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New government must prioritise payday super: SMC

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2025
Super Members Council (SMC) is urging Australia's newly elected government to pass the payday super legislation as a matter of priority within its first 100 days in power. The council's analysis found that in 2021-22, about $5.1 billion of super went ...

RBA opens door to May rate cut

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2025
... from the April meeting acknowledged that the market was pricing in a number of rate cuts before the end of the year. "Members noted that market pricing at the time was for further cuts in the cash rate totalling 50-75 basis points by the end of 2025 ...

Coalition targets 'ambitious' goal of 30k advisers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2025
... compliance costs to bring the number of advisers back to a sustainable level." Howarth said financial professionals are trusted members of the community and need a government which respects and prioritises them. "Financial advice reform has been an afterthought ...

NGS Super to launch lifetime income product

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2025
NGS Super has partnered with Challenger to provide guaranteed lifetime income for members. The agreement will give the super fund's 32,000 members aged over 55 "greater certainty" through blending an account-based pension with a guaranteed, regular ...

GESB expands leadership team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2025
... after changes to WA's State Superannuation Act were passed, allowing the fund to continue receiving contributions from members no longer working in the public sector. It also recently adopted the Protecting Your Super reforms to help avoid members' ...

AMP shareholders approve executive pay

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2025
... and investments, we are also delivering improvements in cashflows. This is supported by our strengthened proposition to members which includes good returns, a valued insurance offer and competitive fees together with our improving reputation," she said. ...

AustralianSuper says cyberattack losses total $750k

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2025
AustralianSuper has confirmed of the 600 members who had their accounts accessed in the cyberattack earlier this month, 10 suffered a financial loss totalling $750,000. "Our investigation into this criminal act found a total of 10 members had a combined ...

Future Group positions super offerings for growth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2025
... Group's broader plans to scale, Future Super and Verve Super are set to be merged into the Smart Future Trust, giving members of each a completely new menu of investment options for less. From May 23, the Future Super Fund, including the Verve Super ...

Short-term noise reinforces long-term investment thinking: ART

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2025
... noise coming from global trade tensions and heightened risks of a recession but remain steadfast in how it will position members' savings for the long term. Speaking at a financial adviser roadshow in Sydney, ART chief economist Brian Parker discussed ...

Hostplus limits investment options

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2025
Hostplus members with a Maritime Contributory Accumulation with a Protected Minimum Benefit (PMB) account will have their investment options limited. Effective May 8, Hostplus will limit access to three investment options: the Australian shares, international ...