fee changes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2025
Aware Super has unveiled a slew of investment and administration fee changes for members. Members in the retirement option recently saw their administration fees drop from 0.23% to 0.17% with the annual cap also reduced from $1500 to $1300. There was ...

ASIC takes aim at super, private markets

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2025
... Speaking at a FINSIA event on Friday, Constant said there is still room to improve the ways super trustees serve their members in retirement. "A recent pulse check with APRA found that one in five trustees can't track the success of their assistance ...

AMP settles class action for $120m

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2025
... superannuation clients and their beneficiaries for the period of July 2008 to May 2020. The proceedings related to fees charged to members of certain AMP superannuation funds, and the interest rates received, and fees charged, on cash-only fund options. ...

SMC calls for greater protections against financial abuse of older Australians

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2025
... Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) consultation on Approaches to Family Violence and Financial Abuse of Older People, Super Members Council (SMC) is calling for greater safeguards for Australia's vulnerable, ageing population. The SMC submission highlighted ...

Retirees unfairly targeted by tax: HESTA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2025
... disincentives within the current system for older Australians who wish to remain active in the workforce," Blakey said. "For our members, who are largely in the health and community services sector (HACS), working in retirement has a multitude of benefits ...

Super SA welcomes chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2025
... the superannuation of SA public servants for over 120 years." "As a member myself, I'm really passionate about enhancing members' experiences so we can remain the most trusted superannuation fund for current and former public servants, and we've got ...

NGS Super moves to make admin fees more equitable

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2025
About 80% of NGS Super members will benefit from fee savings when it transfers its administration function to Grow Inc. next month. As reported by Financial Standard, after a lengthy delay NGS Super is getting ready to transfer administrators. The move ...