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Another industry body urges Division 296 reconsideration

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2025
... Institute of Public Accountants (IPA) supports sensible reforms to make superannuation "more equitable", it - like many industry bodies - believes the taxing of unrealised capital gains and the lack of indexation can pose compliance challenges for affected ...

PPS Mutual appoints new chair

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2025
... Anthony Asher as the new chair of its board of directors. Asher brings 51 years of experience in the global life insurance industry. His career spans across the financial services sector, academia and industry bodies. Asher has had senior roles with ...

FSC appoints two new directors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2025
... 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 of Insignia Financial - a role he took on in 2024. Prior ...

Insurers' approaches reinforcing mental health stigma: Life CCC

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2025
... more considered, transparent, and fair." McClelland said this will now create both challenges and opportunities for the industry. "Mental health conditions touch millions of Australians, and the Code is clear: insurers must assess each customer fairly ...

Geopolitics, AI tests prudential regulation: APRA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2025
... actually; there's some real leaning in happening there and real engagement. So, we stay very firm on getting that industry to where it needs to be..." McCarthy Hockey said.

AMP settles class action for $120m

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2025
... following revelations during the Hayne Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry. The Federal Court later ordered the consolidation of two separate proceedings into a single class action, jointly ...

CSLR a 'shared responsibility' for all AFCA members: SMSFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2025
... members, are currently not responsible for the significant shortfall. "There is no element of the current CSLR's industry funding model that is predicated on direct industry culpability for instances or classes of misconduct," Burgess said. "In these ...

Super funds break records, inactive accounts balloon

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2025
... Fund and Macquarie Superannuation Plan, hold relatively high median balances between $210,000 and $290,000. Meanwhile, industry funds hold massive amounts in terms of inactive member accounts. Aware Super holds the highest figure of $51.7 billion spread ...

Cbus welcomes new head of risk transformation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2025
... executives have left the fund this year. Chief investment officer Brett Chatfield left in April to take on a role outside of industry superannuation, and in July, Cbus deputy chief executive and chief member officer Marianne Walker also stepped down ...

World's pension market hits $36.9tn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2025
... Boston-Clark added that from the perspective of Australian funds in the rankings, there was a distinct difference between the 10 industry super funds in the study, which on average grew by 2.4% and only fell on average eight ranking spots, and the five ...