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Managed account use at record high: Data

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2025
New research from State Street Global Advisors and Investment Trends shows about 59% of Australian financial advisers are now using managed accounts (MAs), as performance remains the top criteria for advisers. According to the SPDR ETFs / Investment ...

Government releases draft payday super law

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2025
The government has released draft legislation to mandate payday super, a policy that was first flagged in the 2023-24 Federal Budget. The draft legislation stipulates that from 1 July 2026, employers must pay their employees' superannuation at the ...

WTW names head of real assets

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
Grace Szeto has been appointed head of real assets within WTW's manager research team. Szeto has covered real assets since she joined the consultant four years ago. Her promotion follows the departure of Nick Kelly, who recently joined Wilson Asset ...

Super funds to 'look more like insurers'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
The type of software and platforms superannuation funds will need to handle the 'grey wave' over the course of the next decade may put pressure on existing systems, especially as super fund investments continue to broaden. Speaking at the AM Tech Day ...

Australia must focus on 'friend-shoring': UNSW

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
The first research from the e61-UNSW Policy Research Partnership has highlighted the major economic policy challenges faced by Australia and made five key recommendations ahead of this year's federal election. The research found that navigating United ...

Super doesn't have to be 'boring', but innovation is key

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2025
Leaders at Aware Super, NGS Super, Rest and AMP have all pointed to slow moving systems as standing in the way of innovation while speaking at the AM Tech Day conference in Sydney. AMP group executive, platforms Edwina Maloney said traditional thinking ...

AustralianSuper sued over death benefit delays

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2025
Australia's largest super fund is being sued by ASIC over the delayed processing of close to 7000 death benefit claims, with some beneficiaries left waiting four years for a payout. The regulator has commenced federal court proceedings against AustralianSuper ...

Unlawful hawking practices re-emerge in SMSFs

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2025
SMSF Association (SMSFA) chief executive Peter Burgess has called out recent hawking practices that prompt people to transfer their retirement savings into a self-managed super fund (SMSF). Burgess said the sector needs to be on alert about the resurgence ...

Vanguard rejigs Ethically Conscious options

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2025
Vanguard is updating its Ethically Conscious range of funds on the back of the FTSE Russell adding extra thresholds that will screen out more companies involved in fossil-fuel related activities. From March 24, the FTSE Russell's Global Choice Index ...

IAM mandate grows to $130m

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2025
Income Asset Management's (IAM) mandate to refinance digital non-bank lender MoneyMe's debt facility has grown to $130 million. IAM is refinancing MoneyMe's MME Horizon Warehouse Trust, which has secured commitments from family offices ...