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Dodgy dentist defrauds members after draining super for medical procedures

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2025
... are hearing from people who are in daily pain and struggling with broken implants, infections, and untreated complications," she said. "What we're seeing is not just financial loss, but real emotional distress and ongoing pain caused by reckless ...

ASIC calls on AFS licensees to 'step up'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2025
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has issued a warning about share sale fraud after a spike in reports of stolen shares due to identify theft. ASIC said it has conducted an industry review and provided updated guidance for ...

SMC backs principles-based approach to corporate governance

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2025
... funds with nonequal representation boards. They also retain more members, indicating stronger member trust and satisfaction," she said. SMC noted that the top 10 performing super funds over the decade to 30 June 2024 were all profit-to-member funds with ...

Productivity woes endure in March quarter

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2025
... said declines in hours worked per person are among the most unsung benefits of economic development and productivity growth. She highlighted that in the last 150 years, rising income in the industrialised world has been accompanied by a steady drop in ...

Australia progresses climate transition disclosures, planning

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2025
Australia is showing progress with disclosing and adopting its clean energy transition initiatives as investors' demand for credible emissions reduction strategies grows, a study from MSCI shows. Among listed Australian companies analysed in the APAC ...

Resilient job market reduces rate cut probability: Experts

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2025
... consider a July rate cut." And, while AMP economist My Bui said the numbers don't add to the argument for more rate cuts, she still expects to see a few. While the market has dialled down chances of a July rate cut from 81% to 76%, AMP still believes ...

Green moves: Airtrunk, JPMorgan, T. Rowe Price

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2025
... Banking Alliance. Ding leads carbon credits and nature-based solutions in APAC for Amazon's Worldwide Sustainability team. She brings over 15 years of expertise in carbon markets, climate finance, and sustainability strategy. Previously, she served ...

Rest, NZ Super Fund top global rankings for best practices

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2025
... that are important to the fund's long-term success. "I'm very pleased to see our team's hard work recognised by GlobalSWF," she said. The average score of all the other funds, however, remained flat from last year at 61%. "Sadly, we're seeing geopolitics ...

New SMSF industry body launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2025
... former NAB and Westpac executive, Cooper is currently the chief executive of cryptocurrency platform OKX Australia, a role she assumed in early 2025. The council, which comprises 12 experts in the fields of accounting, auditing, SMSFs and fintech, held ...

Small industry super funds beat giants on trust, service, value

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2025
... shorter. A lot of the time, members of small funds can just email somebody they've recently spoken to at the fund," Devitt said. She said the response they get from the smaller funds is "super quick," particularly those that have insourced their communications. ...