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Most read in 2025: Superannuation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 22 DEC 2025
From cyber breaches to mergers and increased regulatory action, there has been a raft of news surrounding the superannuation sector this year. Minimum standard services for super funds welcomed Treasurer Jim Chalmers and former Assistant Treasurer Stephen ...

Macquarie Securities to pay $35m for misleading data reporting

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2025
... part of its broader body of work addressing misconduct and failures to comply with regulatory obligations by large Australian financial institutions. The penalty and orders against MSAL are subject to approval by the court.

Treasury seeks feedback on major super tax reform

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2025
... the amount of the realised earnings of the fund attributable to an individual member, and report that amount to the Australian Taxation Office. The policy will also apply to members of defined benefit schemes. The tax is imposed directly on the individual ...

Australian Food Super closes two options

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2025
Australian Food Super is closing two of its options that have become costly to run relative to their size and lack member interest. On 3 March 2026, the Alternatives and Property investment options will close. From 7 March 2026, any remaining balances ...

ART enters domestic build-to-rent sector

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2025
Australian Retirement Trust (ART) is entering the domestic build-to-rent sector, investing in the $1.7 billion LIV Mirvac Fund, which owns approximately 2200 apartments across Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne. ART general manager mid-risk assets and UK ...

BUSSQ investment chief exits

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025
BUSSQ Super is searching for a new chief investment officer following the exit of Peter Laity, who led the investment team for over three years. Laity confirmed his departure, saying: "After 3.5 years working in Brisbane it was time to come home to ...

Super moves: Aware, VFMC, CareSuper, UniSuper, NGS

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025
... chief investment officer of Australia's sovereign wealth fund for two years until 2022. Brake is currently chair of Australian AI company Dragonfly Thinking. She also sits on the board of the Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation, governing NZ ...

Frontier recruits operating chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025
Frontier Advisors has appointed a senior executive to oversee its expanded operations following its absorption of a 15-strong investment team from State Super. Louise Hulley will join Frontier as its first chief operations officer. The appointment follows ...

Nambawan Super taps former Prime Super boss for top job

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025
Papua New Guinea's Nambawan Super has appointed a new chief executive, naming Australian superannuation veteran Lachlan Baird to lead the country's largest defined contribution government fund. Baird brings more than two decades of superannuation ...

Increases coming for veterans' superannuation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025
... this is largely due to the revised valuation of the unfunded liability for the military superannuation schemes by the Australian Government Actuary. The amount of money being spent on the Age Pension is also expected to increase. Payments related to ...