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Rest launches clearing house solution

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2025
... administration for business, while supporting retirement outcomes for our members." Rest Pay is available at no cost for Rest default employers. Rest said it is in the process of rolling out the platform to employers who currently use its administrator's ...

MetLife scores group insurance mandate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2025
Spaceship Super has appointed MetLife to provide insurance as it introduces default cover for Death and Total & Permanent Disablement (TPD), as well as the option to apply for voluntary cover. Effective 6 February 2026, members will be eligible for ...

Reforms on super advertising, stapling enter parliament

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
... products that have passed the annual performance test, the employee's stapled fund (if any) and the employer's default fund. Choice products cannot be advertised. The person advertising the product must not be related to the fund offering the ...

DC funds "leaving member money on the table": Report

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
... exploring how to make these solutions material, the study said engagement and financial literacy, as well as choice and default options are key factors for consideration. On the biggest issues effecting DC funds, Urwin said "in each case, some of this ...

Super SA introduces indexed options

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2025
... Super SA Select members will have access to six new investment options. To date, they've only been able to choose from the default Balanced option and Cash. Going forward, they will be able to invest in High Growth, Socially Responsible, Moderate and ...

Human biases call for simpler retirement framework: Research

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2025
... called for simplifying retirement advice. Biases include a choice paradox where too many options can lead to overwhelm, a default preference to stick with what is in place rather than making a big change, overvaluing immediate rewards and undervaluing ...

Private credit funds downplay risks, pose risk to financial system: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2025
... Private credit surveillance: retail and wholesale funds. Common poor practices include fund managers reporting low levels of default ranging from zero defaults to 6% of the loan book. There are inconsistent and unclear reporting and terms, masking portfolio ...

Feature: Retirement | The right mix

LACHLAN COLQUHOUN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2025
... running out of money in retirement. "FORO leads to many retirees relying on the statutory minimum draw-down rates as a default," says Huppert. "That is, only drawing down the minimum to avoid running out of savings. The RIR concluded that if superannuation ...

US equities not performing as well as they seem: UniSuper

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2025
... concerns over private credit generally and that it could have an impact on the broader financial system. "Beyond those default concerns, you're seeing a lot of consumer stocks down as well. In the US, very high-end households are doing quite well ...

James Mawhinney launches another appeal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025
... relating to alleged errors by the original judge. These include findings that IPO Capital issued debentures, a no risk of default representation was made, and that a security representation was made. He was also issued a financial penalty of $30 million ...