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Conaghan holds ASIC accountable for Shield, First Guardian mess

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2025
... estimated $1 billion to $1.2 billion. While it is apparent that there are many links in the chain - from the ratings houses to super funds to platforms and cold callers - Conaghan said they will all need to answer for their part. "But the biggest group ...

Delaying reforms to YFYS test, RG97 costing members: Report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2025
Retirees may be as much as $20,000 worse off at retirement due to the Your Future, Your Super performance test and RG97, a new report suggests. It could also be costing the country up to 140,000 jobs, the Australian Investment Council and Mandala say. ...

CalPERS adopts total portfolio approach

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2025
... of the portfolio. The TPA model was used to great success by Stephen Gilmore when he was chief investment officer of NZ Super Fund. He also used it at Future Fund. Late last year, he became chief investment officer at CalPERS. In the 20 years to June ...

SMC makes recommendations to safeguard super

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2025
Super Members Council (SMC) has called for stronger protections to prevent consumer harm from high-risk super switching. The call comes as the corporate regulator continues to launch legal action against those involved in the collapses of Shield and ...

Global resilience is a key systemic risk: HESTA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2025
HESTA chief executive Debby Blakey told the recent ASFA Conference 2025 that the super fund has been considering global resilience as a key thematic when making responsible investment decisions. "We see this as a systemic risk, the same as climate change ...

NZ Super Fund appoints people and culture lead

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2025
The Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation has appointed Leona Cheffins as general manager for people and culture, effective today. Cheffins brings over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry. Beginning her career as a finance and ...

Former ASIC chair, FASEA chief launch trustee

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2025
... Glenfield have joined forces with the founding chief executive of Diversa to establish an independent superannuation trustee. Super Trustees Australia has launched to help super trustees meet increased governance expectations and improve outcomes for ...

Estimated CSLR levy comes in at $127m for FY27

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2025
... the number of complaints received in relation to entities involved in the Shield and First Guardian disaster, including super trustees, platforms and advisers, is "significantly below" the estimated number of impacted investors, which is 11,800. "The ...

Macquarie terminates more options

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2025
... such as the Direct Income Fund, Income Opportunities Trust, Real Estate Multi-Strategy Fund and Master Income Trust, to super members.

ASIC not acting as a 'market maker': Constant

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2025
... investments. "We get pretty good data and information about private markets investment when it's held through APRA-regulated super, for example. And really great work is done within ASIC now to make sure that what is disclosed as well is accurate, and ...