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Conaghan holds ASIC accountable for Shield, First Guardian mess

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2025
... years before most investors put their money in the fund. "We had copies of those emails when they realised there was a problem," he said. Once ASIC realised there was a problem, it warned some super trustees but not others. "ASIC can't keep burying ...

Advice sector looks to offshore talent to bridge skills gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2025
... development, and helping them not only from a technical perspective, but also in areas such as emotional intelligence and problem-solving skills. "AI and the virtual team member are going to go to another level. They'll work together, as opposed ...

Delaying reforms to YFYS test, RG97 costing members: Report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2025
... focus to the most important metric for measuring member outcomes - net returns, rather than lowest cost. To fix the RG97 problem, it suggests reporting an additional fee efficiency metric, providing clarifying information on investment returns, and also ...

Industry bodies offer Payday Super resources

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2025
... legislation passed on November 4. The passage comes as employers and super funds struggle to control the unpaid super problem, which has reached nearly $6 billion. Meanwhile, The Gateway Network Governance Body (GNGB) released a timeline and guide for ...

Advice industry under strain amid crisis of inefficiencies: Elemnta

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2025
... under strain, with rising compliance obligations, manual data handling, and fragmented technology all contributing to the problem. Elemnta chief executive Shaun Green worries as adviser numbers continue to fall and demand for advice surges, inefficiencies ...

HESTA, Vision Super divest Israeli securities

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2025
... about this for The Conversation last year. She argued that the fund's Sustainable Investment Framework itself has a problem because New Zealand always follows the UN sanctions regime. "New Zealand has only placed sanctions on a country once without ...

ASIC considers 'cooling off period' for super switching

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
... 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. So, I think there's going to require some engagement with the sector ...

Payday Super laws passed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2025
... workers' retirement outcomes. ASFA chief executive Mary Delahunty said the reform will go some way to address the problem of unpaid super, which sees more than $5 billion in retirement savings withheld from Aussie workers each year. "Payday Super ...

US equities not performing as well as they seem: UniSuper

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2025
... - which refers to potential hidden risks in the private credit sector. The phrase suggests that after discovering one problem, there are likely more to be found. "So, to me, one of the most interesting things in the last few months, we're starting ...

Housing Australia Future Fund under audit

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2025
The government's Housing Australia Future Fund (HAFF) is being audited by the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO), Auditor-General Caralee McLiesh has confirmed in a letter to Senator Andrew Bragg. In addition, McLiesh said the ANAO is also ...