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Super fees continue to fall: Rainmaker

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2025
... billion in fees in FY25. While this is a 5% increase in total fees paid, it is outpaced by 7% growth across superannuation funds under management. Rainmaker Information's executive director of research David Gallagher said: "Super fund consolidation ...

Government's rush to implement Payday Super is 'reckless': Coalition

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2025
... two pragmatic safeguards to ensure it succeeds: a short phase-in for the smallest employers and reciprocal obligations on funds to reduce the risk of penalties for businesses for delays they cannot control," Thompson added. "These small but practical ...

L1 Group replaces chief, seeks $330m

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2025
... plus superannuation. He is entitled to a long-term incentive of $2.6 million depending on performance. The group is seeking funds to bolster its products that includes an institutional placement of $286 million and a share purchase plan for $25 million. ...

Aberdeen adds emerging markets option for Australian investors

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2025
... have the distinct ability to grow while paying attractive dividends," said Williams. Aberdeen recently terminated three funds including abrdn International Equity Fund, abrdn Multi-Asset Income Fund, and abrdn Multi-Asset Real Return Fund citing declining ...

Housing Australia Future Fund under audit

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2025
... performance audit of the expansion of the HAFF availability payments to ensure the efficient and prudent use of taxpayer funds in the interests of transparency and accountability," Bragg wrote to the Auditor-General on October 10. The HAFF has faced ...

James Mawhinney launches another appeal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025
... products for 15 years. Last month, the Federal Court upheld a previous decision to ban Mawhinney from receiving or soliciting funds in connection with a financial product for 20 years. He has already served five years of the ban, which was first handed ...

Canadian pension giant sued over alleged climate failures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025
... invest in fossil fuels, it is "materially contributing to climate-related harms and associated financial risks" for its own funds, particularly in the long term. In 2024, CPP Investments said it had about $24 billion invested in fossil fuels, however ...

MLC sets sights on top super funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025
MLC Super chief executive Dave Woodall said MLC hopes to have cracked the top three superannuation funds in terms of size as part of its 2030 strategy. Speaking at a client event this morning, Woodall said the transition back to the MLC brand was the ...

Actuaries Institute makes proposal to close advice gap

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025
... (FOFA) reforms," the paper said. "These reforms are critical for increasing access to affordable HGA, with superannuation funds playing a pivotal role alongside financial advisers, other financial institutions and digital solutions." Additionally, it ...

UGC auditor 'comprehensively failed', registration stripped

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2025
The man responsible for auditing United Global Capital and its two managed funds has had his company auditor registration torn up after he was found to have 'continuously failed to undertake basic audit work' that could have saved millions in SMSF investors' ...