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Key roles vacant as NZ Super prepares for growth

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
... several critical investment roles as it gears up for explosive growth that will see its assets double within a decade. NZ Super, led by former Funds SA chief executive Jo Townsend (pictured), is recruiting heads of investment strategy, real assets, private ...

HESTA pays $40k fine for greenwashing

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
... $37,560 to comply with two infringement notices issued by ASIC for misleading statements. ASIC alleged the $100 billion super fund made misleading statements in paid advertisements about its commitment to removing carbon emissions investments. ASIC said ...

Prime Super fined over tobacco exclusion claims

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
Prime Super paid a penalty of $18,780 after it claimed it "excluded entirely" manufacturers of tobacco products when it had indirect holdings in six companies. ASIC issued an infringement notice to the $8 billion super fund over misleading statements ...

Majority of SMSF establishments based on bad advice: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
... on bad advice. "SMSF trustees should be aware of the associated costs, responsibilities and risks. People who move their super from an APRA-regulated fund to an SMSF also lose important protections, including the benefits of prudential regulation and ...

Member engagement lies in rewards, gamification: Whitepaper

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
... on groceries, fuel, entertainment or experiences, their relationship with their fund begins to shift. Instead of seeing super as something they will benefit from in 30 years, they can experience it as something that delivers value today," the paper read. ...

AZ NGA expands in South Australia

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
AZ NGA has taken an undisclosed stake in Adelaide-based accounting and financial planning firm Oreon Partners. Established in 2014, Oreon Partners offers accounting, business advisory, tax and financial planning services to individuals and small-to-medium-sized ...

Majority reject crypto investments in super fund: Swyftx

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
Australians do not want their super invested in digital assets, despite some super funds and overseas pension funds dipping their toes in. According to Swyftx's fifth Annual Australian Crypto Survey, based on a survey of some 3009 Australian adults ...

ASIC considers 'cooling off period' for super switching

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
ASIC chair Joe Longo has said introducing "frictions" into the super switching process could help avoid a repeat of the First Guardian and Shield "catastrophe". "No one wants to preside over a problem like this if there are some potential solutions. ...

Colonial First State, AIA agree $140m class action settlement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2025
... and AIA Australia will pay a combined $140 million to settle a class action lawsuit brought by hundreds of thousands of super fund members who paid excessive insurance fees. The class action was launched by Shine Lawyers in January 2020 against Colonial ...

Damian Graham jumps to Challenger

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2025
... more than 30 years' experience in investment management, strategy, and leadership. He will join Challenger from Aware Super where he has served as chief investment officer since 2016. Prior to that he worked for StatePlus, Macquarie Group, and J.P. ...