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Performance test reforms to curb benchmark hugging: Treasury

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026
... superannuation products. The test currently applies to some 560 products or 62% member benefits in APRA-regulated funds. Retirement products, for example, are outside the test's scope. Expanding the test for diversified externally directed products ...

ART, Mubadala back CBRE's infrastructure platform

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026
Australian Retirement Trust (ART) has joined a consortium of global investors including Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund Mubadala, in funding CBRE Investment Management-backed critical infrastructure platform Accelerate. Accelerate Infrastructure Opportunities ...

Lead generation a 'conveyor belt of harm': Longo

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2026
... these tactics to protect members hard earned savings," Fok said. "As long as there are gaps in the system, Australians' retirement savings will be at risk from unscrupulous operators." Longo also highlighted it is important for ASIC to remain transparent ...

Digital asset adoption in SMSFs not a surprise: Burgess

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2026
... Findings from OKX's Voting with Their Super; Digital assets, SMSFs and the structural transformation of Australian retirement savings report, which surveyed some 820 investors, including SMSF trustees with and without crypto investments, and crypto ...

FEATURE: Fixed income | Adjusting the lens

PENNY PRYOR  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026
... market disruptions. HESTA chief investment officer Sonya Sawtell-Rickson 05 says managing system risk is critical to retirement outcomes, especially during periods of heightened uncertainty. HESTA's approach to fixed income therefore is practical ...

Rest calls on government to fix 'motherhood penalty'

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026
... Rest Super highlights the ongoing impact of the "motherhood super penalty", with women continuing to fall behind in retirement savings due to time out of the workforce and reduced earning capacity, the $100 billion super fund said. The fund is urging ...

Generation Life, PPS Mutual make senior distribution hires

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026
... be joining Generation Life. The business is rapidly expanding, adviser demand is at record levels, and the tax and retirement landscape is shifting in ways that play directly to our strengths. Robert will play a key role in sustaining our growth momentum ...

QIC faces heat over aviation firefighting asset privatisation

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026
... fighters, has called on major industry superannuation funds and their affiliated unions to scrutinise whether members' retirement savings could be funding the deal. The likes of Australian Retirement Trust, Brighter Super, Hostplus and HESTA have ...

Unpaid super costs workers $24.4bn: SMC

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2026
... one in four workers were underpaid super between 2018 and 2023, equating to almost $6 billion a year being lost in retirement savings. State-by-state data highlights the uneven impact of unpaid super across the country. While New South Wales recorded ...

Trump building 'better' super system than Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2026
US President Donald Trump has unveiled his new retirement savings plan, inspired by Australia's superannuation system. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the government designed a plan "that's something pretty close or in the direction of the ...